Master painters

I found this great image online. you could just sense the paints thickness, he preached to let the paint retain the tracks of the brush. i have a little suspicion that as much as he squinted he would also blurred his vision with eyes wide open in order to eliminate the number of planes and detail, in order to see color mass and color variations. This is why i think he was among the greatest to capture flesh tones because he then was more able to see color by itself instead of color as the…

Often derided as staidly traditional, John Singer Sargent in fact provided a glimpse of the modern world. Ahead of a major new exhibition, Sarah Churchwell surveys the sensational portraits that caught the imagination of painters and authors alike

Michael Malm: "The human figure, in my mind is the most beautiful of God’s creations". Well versed in a variety of painting styles, from still lifes

Mead Schaeffer - The Count of Monte Cristo 1928 Oil on canvas, 32 inches x 26 inches The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas, NY: Dodd Mead & Co, 1928, cover and p. 184 - Kelly Collection American Illustration Art

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The illustrator Dean Cornwell was so damn good that when he painted a moonlit scene, he didn't need to show the moon, or the night sky, or any sky at all. Instead, he was able to convey moonlight using his exquisite control over the hue of skin: And the reflections on those bracelets: and even his treatment of shadow: Photos courtesy of the Kelly Collection of American Illustration Cornwell wasn't following any formula. You'll never find a tube of paint labeled "moonlight." For a different…

Discover the most famous portrait paintings. Learn about the artists who created them, and the historical context of their era.

Artist: John Singer Sargent | Year (completed): 1907 | Period: Impressionism Chess was a game that Sargent enjoyed playing a lot and took with him when he went on painting trips. In the summer of 1907, Sargent visited Purtud, a small town in the Val d'Aosta on the Swiss-Italian border, and painted his nieces and friends there. Like how he frequently chose the attire for the women in his formal commissioned portraits, he often packed up exotic shawls and clothing to have his friends and…

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