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Blog of an Art Admirer and History Lover
www.artistsandart.org
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Paintings by Old Masters, Modern and Contemporary Artists, Famous and Less Known Fine Art
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Robert McGinnis, American artist and illustrator

The member of the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame Robert McGinnis was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1926. He studied fine art at Ohio State University. McGinnis apprenticed at Walt Disney Studios...

4 days ago

Gottfrid Kallstenius (1861-1943) Swedish Painter

Gottfrid Kallstenius was a professor at the Art Academy in Copenhagen, he also published a few handbooks on oil painting. Gottfrid Kallstenius was married to the artist Gerda Roosval-Kallstenius, the...

02 apr 12

Girl with a book in painting

Florence Fuller - Inseparables Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones - Portrait of Katie Lewis Mary Gow - Fairy Tales, 1880s E.Irlam Briggs - A book at bedtime Rosina Emmet Sherwood Tweet !function(d,s,id...

01 apr 12

Ernst Kreidolf (1863-1956) Swiss Artist

Ernst Kreidolf (1863-1956) was a Swiss graphic artist and illustrator of childrens books. In 1883, Ernst Kreidolf enrolled in an Art School in Munich and in 1889, he started studying at the Munich Ac...

27 mar 12

Contemporary Russian Artist Alexei Adamov - Landscape Painting

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27 mar 12

Felicien Rops (1833-1898) Belgian Artist

Felicien Rops - Dimanche à Bougival, 1876 Felicien Rops - The Row, 1874 Felicien Rops - The Absinthe Drinker 1877 Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName( s)[0];if(!d.getElementByI...

27 mar 12

French Baroque Era Painter Jacques Linard (1597–1645)

Jacques Linard, The Five Senses with Flowers, 1639 Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName( s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id) ){js=d.createElement(s);js.id= id;js.src="//platform.twi ...

27 mar 12

Grace Cossington Smith (1892-1984) Australian Artist

Australian artist Grace Cossington Smith was one of the first painters to introduce modernist painting, Post-Impressionism to Australia. Grace Cossington Smith - The reader, 1916Grace Cossington Smit...

27 mar 12

Contemporary Artist Silvia Willkens (Germany)

acrylic painting (silvia-willkens.de) Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName( s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id) ){js=d.createElement(s);js.id= id;js.src="//platform.twi tter.com/widg...

27 feb 12

American Painter Guy Pène du Bois (1884–1958)

The American painter, Guy Pène du Bois was born in Brooklyn to a French family. He studied at the New York School of Art under William Merrit Chase and Robert Henri, his fellow-students were Edward H...

20 feb 12

Dutch Painter Lambert Sustris (c.1515-1520-c.15 84)

Lambert Sustris was born in Amsterdam. The painter was active mainly in Italy. He had a distinctive northern Italian mannerist style that was the result of influences coming from Francesco Salvati an...

15 feb 12

Bernard Lorjou (1908-1986) French Expressionist Painter

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10 feb 12

Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905) Finnish Painter

Albert Edelfelt, Good Friends (Portrait of the Artists Sister Bertha Edelfelt), 1881 Albert Edelfelt - The Luxembourg Garden, 1887Albert Edelfelt - Kesäiltana, 1883 (Summer evening)Albert Edelfelt, V...

09 feb 12 1 person likes this

Georges de Feure (1868-1943) French Art Nouveau Painter

The real name of the artist was Georges Joseph van Sluÿters. Born in Paris, he was a French painter, theatrical designer, and industrial art designer in the symbolism and Art Nouveau styles. His fath...

05 feb 12

Leonid Osipovich Pasternak (1862-1945) Russian Post Impressionist Painter

The artist was the father of the poet and novelist Boris Pasternak, who is best known for authoring Doctor Zhivago. Leonid Osipovich Pasternak. Portrait of E.Levina. 1916. Tempera and pastel on pape...

29 jan 12

Conrad Freyberg (1842-1915) German Painter

Conrad Freyberg, A Morning Ride Conrad Freyberg Conrad Freyberg, In the Park, 1867 Conrad Freyberg, Elegant Ladies on Horseback Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName( s)[0];if(!d.g...

