VAN GOGH IN PARIS: THROUGH AN ARTIST’S EYES Few artists can rival Vincent van Gogh in the number of the 35 plus self portraits he produced (exceptions […]
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Arts Everyday Living: Self Portrait by a Woman Artist–Inside the Creative Process
Title: Marie Josephine Charlotte du Val d’Ognes, 1801 Artist: Marie Denise Villiers (1774-1821?) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER FOR TODAY To learn more about this work of art and its artist, […]
Arts Everyday Living: Discovering Another Woman Artist–Alice Pike Barney & Her Family
Have you heard of Alice Pike Barney (1857-1931)? Like many accomplished women artists, her extensive body of work has not received the recognition it deserves. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, […]
Arts Everyday Living: Why Do We Love the Impressionists? Portraits Through Their Own Eyes
In conjunction with teaching a series on the current exhibition Paris 1874: An Impressionist Moment during the last few weeks, I have been featuring blogs on several Impressionist masters. To close, I would […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Fates of Renoir and Bazille–The Pinnacle of Art, The Tragedy of War
Title: Self Portrait, 1865-1866 Frederic Bazille (1841-1870) Have you heard of Georges Bazille? He was part of a group of rebellious artists that included colleagues Claude Monet (1840-1926) and Pierre-Auguste […]
Arts Everyday Living: Discovering Women Artists–Alice Pike Barney, An American Visionary
Have you heard of Alice Pike Barney (1857-1931)? Hopefully, with the present focus on women artists, many of them overlooked by historians and the art world in general, her […]
Arts Everyday Living: Happy Birthday Gauguin–Discovering the Three Faces of Gauguin
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAUL GAUGUIN! Tomorrow, June 7th, will be French icon Paul Gauguin’s 176th birthday! Like his friend Vincent van Gogh, Gauguin created numerous self portraits throughout his […]
