Max Klinger
Born 18 Feb1857 in Leipzig to a wealthy family so was able to pursue his passion for art, focusing on prints and etchings. Most famous for his wonderfully-titled series Paraphrase on the finding of a glove, here’s: Action.
Raphael Peale
Born Feb 17, 1774 in Annapolis, Peale was the first professional American still-life painter. Must have been an artistic family, his siblings were called Titian, Rubens and Rembrandt!
Armand Guillaumin
A friend of Van Gogh, Guillaumin was born in Orly, 16 Feb 1841. Sadly he’s not the best remembered of French Impressionists. His Landscape at Crozant is in the @artinstitutechi
Alfred Thomas Agate
Born Feb 14, 1812 in Sparta NY, Agate was considered to be a pioneer of camera lucida usage, enabling him to trace the outline of landscapes. Especially good at botanical illustrations, he served on the US Exploring Expedition of 1838–42. This painting is entitled: Sacramento.
Ary Scheffer
Born Feb 10, 1795 in Dordrecht, NL: Known for his works based on literature (think Dante, Goethe, Byron) and religious subjects, here’s: Temptation of Christ #oldSchool
Coming Soon – Mondrian
One to put in your diary. The Beyeler will be marking the 150th anniversary of Piet Mondrian’s birth with an exhibion starting on the 5th June. We all know his recilinear, primary colour work, but he was also influenced not only by late 19th century Dutch landscape painting but also by Symbolism and Cubism. The
Gazes out of Time
Self portraits across time is the theme of this exhibition in St Gallen. Whether it’s Switzerland’s perennial favourite artist Hodler, looking at a mirror, or a 16th Century Lucretia, self portraits and faces always have a story to tell. According to the Kunstmuseum: “The exhibition Gazes Out of Time brings works from various periods from
Art of the 80s
Think of the 80s and first reflections are of Duran Duran, Synth Pop and shoulder pads, at least in this house. But as the new exhibition at the Albertina Modern shows, the 80s was a vital decade in the history of art. No one style dominated the decade; kitsch was just as “in” as ancient
Sold! Obere Letten
Obere Letten, by Alina Döring has sold on ConnectingArt. Check out her other artworks here: https://connectingart.ch/artists/alina-doering/
Hodler’s Lumberjack
Is Hodler’s Lumberjack similar to Van Gogh’s Sunflowers? In the sense that multiple versions were painted and it is loved by many then it can certainly be considered to be. The KmL has an exhibition of paintings and drawings of the subject, which was originally conceived as part of a design for a new series