Born #onthisday1888 Nils Dardel Swedish #Post-Impressionist #painter Inspired by #Fauvist with preference for a pure palette & Japanese #woodcuts Also experimented with #Cubism painting several #cityscapes in the style & explored #pointillism’s clear motifs & strong colorus
… styles Picasso’s artistic style evolved during his career but held firm to unique insight into the human condition brought to life by large colourful surfaces and distorted proportions merging representational images with abstract
Born #onthisday1581 Domenichino Italian #Baroque #painter belonging to Bolognese School Work is illustrative of classic-idealist art form popular at the time & intended to surpass imperfections of nature by developing an Idealised Concept of Beauty by drawing on ancient concept
Born #onthisday1919 Stanislav Halpern Polish Australian #painter & #sculptor Known for bold semi-abstract works exploring street life Later experimented with pure abstraction #Expressionistic #portraiture after travelling in Europe Friend & fellow artist Arthur Boyd praised work
Born #onthisday1620 Aelbert Cuyp prominent Dutch #painter during their Golden Age specializing in #landscapes Became famous for masterful detailed large-scale paintings of Dutch riverside scenes capturing shimmering golden rays of early morning or late afternoon light
Born #onthisday1978 Sigrid Holmwood British/Swedish artist known for #paintings examining historical art practices via historical re-enactments of a painter of peasant life using traditional materials referencing 16th century #genrepainting & 19th century #Impressionism
Born #onthisday1962 Bruno Dutot French-born Australian #painter emigrated to Australia in 1987 & infused Sydney with French style by painting walls Artistic style evolved from red dress he drew in Paris to public mural of 'Oucha' a woman with cat he is best known for
Born #onthisday1781 William Westall English #landscape #artist best known for being one of 1st artists to work in Australia Sir Joseph Banks recruited Westall as #landscape & #figure #painter under Matthew Flinders on HMS Investigator voyage of exploration Admiralty commissioned
Born #onthisday1969 Tjungkara Ken Australian Indigenous #artist from Amata Began #painting in 1997 & focused full time 2008 Works depict stories & figures from personal Tjukurpa (Dreaming) Archibald Prize finalist (2017) with Kungkarangkalpa tjukurpa (Seven Sisters dreaming) …
