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Impressionism Art Movement76

Impressionism Art Movement

The Impressionism movement in the art world started when a group of artists organized an exhibition in Paris, France. [1] This style of painting spread to other countries in Europe, but the most famous Impressionists are French such as Edgar Degas,...

3 comments    french art academy of fine arts
Daffodils and Stars in Fractal Iterations79

Daffodils and Stars in Fractal Iterations

What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome. Are not flowers the stars of the earth, and are not our stars the flowers of heaven?

15 comments    lyrical poetry impressionism
Amsterdam In One Day86

Amsterdam In One Day

If you only have one day in Amsterdam, where should you go and what are the city’s absolute must-sees? Even though one day is not probably enough to explore Amsterdam thoroughly, you still have enough time for a great adventure in this beautiful...

7 comments    travel amsterdam van gogh
Impressionist Artists: Pierre-Auguste Renoir - 5 Interesting Facts79

Impressionist Artists: Pierre-Auguste Renoir - 5 Interesting Facts

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in 25th February 1841 in Limoges in South-West France to a working class family. He painted with Monet amongst others in the Impressionist style for years but then one day began to fear that he had forgotten how to properly paint, so he started focusing more on portraits.

2 comments    painting impressionism renoir
French Impressionist - Australian Rupert Bunny71

French Impressionist - Australian Rupert Bunny

Australian Painter, Rupert Bunny moved to Paris in 1886 and created some definative images of pre-war opulance of the city. Influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, Fauvists and Neoclassical movements he left a rich, ecletic body of work.

4 comments    paris french impressionism
The Eccentric Life of Salvador Dali76

The Eccentric Life of Salvador Dali

    Salvador Dalí was a gifted painter and artist. However, his quirkiness may be more well known. Here, learn about both his talents and his downfalls.

4 comments    art artist spanish
Symbolism: A Movement in Modern English Poetry75

Symbolism: A Movement in Modern English Poetry

Symbolism as a literary movement was first expressly announced and named by Jean Moreas in Le Figaro on 18 September 1886. Symbolism was a reaction against the rigidity imposed on French poetry by that neo-classic school, the Parnassians. This...

1 comment    symbolism impressionism jean moreas
Henri Matisse, 20th century master72

Henri Matisse, 20th century master

Henri Matisse was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.

17 comments    art painting biography
Degas' sculpture of The Little Dancer, and  Impressionist Paintings of Ballet and Ballerinas in Art.93

Degas' sculpture of The Little Dancer, and Impressionist Paintings of Ballet and Ballerinas in Art.

She was just 14 when Degas immortalised her in Bronze. Now she stands posed for all time, her slight and boyish form, poised and ready to dance. And here we are, standing before her on a sunny June day in Paris, wondering who she was, and what her life became...

90 comments    paris ballet sketch
Kick-Ass Women Impressionists81

Kick-Ass Women Impressionists

Ask anyone if they like the Impressionists, and everyone will sing the praises of Monet and his water-lilies, Degas and his ballerinas and circus performers, Renoir and his naked ladies, Van Gogh and his sunflowers and surreal backgrounds, maybe...

25 comments    feminism impressionism
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