Category: Great Art & Artists
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Henriette Ronner-Knip (1821-1909), Painter of Cats & Dogs
A fantastic woman artist that many may not know about is the Dutch artist Henriette Ronner-Knip. She is famous for her many beautiful paintings of dogs and cats. Henriette Ronner-Knip came from a family of artists. She became in charge of the family’s finances and other legal obligations at an early age, so she started…
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18 Facts About The Artist Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 – 1890)
When I think of paintings that depict the life of Christ, I normally think about the Danish artist Carl Heinrich Bloch. Carl Bloch was one of the most important Danish artists of all time. One of Denmark’s greatest artists, Carl Bloch, almost did not become an artist. His parents wanted him to join the Navy,…
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17 Facts About the American Gothic Painting by Grant Wood
There is perhaps no other painting that stirs the emotions of so many Americans as the American Gothic painting painted by Grant Wood in 1930. From almost its outset, the American Gothic painting raised a host of emotions from positive to negative. Grant Wood’s painting, the American Gothic, has a Carpenter Gothic Style house with…
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Georgia O’Keeffe, The Mother of American Modernism Painting
Few painters have affected the American Modernist movement as Georgia O’Keeffe, so she is called the Mother of American Modernist Painting. Not only was she a great and prolific painter, but she has left us an amazing legacy of her artwork. Georgia O’Keeffe was a dairy farm girl from Wisconsin who became one of America’s…
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7 Women Impressionist Artists, To Admire, Know and Remember
When we think of Impressionist artists often, we tend to forget that besides all the male artists as Claude Monte, but there are also some very influential women impressionist artists; many of these Impressionist women artists were leading figures in the impressionist movement. The seven significant women of impressionist painters are Berthe Morisot, Mary Stevenson…
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Berthe Morisot, Manet Brothers – Love And Impressionist Art
One of the most interesting stories of the Impressionist artists is the relationship of Berthe Morisot and Edouard Manet and his brother Eugene Manet. All three were artists, but Berthe Morisot and Edouard Manet are now considered some of the most important impressionist artists. Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Eugene Manet all lived in France…
