Kazimierz Mordasewicz (1859—1923) was born in Minsk. As a young man he pursued a militry career. He then began an artistic career entering the Warsaw School of Drawing...
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“Come back... even as a shadow, even as a dream...” — Euripides. Parker Hagarty, Grief, 19th century, Private collection. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
A painter of still-lifes, portraits, and genre scenes, William J. McCloskey (1859—1941) was an important figure in California’s early art scene and best known for...
Gustav Pope (1831—1910) was a British Victorian painter of Austrian origin. After his migration from Austria, he entered the country’s artistic scene through the...
Lauded for his dazzling brushwork and ability to capture the likeness of the subject, American artist Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861—1948) became the artist of choice for a...
“If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.” — Émile Zola. Tuke Henry Scott, Miss Muriel Lubbock, 1898,...
The artist, who charged seven thousand pesetas for the portrait, included it in his important personal exhibition at the Georges Petit gallery in Paris in 1906 and two...
François Flameng (1856—1923) was a successful society portraitist who received commissions in Paris, London, St. Petersburg and New York. François Flameng, Portrait of a...
In ‘Arranging the Bouquet’, the artist Fernand Toussaint (1873—1963) fused the crosscurrents of French Modernism and Post Impressionism with the Academic portraiture of...
Georges Clairin (1843—1919) was born in Paris in 1843, Georges Clairin received his artist education at the École des Beaux-Arts. Georges Clairin, La Promenade, 19th...
Carolina Maraini-Sommaruga (1853—1916) was a socialite and benefactor. Her philanthropy was rewarded with the title of countess, conferred on her in 1926 by King...
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Born in Naples in 1839 Charles Edward Perugini spent the first 25 years of his life growing up and studying art in Italy. By 1855 Perugini had made the acquaintance of...
Charles Joshua Chaplin (1825—1891) achieved wide-spread success in France during the mid-19th century with his society portraits of beautiful young women. As a student...
“Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time.” — Dame Margot Fonteyn. Vittorio Matteo Corcos, On the Sofa, Private...
“A Sonata of Beethoven” is a 1903 painting by a British artist Alfred Edward Emslie (1848—1918). Muted colours of this domestic scene create a sense of serenity, but...
James McNeill Whistler (1834—1903) participated in the artistic ferment of Paris and London in the late 19th century, crafted a distinctive style from diverse sources,...
"To be is to do - Socrates, To do is to be - Sartre, Do Be Do Be Do - Sinatra" — Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Vittorio Matteo Corcos, Portrait of a Lady, seated three quarter...
Best moments of 2022! This year I saw a lot of beautiful art around the world, in London, Paris, Moscow. One of my longtime dreams came true, I visited Venice and...
Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859—1933) was clearly established as one of the leading portrait painters in Italy, and held in great esteem. Vittorio Matteo Corcos, The White...
