Category: Paris
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French School Early 20th century, Parisian street view under rain 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 48 – With Footnotes
School of Paris refers to the French and émigré artists who worked in Paris in the first half of the 20th century. The School of Paris was not a single art movement or institution, but refers to the importance of Paris as a center of Western art in the early decades of the 20th century. Between 1900…
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Edouard Cortès, PLACE SAINT-MICHEL 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 47 – With Footnotes
The Place Saint-Michel is a public square in the Latin Quarter of Paris, France. It lies on the left bank of the river Seine facing the Île de la Cité, to which it is linked by the Pont Saint-Michel. The northern end of the Place Saint-Michel, the end closer to the river, is on the left-bank…
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Charles Levier, Paris 1 02 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 46 – With Footnotes
Charles Levier, French (1920 – 2003), was born in 1920 of a French father and American mother in Corsica. He held a fascination with color and form that led him, at age seventeen, to the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs for private studies. World War II came along and Levier served in the French…
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Michael Rozenvain was born in Kiev, in the Ukraine in 1963. He currently lives in Toronto. After having studied at the art school of Kiev, he pursued his artistic studies at the Academy of Applied Arts in Lvov. Rozenvain has participated in many collective and solo exhibitions. Rozenvain is also very active in the creation of fresco paintings…
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Charles Cobelle, View of Paris 8 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 44 – With Footnotes
Charles Cobelle, born Carl Edelman (1902–1994) was a modern French master of painting, lithography and a fine muralist, who was born in Alsace-Lorraine, France. He is considered the last link to the great tradition of the Open Line School of Paris. Cobelle received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the University of Munich and continued his…
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Pierre BONNARD, Women at the window 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 43 – With Footnotes
Pierre Bonnard (3 October 1867 — 23 January 1947) was a French painter and printmaker, as well as a founding member of the Post-Impressionist group of avant-garde painters Les Nabis. Bonnard preferred to work from memory, using drawings as a reference, and his paintings are often characterized by a dreamlike quality. The intimate domestic scenes, for…
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Detlev Nitschke, A STROLL ALONG THE BOULEVARD 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 42 – With Footnotes
Detlev Nitschke (German, born 1935) is a German artist known for his picturesque scenes developed from plein-air painting into designs for calendars and maps. His work is heavily influenced by both the American Impressionists and his travels throughout Europe and Russia. Born in 1935 in Berlin, Germany, Nitschke studied lithography at Meisterschule Fur Druck & Graphik,…
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Pierre Bonnard, AU CAFE, 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 40 – With Footnotes
Pierre Bonnard, (French, 1867–1947) Title:AU CAFE, c. 1900Oil on Panel29.2 x 29.8 cm. (11.5 x 11.7 in.)Private collection Pierre Bonnard (3 October 1867 — 23 January 1947) was a French painter and printmaker, as well as a founding member of the Post-Impressionist group of avant-garde painters Les Nabis. Bonnard preferred to work from memory, using drawings…
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Eugene Segal, Large Café Scene 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 39 – With Footnotes
Eugene Segal was influenced by the works of artists such as Rembrandt, Velasces, Van Deik, France Hals and fellow countrymen Vrubel and Serov. Segal paints with a pallet knife, directly on canvas. Born in 1967 Russia, Segal made the decision to become an artist at the early age of five, and never wavered from his dream. …
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George Malva, Paris Blues 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 39 – With Footnotes
George Malva (Syrian, b. 1957) Paris Blues, 1986 Oil on canvas 32 x 28 inches (81.3 x 71.1 cm) Private collection Omar “Malva” Hamdi was a Syrian Kurdish artist. Born in 1952 in Al-Hasakah, Syria, he worked as a graphic artist for the Syrian Press, where he also wrote articles on an Artistic Criticism. He settled…
