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The Artist Appointed by the Queen of England: Glenn Brown

Who is he? In England in 1966, a renowned artist Glenn Brown is born, and to this present day is continuing to make art in London. He has always been intrigued by artists and their paintings, so he decided to… Continue Reading →

The Surrealism Artist Who Outlived the Rest: Dorothea Tanning

Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don’t see a different purpose for it now. Dorothea Tanning, 2002 About Tanning In 1910 in Illinois, Dorothea Tanning, a soon-to-be-famous American painter, printmaker, sculptor,… Continue Reading →

Odilon Redon: Symbolist painter and Soldier

About Redon: Born in 1840 in Bordeaux, France, Odilon Redon was a man of many talents. His skills ranged from oil painting, printmaking, lithography, etching, and pastels. Even at the young age of 10, Redon received his very first reward… Continue Reading →

The spiritual landscape artist: Casper David Friedrich

In 1774 Casper David Friedrich was born in Greifswald, Northern Germany. Until 1798, Friedrich spent the first portion of his life studying art and literature/ aesthetics in Copenhagen with Johann Gottfried Quistorp and Thomas Thorild at the University of Greifswald…. Continue Reading →

Jean Fouquet and his seemingly invisible past

Jean Fouquet 1420-1480 (France) Born in Tours France, Jean Fouquet was a prominent painter during the 15th century. He was the first painter to introduce Renaissance art to France. Regardless of his notable historic art, most of Fouquet’s life/career is undocumented…. Continue Reading →

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