“[Porobic] is a fine free talent brought into expressive warmth in oils of bright and moving palette.” -New York- Mirror, 1957
Branko Porobic, Rome- Piazza di Spagna, Acrylic on Board.
John French Sloan was a passionate and sometimes volatile teacher who believed in art for art’s sake. “I have nothing to teach you that will help you to make a living,” he would tell his students. Although he was a well-known artist who participated in groundbreaking exhibitions like the 1913 Armory Show, his artwork rarely sold.
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Edgar Degas, View of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, 1898, oil on canvas
Reminds us of summer's end, for some reason. Somber feelings.
More art history.
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Paul Klee, Colourful Architecture, 1917, gouache on paper mounted on cardboard, 17.1 x 13.7 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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“New York with Moon”, 1925, Georgia O’Keeffe.
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Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Paris, 1951, oil on canvas, 32.7 x 45.7 cm, Tate Collection
I love this patchwork-quilt cityscape painted by Portuguese artist Maria Helena Vieira da Silva - say that fives times fast!
"Architecture is discipline -- painting is freedom. I need both." Discover works by Santa Fe Renaissance Man William Lumpkins at our opening this Friday. Link in our profile! #santafe #santafenm #newmexico #newmexicogram #newmexicotrue #newmexicolove #santafenewmexico #southwest #southwestern #canyonroad #canyongram #okeeffecountry #landofenchantment #art #artist #artgram #instaart #drawing #village #cityscape #blue #green #architect #artworld #artnews #artshow #artgallery #gallerylife (at Matthews Gallery)
