Contemporary Art :: Fine Art
It opened just a few days ago and you can enjoy it till the very end: the art exhibition ‘Paradise Found: Summer in California’ will close as late as September 20, truly at the end of summer. It is a show featuring selected paintings from Californian Impressionists (period 1890-1930). The show will be in [...]
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, hold the world’s largest collection of art work by artist Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890). Van Gogh as Prolific Painter Even though Van Gogh was only active as a painter for a decade, today he is one of the most famous artists. In that decade that Van Gogh [...]
The important & iconic sculpture Petite danseuse de quatorze ans by impressionist artist Edgar Degas will be offered for sale in Sotheby’s next Art Evening Auction of Impressionist and Modern Art in London on the 3rd of February 2009. Article Update February 3, 2009: The Degas sculpture was sold for £13,257,250, far exceeding pre-auction estimates [...]
By Jessica Cander A few basic, descriptive words can define a person’s reputation in a mere brush stroke. Naïve, childlike, primitive – words like these have lived on long after the renowned French painter Henri Rousseau has left this world. Yet time and time again they are the tidbits of vocabulary, or the glaring labels [...]
By John Keaton Continuation of part I of his article: Arles : A New Hope Turns Tragic Arriving in Arles on February 20, 1888, Vincent had most certainly hoped that the light of provence would inspire his work and raise his artistic abilities to a new, creative plateau. By this point, the plein-air painting he [...]
By Rose Bourne In the 19th and 20th century many French artists left their undeniable influence on the art world. Artists such as Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet and Jean Miro created a style so unique that books have been written about them and their works. Their art hangs in [...]
By Nadeem Alam A style that turned into a movement and then brought about the change at a great level in technique along with the ideology of the painting during the last third of 19th century that emphasized the perception of an artist up to an extant where it was adjacent to the importance of [...]
Art Quote: “What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.” Octavio Paz. Today, we are featuring an article by Breiana Cecil on Modern Art Movements at eArtfair. Breiana identifies the various modern art periods and styles, what differentiates these art styles from one another, and highlights famous artists who have contributed [...]
Collecting art does not have to cost a fortune. Below is an article that again shows that the Internet can be a great resource in putting your art collection together. Art Can Be Affordable Particularly On The Web Art is a very personal thing. One person likes landscapes, others like portraits, others have different styles- [...]
