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The Louvre-All The Paintings: The Next Best Thing To Being There

Please note: The book was given away and any reference to this book (The Louvre: All The Paintings) being given away no longer applies as of July 16, 2012. To see the selection of the winner, please click on the … Continue reading →

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Wassily Kandinsky – Painting Needs No Other Subject Matter Than Itself

For your art information, we present a few notes about Constructivism. The Constructivists declared art must be free of subject matter. Kazimer Malevich, with his “Black Square on a White Field” and his famous “White on White” painting probably sounded … Continue reading →

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Maria Howard Weeden Portrayed the Era of Her Time With Watercolors

The Civil War left Maria Howard Weeden impoverished.  However being talented and accomplished at drawing, Howard (the professional name she used), made a unique contribution to an era in the history of the South with her watercolor portraits. In 1893, … Continue reading →

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Art Center Information Presents Two More Artists From the Hudson River School

Art Center Information presents two more great landscape artists from the Hudson River School.  The artwork below represents Jasper Francis Cropsey and Sanford Robinson Gifford.   Jasper Francis Cropsey was trained as an architect but eventually became a noted artist … Continue reading →

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Art Center Information Shines Light on the Hudson River School Artists

The discussion at  Art Center Information centers on light as used by the Hudson River School artists, often termed the Luminists. Many of the colleagues at the Hudson River School began painting scenes of New England and the Hudson River … Continue reading →

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Art Center Information Visits Still Life Artists of the 19th Century

Life’s transient reminders of things past such as, worn out objects, rough and scrumbled surfaces, cut flowers on a table, a broken wine cork, fruit in a basket and more makeup the models of still life.  With origins in the … Continue reading →

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