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Artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder Year 1565 Type Pen and ink on brown paper Dimensions 25.5 cm × 25.1 cm (10.0 in × 9.9 in) Location Albertina, Vienna There’s something quietly unnerving about looking at a Bruegel painting. You start with a smile — the peasants dancing,…
SALON DU DESSIN 2025 from 26 to 31 March at the Palais Brongniart Presided over by Louis de Bayser, the Salon du dessin is a unique event with an international reputation, and has become the main reference in the world of collecting drawings. Collectors, specialists, curators,…
Edvard Munch (1863–1944)Head of an Old Woman, 1883Charcoal and wash on paper325 × 235 mm (12 ¾ × 9 ¼ in) Long before The Scream made him an icon of modern art, Edvard Munch (1863–1944) was a young artist deeply…
Coinciding with the artist’s 550th birthday, ‘The Genesis of the Sistine’ opens on March 6 at the Muscarelle Museum of Art in Virginia. Feb 3, 2025 • By Emily Snow for The Collector During the four years he spent painting the Sistine Chapel…
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…
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,…
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…
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