Painterly Palette
Wassily Kandinsky was an integral figure in the transition from representational to abstract art during the early 20th century and this painting, Impression III, marks the shift in his own work....
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Pablo Picasso was never happy with the name, translated as “Young Ladies of Avignon,” given his painting. He always called it “Le Bordel” (The Brothel), for that is what he depicted. But the...
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The title of Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” is completely inaccurate. The painting doesn’t depict a military surveillance at night, nor is it set in nighttime. Once the painting was given a good...
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The work of Herman Henstenburgh reminds me of Alexander McQueen. Even though this painting was done circa 1700, Henstenburgh, like McQueen, mixes beauty with the macabre. The title of this work...
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Is there anyone who doesn’t love this painting? Or is it just old sentimental me? Though I have never seen the movie (time for Netflix!), I devoured Tracey Chevalier’s novel of the same name. A few...
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