James W Singer
James W. Singer is an art historian and fine art photographer. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from the University of Florida. Singer has sold works at local galleries and art shows throughout Florida. He currently writes “Painting of the Week” articles for DailyArt Magazine.
Masterpiece Story: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Ruins of the Château de Pierrefonds
Soon after Château de Pierrefonds was displayed, Emperor Napoleon III restored the actual Château de Pierrefonds in the 1850s under the direction...
James W Singer 18 January 2022
Masterpiece Story: Piet Mondrian, Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow
Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow is a golden example of Abstraction, De Stijl, and Constructivism. It purges the art of individual subjects by...
James W Singer 17 January 2022
Masterpiece Story: John Singer Sargent, Madame X
Happy Birthday, John Singer Sargent! If you were alive, you would be 166 years old! The world has changed substantially since 12 January 1856,...
James W Singer 12 January 2022
Masterpiece Story: Hendrik Heerschop, The African King Caspar
White subjects have dominated the Western art tradition for millennia, while people of color have been vastly underrepresented and misrepresented.
James W Singer 6 January 2022
Masterpiece Story: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, The Roses of Heliogabalus
Lust, Gluttony, and Sloth. Three of the Seven Deadly Sins are depicted in Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s The Roses of Heliogabalus. Many other sins are...
James W Singer 4 January 2022
Masterpiece Stories: Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara
Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara was donated to the Musée Guimet in 1889 by French archeologist Gustave Dumoutier. It represents the blissful blending of...
James W Singer 3 January 2022
Winter in Paris: Gustave Caillebotte, Rooftops in the Snow
You open your eyes to the early morning light filtering through your windows. You instantly feel the cold air of the bedroom as you see your warm...
James W Singer 21 December 2021
Striding Lion from the Ishtar Gate
Striding Lion is a masterpiece of Mesopotamian art through its monumental size and composition. It symbolizes the strength of King Nebuchadnezzar II...
James W Singer 19 December 2021
Masterpiece Story: Ford Madox Brown, The Last of England
Out of the cold English air comes a man tired from a hard day’s work. He enters his home where his loving wife waits with a hot meal to warm his...
James W Singer 18 December 2021
Masterpiece Stories: Kūka’ilimoku
Kūka’ilimoku is a masterpiece of Hawaiian art. It is an artistic icon of Hawai’i, Polynesia, and Oceania. With so little Oceanic art displayed...
James W Singer 9 December 2021
