Thursday, June 25, 2026

Georges Braque
(1882 - 1963)

Georges Braque was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most notable contributions were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1905, and the role he played in the development of Cubism. Braque's work between 1908 and 1912 is closely associated with that of his colleague Pablo Picasso. Their respective Cubist works were indistinguishable for many years, yet the quiet nature of Braque was partially eclipsed by the fame and notoriety of Picasso.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Braque

Bottle and Fishes
C. 1910-1912
Oil on canvas
61.9 x 74.9 cm
Tate collection
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/braque-bottle-and-fishes-t00445

Henri Matisse
(1869 - 1854)

Henri Émile Benoît Matisse was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Matisse

Still Life 
1905
oil on cardboard on wood 
17 x 24 cm
NGA,Washington DC
https://www.nga.gov/artworks/52184-still-life

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Pierre-Auguste Renoir
(1841 - 1919)
 

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a leading French Impressionist artist. In his depiction of feminine beauty, Renoir has been described as "the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Auguste_Renoir

Still Life with Peaches and Grapes
1881
Oil on canvas
54 x 65.1 cm
The MET
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437428 

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Édouard Manet
(1832 - 1883) 

Édouard Manet was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Édouard_Manet


Peonies
1864–65
Oil on canvas
59.4 x 35.2 cm
The MET
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436961

 Henri Fantin-Latour
(1836 - 1904)
 

Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour  was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Fantin-Latour


Still Life with Flowers and Fruit
1866
Oil on canvas
73 x 60 cm
The MET
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436293

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Paul Gauguin
(1848 - 1903)
 

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influential practitioner of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms. While only moderately successful during his lifetime, Gauguin has since been recognized for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style that were distinct from Impressionism. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gauguin

Still Life with Teapot and Fruit
1896
Oil on canvas
47.6 x 66 cm
The MET
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437999

Saturday, June 20, 2026

 Vincent van Gogh
(1853 - 1890)
 

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. His suicide at 37 followed years of mental illness and poverty. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh

Sunflowers
1889
Oil on canvas
95 x 73 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0031V1962


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