Masterpiece Story: The Theatre Box by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Entertainments such as cabarets, theatres, and the circus were popular themes among the Impressionist painters whose mission was portraying modern...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 March 2023
Impressionism
Matilda Browne: The Forgotten Female Impressionist Who Transformed American Art
Matilda Browne (1869–1947) was a successful artist painting in the Impressionist style in the early 20th century, but unfortunately, only a few...
Alexandra Kiely 10 March 2023
Fanny Brate: An Everyday Painter You Need to Know
Fanny Brate was born in Stockholm in 1861. Showing great potential from a young age, she started taking drawing and painting classes when she was...
Gokce Dyson 10 March 2023
Eva Gonzalès: Female Impressionist in the Shadows
While Eva Gonzalès’ privileged upbringing and supportive family gave her the opportunities to grow in her artistic abilities and broaden her...
Rachel Witte 10 March 2023
Venice in the Eyes of Claude Monet
Claude Monet fell in love with Venice the first time he saw it. He was 68 years old, and he went on a trip with his wife, Alice Hoschedé. The light...
Zuzanna Stańska 9 March 2023
8 Things Everyone Should Know About Joaquín Sorolla
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida was a Spanish painter whose style was a variant of Impressionism. His best works, painted in the open air, vividly portray...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 February 2023
Masterpiece Story: Strolling along the Seashore by Joaquin Sorolla
This painting is the crowning work of Joaquin Sorolla’s late period. It shows his wife, Clothilde, and eldest daughter, Maria, walking elegantly on...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 February 2023
Julie Manet – The Eternal Beauty of Impressionism
Julie Manet – called the beauty of Impressionism – was the daughter of the wealthy, well-connected painter Berthe Morisot and Eugène Manet,...
Pola Otterstein 14 January 2023
Snowy Siberian Winter in Konstantin Korovin’s Eyes
If one thinks of winter in Siberia, one usually imagines loads of snow, fur hats, and hip flasks filled with some warming drink. What was winter like...
Magda Michalska 21 December 2022
Masterpiece Story: The Train in the Snow by Claude Monet
Claude Monet painted The Train in the Snow in 1875. The work was not shown in the Impressionist exhibition, but it reveals Monet’s attraction to...
Zuzanna Stańska 11 December 2022
Paint Me Like One of Your French Girls: The Life and Business of Agostina Segatori
Agostina Segatori’s face is most widely recognized in the works of famous artists between 1860 and 1887. Her Italian features inspired many...
Yasmin Ozkan 10 October 2022
Claude Monet: Using the Home and Garden as Inspiration
Claude Monet used his beautiful home and garden in Giverny, France, as the inspiration source for many of his paintings. We can all learn from the...
Nina Relf 24 September 2022
