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Thread: Christian Rohlfs (1849-1938) was a German Expressionist who was denounced by the Nazis but has had a major influence on German art. He is one of the greatest 20th C Expressionists. Dancers (1920), Death as a Juggler (1929) & Red Amaryllis (1931). He was born on this day.
Woman Peeling Apples (1663), Reading a Letter (1664) & Village House (1665). His mature work demonstrates his uncanny ability to use light & shade as well as balance a composition.
de Hooch was born in Rotterdam, son 2 a bricklayer & midwife. He was believed to have studied under Nicolaes Berchem. From 1650 he was under the patronage of a merchant & travelled to The Hague, Leiden & Delft. Soldier (c1650) & Woman with Basket (1651) & Man Offering Wine (1653)
She regularly travelled to Paris & was influenced by artists there & influenced some of them. Gaugin, Van Gogh & Cézanne appealed to her. Girl with Stork (1906), Self-Portrait Nude (1906) & Portrait of Lee Hoetger (1906)
Of all her works, those of young girls have the most empathy & presence. It is as if she is reaching out to living hope. Young Girl (1902), Old Woman (1903) & Head of a Peasant Woman (1903)
Still Life (1906), Ballerina (1906), Cranes Fleuris (1909) & Le désespoir de Pierrot (1910)
For me his Mariakerke is one of his most visually exciting works. View of Mariakerke (1901), Les Joueurs (1902), the Deadly Sins (1904) & Pierrot & Squelettes (1905)