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Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas originally sought a career as a history painter but he is most known for his paintings of dancers, racehorse subjects and female nudes.
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Edgar Degas in New Orleans
Edgar Degas was the only French Impressionist to travel to the United States, spending several months enjoying New Orleans' uniquely inspiring atmosphere.
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Rebel With White Gloves
When told of his daughter's plans, this father said, "I would almost rather see you dead." But this young woman went on to establish herself as one of the leading artists of the Impressionist movement, as well as becoming one of the most well-known and respected artists in the world today. Meet Mary Cassatt.
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Unique French Impressionist - Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas was a significant French artist whose works transcend simple impressionism.
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Artist Alfred Sisley
While Alfred Sisley is not the best-known French Impressionist, his works offer a fine expertise and sense of tranquility.
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Artist Mary Cassatt in Spain
Best known for her loving scenes of mothers and children, Mary Cassatt also painted an 1873 series of Spanish works that showed an adventurously emerging talent.
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Berthe Morisot and Edouard Manet
Artist Berthe Morisot held her own among the male-dominated Impressionists, and her friendship with fellow painter Edouard Manet would influence her career and his own
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French Artist Suzanne Valadon
Beautiful and free-spirited Suzanne Valadon went from artist's model to artist and led a truly bohemian life.
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Gustave Caillebotte
A fine artist in his own right, Caillebotte was also a patron of his fellow Impressionists and a collector and donor of significant works.
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Indulgence for the Mind
A visit to New Orleans doesn't have to be <i>entirely</i> a sensual experience. There's plenty here to titillate the brain as well.
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The Art of Impressionism
A history and overview of the Impressionism movement started by Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissarro.
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American Impressionist in Paris
American born Mary Cassatt became a significant member of the Impressionist community in Paris.
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Night at the Museum – Battle of the Smithsonian
The movie Night at the Museum - Battle of the Smithsonian inspires a summer reading list for kids, with engaging books on history, science, and art.
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Artist August Macke
Though his career was cut short by World War I, August Macke nonetheless left behind many beautiful and richly colored Expressionist works.
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Dance and Modern Art
The combination of the flair of theater and gracefully agile bodies in motion has made dance a longtime favorite subject of artists.
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Degas: Impressionist . . . or Not?
Bioraphical portrait of a French artist from the 1800's who was both impressionistic and not . . .
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Japanese Artist Hashiguchi Goyo
Goyo's beautiful woodblock portraits of women are renowned for their combination of traditional Japanese style with a distinctly modern allure.
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Pablo Picasso's Family of Saltimbanques
Picasso's beautifully haunting Family of Saltimbanques shows the work of an artist moving from one phase of greatness to the next.
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Salvador Dali Surreal Artist
Use the artwork of Spanish artist Salvador Dali to teach about Surrealism and the Surrealist movement of art history.
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Two French Artists Paint Dancers
Both Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec created artworks in Paris that featured dancers. For Degas, it was the ballet and ballerinas. For Toulouse-Lautrec, it was the cancan
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Courtauld Institute of Art – Gallery Overview
This gallery features European drawings, paintings and sculptures, including works by Daddi, Cézanne, Degas, Rubens, Cranach the Elder, Raoul Dufy and Edouard Manet.
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Late 19th Century Scenes of Summer
Three paintings by American-born artists Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt and Thomas Eakins captured new views of the Good Old Summertime.
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Less-Known Portraits of Paris
The French capital of Paris as seen through the eyes of painters Antoinette Haudebourt-Lescot, Jean Béraud, Pierre-Georges Jeanniot, Paul Signac and Édouard Vuillard.
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Art Galleries In London - Courtauld Gallery
London has many impressive galleries housing all kinds of masterpieces, though none are as surprising or as satisfying as the Courtauld gallery.
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Claude Monet
Article on French Impressionist Claude Monet.
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Must See Sights in Montmartre
No trip to Paris is complete without a visit to Montmartre, an area known for its energetic nightlife.
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Origins of Impressionism
While Impressionism is widely accepted and admired in contemporary art history it was not always so.
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Playing the Art Game
Work a little art appreciation into your recreation time with the Art Games from Birdcage Books.
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The Shelburne Museum, Vermont
Set on 45-acres near Lake Champlain, this collection of paintings and sculpture includes Degas, Manet and Cassatt and owes its fame to founder Electra Havemeyer Webb.
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At Home with the Gods
Using the Mythos of religion and culture to infuse into your art
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Highlights in a Hurry at Musée d'Orsay
Visitors limited to an afternoon or evening at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris can still get a feel for the amazing collection housed there by focusing on the highlights.
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Mary Casatt
Article on American artist Mary Cassatt
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Monet Exhibits at Te Papa Wellington New Zealand
New Zealand's national museum hosts Monet and the Impressionists until May 2009. More than 55 works and a series of Impressionist-inspired events will tempt art lovers.
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Three Women Artists Who Rocked Art History
While men seem to be the focus of art history there are many women artists who are equally as important including Mary Cassatt, Imogen Cunningham and Georgia OKeeffe.
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Absinthe and the Arts
Absinthe, commonly referred to as the 'green fairy,' drew many 19th-century artists and writers into its mysterious web.
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Art and The Café
The café as a meeting place, den of evil, absinthe wonderland or political hotbed in works by Jean Beraud, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Viktor Oliva and Gabriel Deluc.
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Celebrating Autumn with Vincent van Gogh
Post-Impressionist Vincent van Gogh led a turbulent and often unhappy life, yet his work seems to celebrate life and its seasons.
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Oil Painters to Learn From...
Whether beginning a new genre of painting or continuing one you already enjoy, it is always extremely beneficial to adopt a seasoned mentor that exemplifies your genre or painting style. This article includes a list of numerous oil painters who have marked history as accomplished painters in their fields. I highly recommend finding an artist in this list that closely resembles even just a part of your own artistic process, and go study in person their masterpieces at a local gallery or museum.
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Overcoming Obstacles in Late Nineteenth-Century France: Part II, Mary Cassatt
Marry Cassatt's beating the odds of 19th-century patriarchy and offering visual critiques of it in her work.
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Two London Exhibitions for Art Lovers
The Travelsleuth looks at two exhibitions on in London this December which are a must see for visiters, and celebrates the arrival of a branch of the Hermitage Museum from St.Petersburg at Somerset House.
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Oil Painters to Learn From...(Part Two)
This article continues the previous article, listing numerous oil painters who have marked history as accomplished painters in their fields.
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Overcoming Obstacles in Late Nineteenth-Century France: Part I, Berthe Morisot
The restrictions of the lives of late nineteenth-century French women and how Berthe Morisot circumvented them.
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Thomas Nast
Thomas Nast's passionate crusades to preserve the Union and promote equality reached their heights during the Civil War and Reconstruction era.
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