Eid Al-Fitr – Islamic Prayer in Art
The distinctive ritual of Islamic prayer, known as namaz (in Urdu) or salah (in Arabic) has captivated the imagination of many Orientalist painters.
Maya M. Tola 10 April 2024
Realism
Mykola Pymonenko: An Idyllic View of Ukraine
Mykola Pymonenko (1862-1912) was a Ukrainian realist painter. He spent almost his entire life in Kyiv and dedicated his career to painting genre...
Jimena Escoto 24 August 2023
Taras Shevchenko: Ukrainian Liberty Idol
Taras Shevchenko was an outstanding Ukrainian artist and poet. Born to a peasant family, he became a Ukrainian liberty idol and national artistic...
Kateryna Martynova 24 August 2023
Valentin Serov, Russian Master of Portraits
Valentin Serov (1865–1911), was a student of Ilya Repin, and heir to the best traditions of the Russian realistic school. From the very beginning...
Elizaveta Ermakova 17 February 2021
Russian History through the Eyes of Vasily Surikov
In the 19th century Russia historical painting was freed from formality and canons. We find a good example of this in the work of Vasily Surikov...
Elizaveta Ermakova 18 January 2021
Painting of the Week: Firs Zhuravlev, A Fashionista Wife
Firs Zhuravlev’s realistic paintings show all aspects of Russian life. And we can imagine the scene from the picture A Fashionista Wife in the...
Elizaveta Ermakova 20 September 2020
Observation As An Act Of Creation: The Art of Looking
Observation as an act of creation — whenever you look, you’re painting a perception: Realizing that we are painters of our impressions is as...
Artur Deus Dionisio 12 July 2018
George Tooker: A Purveyor of Modern Alienation and Despair
When the American figurative painter, George Tooker died in 2011, The New York Times said of his 1956 painting, Government Bureau, “was inspired by...
Wendy Gray 15 March 2018
The Tragic Tale Of The Gierymski Brothers
It is rare to see two siblings as talented and successful – and on the same artistic level – as the Gierymski brothers were, and their...
Pola Otterstein 19 August 2017
J. M. W. Turner and Honore Daumier – Sign Of Their Times
The early part of the 19th Century saw population rises, expansions of cities and the industrialisation of productivity which brought new challenges...
Wendy Gray 2 April 2017
Masterpiece Story: Portrait of Artist’s Mother by James McNeill Whistler
This is one of the most famous works by an American artist outside the United States. It has been variously described as an American icon and a...
Zuzanna Stańska 8 January 2017
Gustave Caillebotte’s Urban Intimacy
Gustave Caillebotte was a master of urban intimacy. He was a member and patron of the artists known as Impressionists, in fact he painted in a much...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 August 2016
