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Impressionist Painters

A brief introduction to artists who made such a lasting impression, reproductions of their original works adorn many homes and offices.

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John Martin - Victorian Painter and Printmaker of the Sublime

Inspired by the turbulent times of the Industrial Revolution John Martin was famous for his vast canvases showing humanity dwarfed by the awesome power of wild nature.

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Paul Gauguin - 'The Vision After the Sermon: Jacob Wrestling with an Angel'

'The Vision After the Sermon:Jacob Wrestling with the Angel' was Gauguin's first masterpiece. This Symbolist work broke free of the realist tradition in art.

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L S Lowry - Painter of a Lost Industrial North of England

The first major exhibition of landscapes by L S Lowry since his death in 1976, took place in the summer of 2013 at London’s Tate Britain Gallery.

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Rachel Ruysch, Still Life Flower Painter of the Dutch Golden Age

Rachel Ruysch, along with van Huysum, created some othe most celebrated still life flower paintings to emerge from the Dutch Golden Age of painting.

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Camille Pissarro - A French Impressionist Paints the London Suburbs

Camille Pissarro was unique amongst French Impressionists who lived in London. He painted London's suburbs, leaving an artistic record of England's expanding capital city.

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A Brief Life of Atkinson Grimshaw - The Man Who Loved Moonlight

Atkinson Grimshaw is remembered for his nostalgic moonlit cityscapes. His works represent contradictions between Victorian industrialisation and a Romantic longing for times past.

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Toulouse-Lautrec: Approaching Humanity with Different Brush Strokes

Troubled soul and master escapist, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, found the honesty of humanity through his painting.

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Book Review: The Art of Dora Carrington by Jane Hill

Dora Carrington is now recognised as a significant British painter. This excellent book examines Carrington's life and features many examples of her varied output.

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Suzanne Valadon - "The Blue Chamber"

Suzanne Valadon was a Fench circus performer, artist's model, waitress and single mother who overcame her class background and her gender to become a respected artist.

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J M W Turner - 'Rain Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway'

Despite gloomy predictions about the railways, Turner's 'Rain Steam and Speed' used an optimistic, painterly language to depict the new mode of travel.

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Claude Monet - A French Impressionist Paints the River Thames

Monet's paintings of the River Thames tried to capture the fleeting effects of fog and mist on London's commercial and industrial watery highway.

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Charles Marion Russell - Cowboy Artist and Sculptor

Born during the Civil War when America was on the brink of modernity, Charles Marion Russell used his art to record the fading days of the Old West, its land and people.

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Thomas Cole - American Wilderness Painter of the Hudson River School

Thomas Cole painted the unique, sublime beauty of the American landscape and became a founding member of the Hudson River School.

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Modernity in Edgar Degas : Women on the Terrace of a Cafe, Evening

This work by Edgar Degas illustrates an aspect of the emerging dynamics of 'modern life'.

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My Favorite Dogs in Art Paintings

Here's a little sample of my favorite dogs in art. I've included some old masters, some new masters and one old timer.

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Carl Larsson - The Swedish Painter

Carl Larsson and his wife Karin, are one of the most well-known couples in Sweden, whose life, art and design have come to characterize the idyllic picture of Sweden.

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Get Your Copy of Edvard Munch's Painting The Scream

The famous Edvard Munch's Painting The Scream Sells for a Record $120 Million dollars the highest price ever for any painting. Find out how to get your own copy of The Scream

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