Van Gogh Paintings Attract Record Prices At Auction
Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous master artist of the 19th century, with his works fetching millions at the auction houses in recent years. While Van Gogh sold only one paining during his lifetime, today the whereabouts of some of his famous works remain a mystery, and when others are sold, art [...]
Top 10 Paintings Of Vincent Van Gogh
When looking through Vincent Van Gogh paintings, it is difficult to choose the top ten. He was such a prolific artist who painted with such passion that it is almost impossible to narrow his body of work down to only ten. In addition, art is subjective so of course, it is difficult to ascertain the [...]
The Only Painting Van Gogh Ever Sold While Alive
Perhaps it is ironic that Vincent Van Gogh struggled to make a living as an artist and never sold more than a single painting during his entire lifetime. The Red Vineyard, sold for 400 Francs only several months before his death. Considered today to have been a genius, Vincent Van Gogh produced 900 paintings in [...]
The Meaning Of Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night
The painting by Vincent Van Gogh of the Starry Night has been duplicated time and time again by artists all over the world. It is one of the most recognizable pieces of art and is available in posters and many other forms in people’s homes. The Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night has a significant meaning [...]
Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night Painting
The Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting is perhaps the most widely recognized artwork of this Dutch impressionist. Born March 30 of 1853, Van Gogh died during his prime at the age of 37. During this time, he was able to concrete various oil paintings ranging from self-portraits, still life to nature’s images. Considered to be one of [...]
Rembrandt Reproductions: His Most Famous Paintings
Rembrandt reproductions are quite plentiful these days, and one should know what it is about him that makes his paintings reach this certain level of popularity. Born in 1606, Rembrandt lived in a period that is quite known as the Golden Age of the Dutch. As a Dutch painter, he was considered the greatest painter [...]
The 10 Most Famous Paintings In The World And Where They Can be Found
Trying to come up with a list of the 10 most famous paintings in the world today can actually be an exercise in futility. Why? Well, if you were to try and search the internet for a list of these ten famous paintings, you will find that there are actually different lists to be found. [...]
Claude Monet’s Boulevard des Capucines Oil Painting
In 1974, Nadar, a close friend of the great Impressionist Claude Monet, held the first ever Impressionist exhibition. One of the most notable works to be included in that show was a Monet painting that featured his impressions of a view from Nadar’s window. However, Monet actually painted two different paintings of Boulevard des Capucines, [...]
The Starry Night Painting By Vincent Van Gogh
When the name Vincent Van Gogh comes around the first painting people think about is The Starry Night. The reason is this painting was the peak of the artist’s achievements. Vincent Van Gogh to many surprise actually only sold one painting in his life time. However, after his death his work is widely sold as [...]
Gustav Klimt The Kiss Painting Depict Love And Passion
The Kiss is considered Gustav Klimt’s most famous painting from his Golden Period which was during 1898 to 1908. Each of the paintings he made during that time used gold leaf. Klimt began working on The Kiss in 1907 when he was 45 years old. He didn’t finish the painting until 1908. Many people actually [...]
Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits Paintings
“My work is usually a significantly better diversion compared to anything else in any respect, and if I could actually plunge into it, with all of my strength, it would most likely be the greatest treatment. The impossibility of having models, and a number of several other things, prevent me personally from doing so.” When [...]
The Great Wave of Kanagawa, a Painting by Hokusai
In this oil painting you can almost hear the roar of this mighty wave as it crests to an enormous peak. How could the three fishing boats ever survive it? Their craft is dwarfed by the mammoth wave. See the fishermen crouched on their knees. Are they frightened? Are they in serious peril? Not really. We [...]
Monk By The Sea, A Painting By Caspar David Friedrich
If you stand alone on a long, quite beach and look out at the ocean and up at the sky, what do you see? Does the sky have a limit? Does the sea have an end? What do you wonder? What do you feel? Almost everyone would feel alone, but for each it would be [...]
Terror And Beauty, The Slave Ship By J.W.M. Turner
The terror and the beauty of the sea were expressed by the English painter, J.W.M. Turner. He was especially fascinated by how the sea appeared in various lights. Turner was a Romantic painter. The Romantics wanted to express emotion in their art. He wanted us to feel and understand something of what he felt for [...]
Native American Encampment on Lake Huron, Paul Kane
A canoe can move easily and silently. Next to the fart, the canoe is just about the simplest craft there is. Canoes are found all over the world and are made in a variety of styles and materials. There are canoes made of birch bark, spruce bark, elm bark, moose hide, plastic and aluminum. Canoes [...]
Fog Warning, A Lonely Painting By Winslow Homer
Fog at sea can be very dangerous. If it were to surround the fisherman pictured in Fog Warning, his life might be lost. He must quickly return to his schooner, the sailboat seen to the right on the horizon, if he is to be able to get back to shore safely. We see a full [...]
Gustav Klimt’s Portrait Of Adele Bloch-Bauer II
Five years after the first portrait, Gustav Klimt once again took Adele Bloch-Bauer as his subject. The golden hues that were prominent in the first painting were missing, but the soft colours replacing them were just as captivating, Blending together fantasy and reality, the painting is a gret inspiration to many artists of later generations. [...]
Van Gogh’s The Yellow House
Vincent Van Gogh had been living in guest houses ever since he arrived in Arles. He rented a store for the pile of oil paintings that soon accumulated; this store was to do down in art history as “The Yellow House” when he moved in that September. Every morning he would leave his lodgings, heavily [...]
Gustav Klimt’s Portrait Of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
This oil painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, also known as “Golden Painting” and “The Mona Lisa of Austria”, the subject of the paintings is Adele Bloch-Bauer, an upper class lady in the 19th century. The painting was acquired by the Austrian government during the WWII era, and it was only after 8 long years [...]
Renoir’s Painting Of Dancing At The Moulin De La Galette
This painting Dancing at the Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir has two versions; large and small. The small version was auctioned for a record price of USD 78 million, making it the 10th most expensive painting in the world. The larger version of the painting is now hung in the collection of Musee [...]
Eight Bells, An Oil Painting By Winslow Homer
A ship on the sea has no road signs to guide the way. Seaman find out where they are or where they are going by shooting the sun with a sextant and a quadrant. They do this every day when the ship is out to sea. First, the angle of the sun is measured. From [...]
Turning Stake Boat, A Painting By Thomas Eakins
These rowers are rowing for fun. At the turn of the century rowing was a popular sport. Some oarsmen at that time were as well-known as prizefighters are today. Thomas Eakins, an American artist, spent many hours observing the oarsmen and sketching the boats in motion. He wanted to be able to paint exactly what [...]
