Category: Artworks
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Paula Rego | War
Background and History of Art Form Year of publication for artwork: 2003 Genre/Style: Symbolic Expressionism, Surrealism Media/Medium: Pastel on Paper Dimension: 160 X 120 cm (63 in x 47 in) Location of Display: Tate Gallery Background and History of Artist Full Name/Recognized Name: Paula Rego Nationality: British, Portuguese Born Date of Artist: January 26, 1935…
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Gerhard Richter | 1024 Colours
Originally: 1024 Farben Background and History of Art Form Year of publication for artwork: 1973 Genre/Style: Abstract Conceptual Art Media/Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimension: 299 x 299 cm (117.7 in x 117.7 in) Location of Display: Kunstmuseen Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany Background and History of Artist Full Name/Recognized Name: Gerhard Richter Nationality: German Born Date of…
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Gerard Sekoto | The Jazz Band
Background and History of Art Form Year of publication for artwork: 1961 Genre/Style: Expressionism Media/Medium: Oil on Board Canvas Dimension: 45 x 60 cm Background and History of Artist Full Name/Recognized Name: Gerard Sekoto (South African) Born Date of Artist: 9th December 1913 Death Date of Artist: 20th March 1993 Occupation: Painter Movement: Social Realism…
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Paul Nash | Totes Meer
Dead Sea Background and History of Art Form Year of publication for artwork: 1940-1941 Genre/Style: Landscape Expressionism Theme/Series: WWII- Aerial Creatures Media/Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimension: 102 x 152 cm Location of Display: Tate Britain, London, UK Background and History of Artist Full Name/Recognized Name: Paul Nash Born Date of Artist: 11th May 1889 Death…
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Ivan Aivazovsky | The Birth of Aphrodite
Background and History of Art Form Year of publication for artwork: 1887 Genre/Style: Marina Romanticism Media/Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimension: 109 x 145 cm Location of Display: N/A Background and History of Artist Full Name/Recognized Name: Ivan Aivazovsky (Russian-Armenian) Born Date of Artist: 29th July 1817 Death Date of Artist: 5th May 1900 Occupation: Painter…
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Alfred Sisley | The Terrace at Saint Germain, Spring
Background and History of Art Form Year of publication for artwork: 1875 Genre/Style: Landscape Impressionism Media/Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimension: 73.66 x 99.06 cm Location of Display: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, USA Background and History of Artist Full Name/Recognized Name: Alfred Sisley (French/British) Born Date of Artist: 30th October 1893 Death Date of Artist:…
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Francois Boucher | Madame de Pompadour
Background and History of Art Form Year of publication for artwork: 1756 Genre/Style: Rococo Portrait Media/Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimension: 212 x 164 cm (83.5 in x 65 in) Location of Display: Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany Background and History of Artist Full Name/Recognized Name: Francois Boucher (French) Born Date of Artist: 29th September 1703 Death…
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Titan | Bacchus and Ariadne
Title: Bacchus and Ariadne Artist: Titan (Tiziano Vecelli) Year: 1520 – 1523 Medium: Oil on Canvas Period: High Renaissance Style/Genre: Mythological paintings for Philip II (1553-1562) Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Offers her a constellation (Corona Borealis) as a wedding gift. Draping the main colors in the palette, blue and rose tones. Division of scenery…
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Norman Lewis | Baule Mask, Carved Bobbin (Guru), Dan Mask
*Baule Mask, Carved Bobbin (Guru), and Dan Mask shown from right to left* Title: Carved Bobbin (Guru) | Baule Mask | Dan Mask Artist: Norman Wilfred Lewis Year: 1935 Medium: Pastel on Canvas Period: Harlem Renaissance Style/Genre: Figurative Expressionism; African Art. Notes & Analysis of the Artwork Taken from the mask of Baulé and Dan…
