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5 Notable 20th Century Artists of the American West

5 Western Artists, including Georgia O'Keeffe, Maynard Dixon, Nicholai Fechin, Henry Farny, and Eanger Couse are featured in this hub which includes sample artwork and a short bio of each artist. Come browse the phenomenal artwork depicted here!

7 comments    art history santa fe western art
vincent van gogh: sunflowers (1889) - arguably the most famous flower painting93

the flowering of art: flower paintings or the flower as seen by the artist

Representation of the flower in paintings go back a long way - to the Minoan period (1580 BC). Excavations of villas in ancient Crete (Greece) revelead wall paintings, wood panels and pottery adorned with...

71 comments    arts art flowers
Night Shadows, Edward Hopper, 192179

art study of night shadows by edward hopper

If you enjoy reading about art or art history, you will enjoy my art analysis of Edward Hopper's Night Shadows. I attempt to understand Hopper's Night Shadows by looking at things such as color, space, lines, and scale.

0 comments    art analysis art gallery
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World's Oldest Flute

The flute at right was assembled from 31 pieces found in the Geissenkl

7 comments    music arts history
Augustus of Prima Porta91

The Augustus of Prima Porta

Augustus of Prima PortaDiscovered in 1863 in a villa purportedly belonging to Augustus's wife Livia at Prima Porta, the statue of the emperor Augustus is one of the most well-known, as well as enigmatic,...

2 comments    travel arts history
Great For Halloween Treats73

How To Get Started In The Art Of Woodburning

I have written a dozen HubPages on this art form and it came to mind that I should really try to tie them together.There is so much information to learn and most of mine has come from doing rather than...

8 comments    how to design history
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The Water Carrier of Seville - Diego Velazquez

 The Water Carrier of Seville - Diego Velazquez    This work by Diego Velazquez from 1619 shows us not only the skill of Valezquez--he was only twenty when the work was painted--but also his already...

0 comments    art painting paint
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A True History Of Graffiti Art.

The phenomenon, which we can observe all over the world, in colloquial speech, is called GRAFFITI. The beginning of this occurrence was taken place in New York on the turn of 60's and 70's. Since people from...

0 comments    art graffiti street art
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Cubism at the Tate Gallery

This Hub is a resource for anybody interested in the Cubism art movement. Centered around the work of Georges Braque, this Hub is very informative and interesting. Perfect for anybody who would like to understand Cubism and it's theory.

1 comment    art paintings abstract art
The Kiss, Gustav Klimt71

Create A Klimt Masterpiece - A Kid's Art Project on Patterns!

Summer is here!  For parents looking for ways to engage their children in something  a little more educational than video games or television, art making is the perfect activity!  This is one of a series...

0 comments    life advice family
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