Month May 2019
Over 100 Impressionism Paintings of London by Claude Monet Claude Monet painted over 100 impressionism paintings of London! Although his first trip to London was as a refugee, he developed a life long infatuation with this city. After that first… Continue Reading →
Monet’s Famous Paintings of the Netherlands Some of Claude Monet’s famous paintings are actually of the Netherlands. Between the years 1870 and 1880, Monet made several trips to this beautiful country. It seems that the Netherlands provided the French impressionist… Continue Reading →
The Neo-Impressionism Painter – Maximilien Luce Maximilien Luce (1858 – 1941) was a prolific French neo-impressionism painter, lithographer and draftsman. In the beginning, Luce paints in the impressionism style. However later he adopts the divisionism style (pointillism), inspired by Neo-Impressionism painters… Continue Reading →
Claude Monet & his Impressionism Paintings Claude Monet and other impressionism painters traveled to Southern France when the weather at home became too cold! Plein air painting seemed to lose its appeal in the cold and rainy winter months! At… Continue Reading →
Travel to the French Riviera Town: Le Cannet in the Footsteps of the Artists The picturesque French Riviera town, Le Cannet is the artistic & avant-garde soul of the Cote D’Azur. It is only 3 kilometers north of Cannes and… Continue Reading →
Beautiful & Colorful Pierre Bonnard Art Beautiful, bold colors are the signature style of Pierre Bonnard’s Art. In fact, art historians describe Bonnard as being one the greatest colorists of the 20th century. Pierre Bonnard was a French colorist, lithographer… Continue Reading →
Vence Tourism Gems: The Post Impressionism Trail Vence is a charming medieval town in the French Riviera. It is located up in the mountains, far removed from the maddening crowds of the seaside towns. Was this the drawing card for… Continue Reading →
The Incredible Mainz Church with Chagall Windows Mainz city’s claim to fame is being Germany’s wine capital and home of the printing press. However there is another major draw card that lures the crowds big time to Mainz. This place… Continue Reading →
A Wonderful Novel “La Luministe” by Paula Butterfield La Luministe is a historical fiction book about the ground-breaking female painter and impressionist, Berthe Morisot. The author Paula Butterfield, describes in her novel what it was like to be a female… Continue Reading →
Andre Derain – One of the Pioneers of Fauvism Art André Derain (10 June 1880 – 8 September 1954) was a French painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism together with Henri Matisse. Early Days Andre Derain was born in Chatou, Yvelines, Île-de-France,… Continue Reading →