Tag Archives: #Cubism

Franz Marc | Degenerate Artist

Posted on November 12, 2020 by maryannadair

All eight images above were painted over a three year period and form a part of a menagerie of animal artworks from cows, cats, horses, a fox, a little blue horse, a monkey, a dog lying in the snow and … Continue reading →

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Michael’s KmitMent To Neo-Byzantine Art

Posted on August 25, 2018 by maryannadair

[Edda by Michael Kmit (1966) oil on hardboard 72 x 48] Ukrainian/Australian artist Michael Kmit was born in Stryi, Lviv on 25 July 1910. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kraków, but due to the conflict in WW2, … Continue reading →

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Franz Kupka – Etude par la Fugue

Posted on June 26, 2016 by maryannadair

Above: Etude par la Fugue (1911-1912) –  oil on canvas 66cm x 66cm Painter and graphic artist František Kupka, (also known as Frank or François Kupka), was born in Opočno, eastern Bohemia (now Czechoslovakia), on 23 September, 1871. He was … Continue reading →

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Braque it to me gently

Posted on May 24, 2014 by maryannadair

Georges Braque was born on 13 May, 1882, in Argenteuil, Val-d’Ois and was raised in  Le Havre.  Like his father and grandfather, he had been trained to be a house painter and decorator. Unsatisfied with this, (between 1897-1899), Braques switched … Continue reading →

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View at your Léger

Posted on February 5, 2014 by maryannadair

The French painter, sculptor and film-maker Fernand Léger was born in Argentan, Normandy, France, 133 years ago on February 4th, 1881. Regarded as the forerunner of the Pop Art movement, Léger had been developing his own form of Cubism, which he … Continue reading →

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Klee-rly you do not look a day over 90

Posted on June 23, 2013 by maryannadair

It’s been 73 years since  Paul Klee  died. (18 December 1879 –  29 June 1940). But it is difficult to realise that this piece, entitled “Senecio” was painted by Klee back in 1922 (that’s already 91 years ago!) and it … Continue reading →

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