Late Summer Color: Theodore Robinson (1852-1896 US)
This is certainly one of the most French-Impression-like Theodore Robinson paintings that I can show you. He certainly mastered Monet’s “broken color” technique. No wonder he’s ...
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Artist Birthday: Eero Saarinen (1910-1962 US, born Finland)
Having flown into Dulles Airport two times in my life, once at 9 years old, and once in my 30s, I can honestly say it is one of the most stunningly beautiful airports I’ve ever traveled through. ...
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Artist Birthday: Suh Do-Ho (born 1962 South Korea)
The outstanding history of Korean art continues to the present day with a contemporary art scene that is one of the most vital in the current art world. Suh Do-Ho is an amazing artist whose works conf ...
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Artist Birthday: John Koch (1909-1978 US)
Since the 1500s, genre paintings – scenes of everyday life – have become a standard part of fine art’s repertoire of subject matter. Genre painting is fascinating not just because it ...
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Labors of the Month, August: Pieter Bruegel (ca. 1525-1569 Flanders)
Paintings or manuscript illustrations of the “labors of the months” is an art subject that is as old as the hills, both Western and non-Western art. These cycles were meant to remind peopl ...
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Artist Birthday: Dwight Tryon (1849-1925 US)
The Tonalism movement in painting was a late 1800s style which approximated some of the goals of Impressionism, but was more about filmy form and atmospheric precision. Dwight Tryon’s misty land ...
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World Calligraphy Day: Art by Mughal Artist
As a person who was taught cursive writing in grade school, and who everyday writes in cursive to present my blogs, articles, and art historical content, I can vouch that I am a full-on calligraphy Lo ...
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This Day in History 11 August, 1180: Passing of William of Sens (France)
If you are a big fan of Gothic European architecture, then you will realize that today marks the day in 1180 when the French architect died who introduced the first of the French Gothic style into a B ...
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Gem of the Month: Lino Tagliapietra (born 1934 Italy)
August's Gem of the Month is also this artist's birthday! I have been to the so-called Island of Glass, Murano, off the coast of Venice. I have rarely been so wowed by an art process as I was when I s ...
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National Dog Month: Art by Colima Culture (ca. 800s BCE-1521 Mexico)
During the month of August, National Dog Month celebrates our adorable dog friends, smack in the middle of the dog days of summer. Milk-Bone® brand dog biscuits founded National Dog Month in 2020 ...
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