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“Painting as a Pastime” by Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill Painting The Marlborough Tapestries at Blenheim by Winston Churchill Flowers by Winston Churchill If you watched the video interview from yesterday’s blog you heard Bush mention that...
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More on Churchill’s Art
Painting kept in an attic for 30 years because the owner did not like it has turned out to be the work of Sir Winston Churchill.Read more:...
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Happy Birthday Richard Diebenkorn
Diebenkorn’s Ocean Park 67 Diebenkorn’s Interior with Book Born in 1922, Richard Diebenkorn became a well-known figure in the 20th Century Art World known for his Abstract Expressionistic paintings....
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In Memory of Manet
Luncheon on the GrassEdouard Manet On this day in 1883 Edouard Manet died. He was only 51 years old. He was instrumental in the conversion of painting from realism to impressionism. Two of his early...
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Picasso & Modigliani Sell for $Millions!
Picasso’s Dora Maar Modigliani’s Young Man At the same Christie’s sale that saw the Monet that we talked about yesterday go for millions there was a Picasso, “Portrait of Dora Maar”, that sold for...
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Happy Birthday Jasper Johns
“Flag”, oil and collage on fabric mounted on plywood, 1954-55 by Jasper Johns Born on May 15, 1930 in Augusta Georgia, Jasper Johns is an American contemporary artists most well-known for his painting...
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Gauguin Sale Breaks Record
‘Nafea faa ipoipo’ (When will you marry?, 1892) by French painter Paul Gauguin ” The 1892 oil painting by the French post-impressionist, Paul Gauguin, of two Tahitian girls called Nafea Faa Ipoipo...
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American Modernism, Part 2
Guy Wiggins, Snow on Wall Street John Marin, Related to St Pauls Last Tuesday evening I attended the first in a series of lectures at our library about American Modern Art. (Read that here.) Last...
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Happy Birthday John James Audubon
American Flamingo, John J Audubon Wild Turkey, John J Audubon Born on this day in 1785, John James Audubon is recognized for his detailed study of American Birds and his watercolors and drawings of...
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Christmas Already?
As much as I despise starting with the Christmas “stuff” already, it is something we have to do to prepare for parties with a Christmas theme. So here is our next Famous Painters party with a holiday...
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