Saturday, June 27, 2026

 <b>Pablo Picasso</b>
 (1881 – 1973)
 

Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and the anti-war painting Guernica (1937), a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica by German and Italian air forces during the Spanish Civil War. His career spanned more than 76 years, from his late teens to his death in 1973. 

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


Still Life with Chair Caning
1979
Oil and waxed canvas on canvas, framed with rope
29 x 37
Musée Picasso Paris
https://cep.museepicassoparis.fr/explorer/nature-morte-la-chaise-cannee-mp36

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

 <b>Pablo Picasso</b>  (1881 – 1973)   Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult life in...