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Everything we see hides another thing. We always want to see what is hidden by what we see.
― René Magritte, Belgian painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1898. He is one of the most prominent Surrealist artists.
🎨 Décalcomanie, 1966
#Art #Painting #Surrealism
― René Magritte, Belgian painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1898. He is one of the most prominent Surrealist artists.
🎨 Décalcomanie, 1966
#Art #Painting #Surrealism
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Everything we see hides another thing. We always want to see what is hidden by what we see.
― René Magritte, Belgian painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1898. He is one of the most prominent Surrealist artists.
🎨 Décalcomanie, 1966
#Art #Painting #Surrealism
― René Magritte, Belgian painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1898. He is one of the most prominent Surrealist artists.
🎨 Décalcomanie, 1966
#Art #Painting #Surrealism
As long as autumn lasts I won’t have enough hands, canvas or colors to paint the beautiful things that I see.
― Vincent van Gogh
🎨 The Mulberry Tree, 1889
#Art #Painting #AutumnColors
― Vincent van Gogh
🎨 The Mulberry Tree, 1889
#Art #Painting #AutumnColors
November 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
As long as autumn lasts I won’t have enough hands, canvas or colors to paint the beautiful things that I see.
― Vincent van Gogh
🎨 The Mulberry Tree, 1889
#Art #Painting #AutumnColors
― Vincent van Gogh
🎨 The Mulberry Tree, 1889
#Art #Painting #AutumnColors
I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty.
― Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist, was born #OnThisDay in 1887. She is best known for her enlarged flower paintings.
🎨 Jimson Weed, 1932 / Lavender Iris, 1951
#Art #Painting
― Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist, was born #OnThisDay in 1887. She is best known for her enlarged flower paintings.
🎨 Jimson Weed, 1932 / Lavender Iris, 1951
#Art #Painting
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty.
― Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist, was born #OnThisDay in 1887. She is best known for her enlarged flower paintings.
🎨 Jimson Weed, 1932 / Lavender Iris, 1951
#Art #Painting
― Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist, was born #OnThisDay in 1887. She is best known for her enlarged flower paintings.
🎨 Jimson Weed, 1932 / Lavender Iris, 1951
#Art #Painting
The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.
― Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, was born #OnThisDay in 1840. He is known as the father of modern sculpture and is widely regarded as one of the most talented and influential artists of all time.
#Art #Sculpture
― Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, was born #OnThisDay in 1840. He is known as the father of modern sculpture and is widely regarded as one of the most talented and influential artists of all time.
#Art #Sculpture
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.
― Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, was born #OnThisDay in 1840. He is known as the father of modern sculpture and is widely regarded as one of the most talented and influential artists of all time.
#Art #Sculpture
― Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, was born #OnThisDay in 1840. He is known as the father of modern sculpture and is widely regarded as one of the most talented and influential artists of all time.
#Art #Sculpture
Paul Signac, French painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1863. He - with Georges Seurat - developed pointillism, a technique in which an image is painted by applying thousands of tiny dots of color.
🎨 View of Cère, 1900 / The Port of Saint-Tropez at Sunset, 1892
#Art #Painting #Pointillism
🎨 View of Cère, 1900 / The Port of Saint-Tropez at Sunset, 1892
#Art #Painting #Pointillism
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Paul Signac, French painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1863. He - with Georges Seurat - developed pointillism, a technique in which an image is painted by applying thousands of tiny dots of color.
🎨 View of Cère, 1900 / The Port of Saint-Tropez at Sunset, 1892
#Art #Painting #Pointillism
🎨 View of Cère, 1900 / The Port of Saint-Tropez at Sunset, 1892
#Art #Painting #Pointillism
How will I be remembered? As a technician or artist? As a humorist or visionary?
― Norman Rockwell died #OnThisDay in 1978. He painted scenes from everyday American life, for which he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.
🎨 Triple Self-Portrait, 1960
#Art #Painting
― Norman Rockwell died #OnThisDay in 1978. He painted scenes from everyday American life, for which he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.
🎨 Triple Self-Portrait, 1960
#Art #Painting
November 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
How will I be remembered? As a technician or artist? As a humorist or visionary?
― Norman Rockwell died #OnThisDay in 1978. He painted scenes from everyday American life, for which he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.
🎨 Triple Self-Portrait, 1960
#Art #Painting
― Norman Rockwell died #OnThisDay in 1978. He painted scenes from everyday American life, for which he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.