29 jan 12

John Quincy Adams (1874-1933)

Related articles: Portrait of Countess Michael Karolyi by John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (1874-1933) Austrian Painter John Quincy Adams Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName( ...

29 jan 12

August Torsleff (1884-1968) Danish Painter

August Torsleff, Reading Woman in Deck Chair in Garden, 1911August Torsleff, 1931 Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName( s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id) ){js=d.createElement(s);js.i.. .

11 jan 12

Edouard van Speybrouck (Belgian, 19-20th century)

Still Life, 1904Still Life, 1904 Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName( s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id) ){js=d.createElement(s);js.id= id;js.src="//platform.twi tter.com/widgets....

10 jan 12

Norah Neilson Gray (1882-1931) British Painter

Norah Neilson Gray, Self-portrait, 1918Norah Neilson Gray, Salopian Cup and Chinese Vase Norah Neilson Gray, Little Brother 1920-22 Norah Neilson Gray, Little Boy with Oranges Norah Neilson Gray, Ha...

26 dec 11

William Merritt Chase (1849 -1916), In The Park

William Merritt Chase, Park BenchWilliam Merritt Chase, Terrace at the Mall, Central ParkWilliam Merritt Chase, Afternoon in the Park 1887William Merritt Chase, Terrace Prospect ParkWilliam Merritt C...

26 dec 11

Anton Filkuka (1888-1957) Austrian Artist

Anton Filkuka, Jeune Fille Assise Anton Filkuka, Portrait of the artists daughter Anton Filkuka Anton Filkuka, Die Donau Beigreifenstein Im Frühling, 1942 Anton Filkuka Anton Filkuka Anton Filkuka...

26 dec 11

Barna Basilides (1903-1967) Hungarian Painter, Graphic Artist, Tapestry Designer

Barna BasilidesBarna Basilides, 1938-40Barna Basilides, Ballerina Melinda OttrubayBarna Basilides, Balaton Beach, 1950, detailBarna BasilidesBarna Basilides, Still Life 1943Barna BasilidesBarna Basil...

12 dec 11

Guido Cadorin (1892-1976) Italian Artist

Guido Cadorin, (Deco. Art in Italy. 1919-1939)Guido Cadorin, Le Tabacchine (detail)Guido CadorinGuido Cadorin, Portrait of Baroness Fanny Winspeare, 1919; Ritratto di mio figlio, 1941 "The artis...

07 dec 11

Walter J. West (1860 - 1933) British Artist

Walter J. West. The Poppy Garden (galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk) The Keepsake by Walter J. West (vintage-views.com) Walter J. West. Southern Landscape Tweet

06 dec 11

Maxime Maufra (1861-1918) French Impressionist Painter

Maxime Maufra, born in Nantes, started painting at 18. In late 1886, he exhibited his artworks at the Paris Salon. He settled in Brittany where he met Gauguin and Serusier. Maufra had his first solo ...

03 dec 11

Alexandru Poitevin Scheletti (1879-1959) Romanian Artist

Alexandru Poitevin Scheletti. Taking the Hay, 1924 Alexandru Poitevin Scheletti. Fish Market in Treport Alexandru Poitevin Scheletti. Peasant with Basket of Flowers Tweet

29 nov 11

Alfred Courmes (1898 -1993) French Painter

Alfred Courmes, La Marchande de Fruits, 1927 Alfred Courmes Portrait de Mlle Courmes, 1921 Alfred Courmes, On the Balcony Alfred Courmes, Portrait of Peggy Guggenheim, 1926 Alfred Courmes - Portrait ...

25 nov 11

Russian Painter Mikhail Anikeev (b.1925) - Soviet Era Art

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14 nov 11

German Painter Eduard Gaertner (1801-1877)

German painter Eduard Gaertner was one of the leading painters of Berlin cityscapes of the 19th century. He started his training in 1814 when he entered the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (Royal Por...

06 nov 11

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