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Georges Seurat, one of the most celebrated figures of the Post-Impressionist movement, is best known for his innovative approach to color and light, particularly through his groundbreaking technique, Pointillism. While his vibrant paintings like A Sunday Afternoon on the Island…
Franz Kline (American, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 1910–1962 New York) Title: Black Reflections, Date: 1959 Medium: Oil and pasted paper on paper, mounted on hardboard Dimensions: 19 × 19 3/8 in. (48.3 × 49.2 cm) Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Kline arrived at…
Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno) Title: Astrological Fantasy Portrait , Date: 1924 Medium: Gouache on paper, bordered with ink and gouache, mounted on cardboard Dimensions: 14 7/8 in. × 11 in. (37.8 × 27.9 cm) Classification: Drawings This article is published on…
Lee Krasner (American, Brooklyn, New York 1908–1984 New York) Title: Night Creatures Date: 1965, Medium: Acrylic on paper Dimensions: 30 × 42 1/2 in. (76.2 × 108 cm) Classification: Drawings Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A work of raw intensity, Night Creatures is comprised of…
Jackson Pollock (American, Cody, Wyoming 1912–1956 East Hampton, New York) Title: Untitled , Date: ca. 1948–49 Medium: Dripped ink and enamel on paper Dimensions: 22 3/8 in. × 30 in. (56.8 × 76.2 cm) Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York From 1942,…
Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) Title: Lake Geneva, with the Dent d’Oche, from above Lausanne, Part of Lausanne Sketchbook Date: 1841, Medium: Graphite and watercolour on paper Dimensions: support: 235 x 338 mm Collection: Tate “An inveterate traveller, Turner…
Leonardo da Vinci ((possibly Anchiano) Vinci, Republic of Florence 15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519 Clos Lucé, Amboise, Kingdom of France) Title – Portrait of a Man in Red Chalk ( Self – portrait) Year c. 1510 – 1512 Type Red chalk on paper…
Artist: Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris) Title: Embroidery; The Artist’s Mother Date: 1882–83 , Medium: Conté crayon on Michallet paper Dimensions: 12 5/16 x 9 7/16 in. (31.2 x 24.1 cm) Collection : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This tranquil portrait of…
Georges Seurat, Study for Bathers at Asnières, 1884 There is a particular stillness in Seurat’s Study for Bathers at Asnières. The young man, stripped of all distractions, sits quietly, lost in thought. His form, bathed in light, emerges from a…