🎨 Triple Self-Portrait, 1960
#Art #Painting
Gustave Caillebotte painted "Paris Street; Rainy Day" in 1877. He was the youngest of the Impressionists, but unlike Monet or Renoir he used more refined brushstrokes. The painting remained in his family until 1955 and is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Gustave Caillebotte painted "Paris Street; Rainy Day" in 1877. He was the youngest of the Impressionists, but unlike Monet or Renoir he used more refined brushstrokes. The painting remained in his family until 1955 and is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
Monet’s works weren’t initially well received by the Salon de Paris, which continually rejected them. Other artists faced the same lack of recognition. So together they organized their own exhibition, which became known as the first Impressionist exhibition (1874).
#Art #Painting
#Art #Painting
November 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Johannes Vermeer, one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age, was born #OnThisDay in 1632. He produced a small number of paintings, of which only thirty-six are known today. He is famed and admired for his masterful use of light and everyday scenes.
#Art #Painting
#Art #Painting
October 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Johannes Vermeer, one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age, was born #OnThisDay in 1632. He produced a small number of paintings, of which only thirty-six are known today. He is famed and admired for his masterful use of light and everyday scenes.
#Art #Painting
#Art #Painting
Francis Bacon, Irish-born British Expressionist and Figurative painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1909. He is best known for his powerful and somewhat idiosyncratic images.
🎨 Human Figures in Motion, 1965 / Study for a Bullfight, 1969
#Art #Painting #Expressionism
🎨 Human Figures in Motion, 1965 / Study for a Bullfight, 1969
#Art #Painting #Expressionism
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Francis Bacon, Irish-born British Expressionist and Figurative painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1909. He is best known for his powerful and somewhat idiosyncratic images.
🎨 Human Figures in Motion, 1965 / Study for a Bullfight, 1969
#Art #Painting #Expressionism
🎨 Human Figures in Motion, 1965 / Study for a Bullfight, 1969
#Art #Painting #Expressionism
I paint forms as I think them, not as I see them.
― Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1881. He was an innovative artist who experimented with a wide range of styles, and is one of the most influential artists. He also co-founded Cubism.
#Art #Painting
― Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1881. He was an innovative artist who experimented with a wide range of styles, and is one of the most influential artists. He also co-founded Cubism.
#Art #Painting
October 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I paint forms as I think them, not as I see them.
― Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1881. He was an innovative artist who experimented with a wide range of styles, and is one of the most influential artists. He also co-founded Cubism.
#Art #Painting
― Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1881. He was an innovative artist who experimented with a wide range of styles, and is one of the most influential artists. He also co-founded Cubism.
#Art #Painting
Marc Chagall painted "Autumn in the Village" while living in exile in New York from 1941 to 1948. He was born in Russia in 1887, first moved to France and later fled to the US to escape the Nazi regime. After the war, he returned to France where he died in 1985.
#Art #Painting
#Art #Painting
October 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Frits Thaulow, Norwegian Impressionist painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1847. Surprisingly, he is relatively unknown today. His masterful landscapes capturing rivers and villages with dynamic light and spectacular water reflections, deserve more recognition!
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
October 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Frits Thaulow, Norwegian Impressionist painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1847. Surprisingly, he is relatively unknown today. His masterful landscapes capturing rivers and villages with dynamic light and spectacular water reflections, deserve more recognition!
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
Auguste Rodin sculpted The Thinker in 1880. It was originally entitled The Poet, representing Dante - author of the Divine Comedy - leaning forward while meditating on his work. The bronze sculpture of a man lost in thought is one of the most famous works of art ever made.
#Art #Sculpture
#Art #Sculpture
October 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Auguste Rodin sculpted The Thinker in 1880. It was originally entitled The Poet, representing Dante - author of the Divine Comedy - leaning forward while meditating on his work. The bronze sculpture of a man lost in thought is one of the most famous works of art ever made.
#Art #Sculpture
#Art #Sculpture
Childe Hassam, American painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1859. He studied in France where he was influenced by the Impressionists. Upon his return to the US, he settled in New York and spread the ideals of Impressionism among the American audience, popularizing it.
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
October 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Childe Hassam, American painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1859. He studied in France where he was influenced by the Impressionists. Upon his return to the US, he settled in New York and spread the ideals of Impressionism among the American audience, popularizing it.
