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.
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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.
Arts Everyday Living: Gardens of Spring & Summer—Blossoming Flowers, White Birch Grove
Whether it’s spring or summer, gardens invite us into their realm of blossoming flowers and verdant trees. I could find little information on Polish artist Stanislaw Kamocki (1875-1944) but his painting above is overflowing with the bounty of nature. German Impressionist Max Liebermann (1847-1935) was honored in his native country for his creative contributions, […]
Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of Renoir’s Model and Follower–the Tulips of Spring
French artist and model Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) learned the foundations of art from Impressionist masters such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, obvious in her buoyant interpretation of blooming tulips.
Arts Everyday Living: Discovering Unknown Artists—Blossoming Flowers in Winter
I know little about Nestor Gerans (nationality and dates unknown), except that he lived and worked in the 19th century, while Nakamura Tsune was Japanese, his dates 1887-1924. However, their interpretations of flowers are timeless, each work of art unique in its style and approach to nature.
Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of Monet—A Floral Fantasy
French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a master of color, particularly in his depiction of flowers like the magical display of chrysanthemums in a multi-colored vase.
