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Victorine Meurent – The Muse, Musician & Painter Victorine, a novel by Drema Drudge, tells the amazing story of Victorine Meurent, Edouard Manet’s favorite model. This first-person story captures a time and place from the unlikeliest of sources – the… Continue Reading →
Why Paris Art Museums showcase the BEST Impressionism artworks in the world! Paris now Celebrates it’s Rich Impressionism Past Paris is the city where the impressionism movement emerged. Today the French capital houses the world’s finest collections of their beautiful… Continue Reading →
La Luministe by Paula Butterfield To be a female painter in the 21st century is no big deal. Today society admires and celebrates women writers, painters, photographers and actresses. However it was a totally different story in the 19th century…. Continue Reading →
Passy Cemetery – The Aristocracy Resting Place While only a small in size, tree-lined Passy cemetery contains some of the most beautiful and historically interesting tombstone sculptures in Paris. The Passy cemetery is a resting place of some very well… Continue Reading →
Edouard Manet Paintings – The Father of Modern Art & the Impressionism Art Movement Edouard Manet was born in January 23, 1832 into a wealthy Parisian family. His father, a high ranking judge, wanted Edouard to study law and follow… Continue Reading →
Eva Gonzales – The Forgotten Female Impressionism Painter Eva Gonzalès (April 19, 1849—May 6, 1883) was a French painter in the Impressionism art movement. Gonzalès was born in Paris into a wealthy & educated family. Her father was a writer and her… Continue Reading →
The French Impressionist Painters of the 19th Century There are so many noteworthy French painters who aligned themselves and even actively belonged to the impressionism art movement of the 19th Century. In those times, the art world did not accept… Continue Reading →
Berthe Morisot (Bourges 1841 – Paris 1895) Did you know that the female impressionist Berthe Morisot was one of the pioneering French artists of the impressionism art movement? In fact, during her life time, she was more successful than the… Continue Reading →