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The beach and pier at Trouville - Raoul Dufy 1905
“When I feel a little confused, the only thing to do is to turn back to the study of nature before launching once again into the subjects closest to heart.“ -Raoul Dufy
From Magritte's pipe to Picasso's guitar, this painting is a full-fledged guide to 1920s bohemian Paris. Take an absinthe-fueled journey with modernist Jaime Colson on our blog today. Here’s an excerpt:
Jaime Colson (1901-1975) was a teenager when he left his homeland of the Dominican Republic to study art in Spain. The talented young painter landed smack in the middle of the Spanish avant-garde, rubbing elbows with Salvador Dali and befriending Rafael Barradas and other artists. Colson lived there for six years and developed a surrealist style. His next move was to perhaps the only place that could be stranger than España surrealisto: 1920’s bohemian Paris.
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“The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion; it is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion.” ―Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Happy 174th birthday to the impressionist master!
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The White Horse “Gazelle”, 1881, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, 1881
Interesting to see Lautrec's animals. Look at the wry look in that horse's eyes!
Learn more about Toulouse-Lautrec.
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“Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, art and romance would be useless.”
― Honoré de Balzac. 31dec14. Paris, France.
Pierre Bonnard, Before Dinner, 1824.
Alfred Morang, Dancers at Midnight, 1947.
Bonnard had a profound influence on Morang. Can you see it?
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Paris in the Snow - Paul Gauguin 1894
Post-impressionism
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Irresistible.
More on Gauguin here.
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"If the artist only reproduces superficial features as photography does, if he copies the lineaments of a face exactly, without reference to character, he deserves no admiration. The resemblance which he ought to obtain is that of the soul."
Auguste Rodin
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Henri Matisse painting in his apartment in Nice, 1910.
More on Matisse here.
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André Lhote : French 1885- 1962 The Trees Year 1909
What a lovely Lhote! Learn more about him.
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Claude Monet, Poppy Field in a Hollow near Giverny, 1885, oil on canvas, 65.1 x 81.3 cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Source
Just lovely.
This 17th century painting did NOT look like this when we first got it. Meet the masterful young art conservator who restored it here.
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"In the posters for which he became internationally famous by the mid-1890s, Toulouse-Lautrec captured the heady spirit of Montmartre’s night life, as much in form as in subject matter. With line, shape and flat areas of color, he created a restless vitality."
The New York Times on The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec.
[Photograph by Emon Hassan for The New York Times.]
Art watching. Sweet shot from MoMA's Lautrec exhibition.
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The Bateau-Mouche, Edouard Vuillard
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Woman Writing, Henri Lebasque
Gorgeous!
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More on Lautrec...
Toulouse-Lautrec's life wasn't the sunniest, but this was a particularly dark chapter.
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Self Portrait
Paul Gaugin, 1885
Kimbell Art Museum
Gauguin looks like he needs some Dayquil. More on the long-suffering artist.
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