Here’s another blog that I posted previously spotlighting Hiroshige’s interpretation of the moon. JAPANESE MIDNIGHT MOONRISE OVER THE WATERFALL The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to. Carl Sandburg Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) is one of the superstars of Japanese art, while American writer Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) won three Pulitzer […]
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the major artists of ukiyo-e, an important movement in art that lasted from 17th to 19th century.
Russian artist Marianne von Werefkin (1860-1938) often created works distinguished by the use of rich, vibrant multi-colors. She also was a member of The Blue Rider, an artistic group who believed in expressing the spiritual through the means of art.
PLEASE WINSLOW HOMER & THE SEA MOONLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT Stars veil their beauty soon Besides the glorious moon, When her full silver light Doth make the whole earth bright. Sappho, fragment One of the leading American masters, Winslow Homer (1836-1910) might be called the mariner artist, creating countless interpretations […]
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