Early Australian artist W. B. Gould (1801-1853) demonstrates his remarkable talent in portraying still life, transforming a vase of flowers and an arrangement of fruit into an extraordinary display.
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Arts Everyday Living: A Bounty of Flowers & Fruit–Sunflowers, Roses, Marigolds, and Tangerines
French-Swiss artist Felix Vallotton (1865-1925) is enjoying a higher profile in recent years with exhibitions in major museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Royal Academy of Arts. He is a master of many themes and subjects including his enduring floral arrangements.
Arts Everyday Living: Suzanne Valadon, the Model Who Became an Artist-A Passion for Flowers
French artist Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) was initially the model of such masters as Renoir and Toulouse Lautrec but later embarked on her career. Her interpretation of flowers are often alive with vibrant colors and unique floral combinations.
Arts Everyday Living: Have You Heard of Johann Reiter? From Lush Geraniums to a Self Portrait
Austrian artist Johann Baptist Reiter (1813-1890) was a versatile painter, whether capturing the luxuriant beauty of geraniums to the curiosity of a young boy in the act of reading to his own compelling self-portrait.
Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of a French Impressionist–Lilacs & Peonies Together
French master Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) was an influential member of the Impressionists, creating a variety of subjects, including this delicately rendered floral still life of colorful lilacs and peonies.
Arts Everyday Living: Have You Heard Of?….Discover an Old But New Artist, Flowers to Portraits
Have you heard of Finnish master Magnus Enckell (1870-1925)? Hopefully his versatility and expressiveness as an artist will be rediscovered in the 21st century with exhibitions outside his native country (which presently holds important collections of his works) in the near future.
Arts Everyday Living: May, Beautiful May—A Festival of Flowers in Art
MAY, BEAUTIFUL MAY—A FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS Here’s a festival of flowers for the month of May by a variety of artists: French Impressionists Claude Monet (1840-1926) and Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) plus their fellow countryman Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904); American Impressionist Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939); and other 19th century painters such as Danish realist Michael […]
Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of a Woman Artist–Invitation to a May Garden
American artist Maria Oakey Dewing (1845-1927) invites us into a corner of a garden, filled with the miraculous colors and textures of her favorite subject, flowers.
Arts Everyday Living: Celebrating Easter in Art—the Rejuvenation of Nature and Spring
American artist George Hitchcock ((1850-1913) often painted the glories of flowers as is evident in Easter Sunday, in the delicate bouquet held by the young woman; the floral pattern of her costume; and the blooming field behind her. Hitchcock spent several years of his artistic career in the Netherlands where he probably created the work above. […]
Arts Everyday Living: A Prelude to Easter—The Spiritual Garden of the Lilies
Japanese artist Kuroda Seiki (1866-1924) was influenced by both the artistic traditions of his native country as well as Western styles such as Impressionism. His interpretation of lilies is unique, representing the elegant flowers in a natural setting rather than displayed in the more standard vase.