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
In 1654, Dutch painter Carel Fabritius painted his most iconic work: The Goldfinch. #OnThisDay that same year, at the age of 32, his promising career was cut short when a gunpowder factory near his studio exploded, killing him and destroying most of his paintings.
#Art #Painting
#Art #Painting
October 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
In 1654, Dutch painter Carel Fabritius painted his most iconic work: The Goldfinch. #OnThisDay that same year, at the age of 32, his promising career was cut short when a gunpowder factory near his studio exploded, killing him and destroying most of his paintings.
#Art #Painting
#Art #Painting
A truly poetic canvas is an awakened dream.
― René Magritte
🎨 The Kiss, 1957
#Art #Painting #Surrealism
― René Magritte
🎨 The Kiss, 1957
#Art #Painting #Surrealism
October 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A truly poetic canvas is an awakened dream.
― René Magritte
🎨 The Kiss, 1957
#Art #Painting #Surrealism
― René Magritte
🎨 The Kiss, 1957
#Art #Painting #Surrealism
In 1891, Claude Monet painted a series of views of poplars on the Epte river. Completion was threatened when the trees were put up for auction, so Monet bought them to ensure they remained standing until he was finished. He later sold them back to the lumber merchant who wanted them.
#Art #Painting
#Art #Painting
October 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In 1880, an art collector commissioned Edouard Manet to paint a bundle of asparagus for 800 francs, but he sent 1,000 francs instead. In response, Manet made a smaller work and sent it with a note that humorously stated: There was one sprig missing from your bunch.
#Art #Painting
#Art #Painting
October 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
In 1907, Pierre-Auguste Renoir purchased an estate at Cagnes on the Mediterranean near Nice. The estate, with its picturesque farmhouse, groves of olive and orange trees, and views of the hilly countryside, provided him with major motifs for his late landscapes.
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
October 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In 1907, Pierre-Auguste Renoir purchased an estate at Cagnes on the Mediterranean near Nice. The estate, with its picturesque farmhouse, groves of olive and orange trees, and views of the hilly countryside, provided him with major motifs for his late landscapes.
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
#Art #Painting #Impressionism
Happy #InternationalCoffeeDay! ☕️
South Korean barista Lee Kang Bin turns a cup of coffee into a work of art! He creates "cream art" in lattes, such as Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" and Edvard Munch's "The Scream".
#Art #Painting #WorldCoffeeDay
South Korean barista Lee Kang Bin turns a cup of coffee into a work of art! He creates "cream art" in lattes, such as Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" and Edvard Munch's "The Scream".
#Art #Painting #WorldCoffeeDay
October 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Happy #InternationalCoffeeDay! ☕️
South Korean barista Lee Kang Bin turns a cup of coffee into a work of art! He creates "cream art" in lattes, such as Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" and Edvard Munch's "The Scream".
#Art #Painting #WorldCoffeeDay
South Korean barista Lee Kang Bin turns a cup of coffee into a work of art! He creates "cream art" in lattes, such as Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" and Edvard Munch's "The Scream".
#Art #Painting #WorldCoffeeDay
In search of some peace, Edvard Munch settled in the small town of Kragerø on the southern coast of his native Norway in 1909. The move sparked his interest in landscape painting and stimulated his development of a bright palette and energetic, sweeping brushwork.
🎨 The Sun, 1910
#Art #Painting
🎨 The Sun, 1910
#Art #Painting
September 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I see something deeper than an ocean in the expression in the eyes of a baby when it wakes in the morning and crows, or laughs because it sees the sun shine into its cradle. If there is a "ray from on high", it might be found there.
― Quote and drawing by Vincent van Gogh
#Art #Painting
― Quote and drawing by Vincent van Gogh
#Art #Painting
September 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Emile Claus, Flemish painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1849. Influenced by Claude Monet, he developed a personal style of #Impressionism called #Luminism, which devotes great attention to light effects.
🎨 Summer Morning, 1891 / The Gate of Villa Zonneschijn, 1912
#Art #Painting
🎨 Summer Morning, 1891 / The Gate of Villa Zonneschijn, 1912
#Art #Painting
September 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Emile Claus, Flemish painter, was born #OnThisDay in 1849. Influenced by Claude Monet, he developed a personal style of #Impressionism called #Luminism, which devotes great attention to light effects.
🎨 Summer Morning, 1891 / The Gate of Villa Zonneschijn, 1912
#Art #Painting
🎨 Summer Morning, 1891 / The Gate of Villa Zonneschijn, 1912
#Art #Painting