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GEORGE MALVA AKA OMAR HAMDI, Snow In Paris, 1995 01 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 9
GEORGE MALVA AKA OMAR HAMDI, (Lebanese, born 1951), Snow In Paris, 1995 Oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. Private collection Omar “Malva” Hamdi was a Syrian Kurdish artist. Born in 1952 in Al-Hasakah, Syria, he worked as a graphic artist for the Syrian Press, where he also wrote articles on an Artistic Criticism. He…
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Jean Kevorkian, Paris, la Seine, vu de Notre Dame 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 37 – With Footnotes
Jean Kevorkian, (French, b. 1933) Paris, la Seine, vu de Notre Dame Oil on canvas 23-3/4 x 28-1/2 inches (60.3 x 72.4 cm) Private collection View from the top of Notre Dame Cathedral showing the Seine River and the Eiffel Tower; and the Notre Dame Bridge over the Seine, constructed in 1919 at the site of the very…
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Eugène Galien-Laloue, LE MARCHÉ AUX FLEURS 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 36 – With Footnotes
Eugène Galien-Laloue, 1854-1941, FRENCH LE MARCHÉ AUX FLEURS Watercolour and gouache on paper 20.5 by 33cm., 8 by 13in. Private property The famous “Flowers and Birds Market (Marché aux fleurs et aux oiseaux)” has been located since 1808 on the Ile de la Cité, Place Louis Lépine, and Quai de la Corse along the Seine. Halfway…
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Eugène Galien-Laloue, L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 35 – With Footnotes
Eugène Galien-Laloue, 1854-1941, FRENCH L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE Gouache and watercolour over pencil on paper 18.5 by 30cm., 7¼ by 11¾in. Private collection The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place…
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Léon Lemaître, LES HALLES, PARIS 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 34 – With Footnotes
Léon Lemaître, 1850 – 1905, FRENCH LES HALLES, PARIS Oil on panel 15.5 by 27cm., 6 by 10¾in. Private collection Les Halles was the traditional central market of Paris. In 1183, King Philippe II Auguste enlarged the marketplace in Paris and built a shelter for the merchants, who came from all over to sell their wares.…
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Eugene Galien-Laloue, Le Marche aux Puces 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 33 – With Footnotes
Eugene Galien-Laloue, French, 1854-1941 Le Marche aux Puces/ Flea market Gouache on thin board 13 x 16 1/8 inches (33 x 41 cm) Private collection Fleas are parasitic insects that have always been assumed, rightly or wrongly, to infest the old clothes full of vermin sold by the scavengers , “fleas included”. The expression “flea market”…
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School of Paris, Parisian Grand Boulevard 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 30 – With Footnotes
Unknown, School of Paris, 20th CENTURY Parisian Grand Boulevard OIL ON CANVAS 30″ by 40″ Private collection Boulevards of Paris are boulevards which form an important part of the urban landscape of Paris. The boulevards were constructed in several phases by central government initiative as infrastructure improvements, but are very much associated with strolling and leisurely enjoyment in…
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Ernst Josephson, 14 JUILLET 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 33 – With Footnotes
Ernst Josephson, 1851 – 1906, SWEDISH 14 JUILLET, c. 1883 Oil on canvas 90 by 119cm., 35½ by 47in. Private collection Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries/lands to the French National Day, which is celebrated on the 14th of July each year. In France, it is formally called la Fête nationale and…
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Michael Rozenvain, Parisian Cafe 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 33 – With Footnotes
Michael Rozenvain Parisian Cafe Serigraph and acrylic on board 14.5in. by 12in. Private collection Parisian cafés serve as a center of social and culinary life in Paris. They have been around since the 17th century, and serve as the meeting place, neighborhood hub, conversation matrix, rendez-vous spot, and networking source, a place to relax or to…
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Manfred Lindemann-Frommel, THE PORTE SAINT MARTIN 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 31 – With Footnotes
Manfred Lindemann-Frommel, 1852 – 1939, GERMAN THE PORTE SAINT MARTIN, c. 1891 Oil on canvas 59 by 73.5cm., 23 by 29in. Private collection The Porte Saint-Martin is a Parisian monument located at the site of one of the gates of the now-destroyed fortifications of Paris. It is located at the crossing of Rue Saint-Martin, Rue du Faubourg…
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