Journal of Art in Societyさんのイラストまとめ

Wassily Kandinsky is often credited with creating this, the first abstract painting, in 1910. At R, these earlier works by him show his progressive transition towards abstraction ~ a scene he painted from a visit to Venice in 1903 ■ and his view of Murnau in 1909

Outstanding 17C botanical artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté survived the French Revolution despite having tutored Marie-Antoinette ~ here’s his Cabbage Rose & Tulips, with butterfly & ant ■ and a nigh-on-perfect Calville Blanc apple https://t.co/llRZsnqRiD

Like many artists, 19/20C art nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha made extensive use of posed photographs as models for his portraits & other works. Here are some examples
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You can sometimes learn a lot from an artist’s sketches as well as their finished paintings ~ here, John Singer Sargent demonstrates a fine eye and fluent hand in these rapidly-drawn images, ranging from the rich & beautiful to a cranky seagull

Manet spent the summer of 1880 at Bellevue, outside Paris, where he wrote this letter, illustrated in watercolour, to his friend, critic/ artist artist Zacharie Astruc, one of the first to recognise his talents. It recently sold for almost $1/4 million
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It’s interesting how many early depictions of the rainbow show different ranges of colours than the ones that are generally perceived today (red/ orange/ yellow /green /blue / violet). Here are examples from 16C Germany / 17C England / and 17C Netherlands https://t.co/bSaRw3rXCn

Manspreading may be the new name for “male gender-based conceptions of personal space on public transport”, but this practice goes back a long way ~ here’s Honoré Daumier’s “In the Omnibus” from over 150 years ago / & a 1953 plea about seating on NY subway

From our archive ~ Mrs Fiske-Warren and her daughter Rachel are sitting for a portrait by John Singer Sargent ■ they catch sight of a photographer ■ and laugh as Sargent swings round in surprise ■ the finished product (1903)

Van Gogh is famous for his sunflowers and irises, but here are some of his lesser-known paintings of flowers, all done in the last two years of his life ~ Blossoming Almond Branch in a Glass with a Book ■ Still Life with Roses ■ Oleanders (1888-90)

Impressionist Granville Redmond specialised in portraying the vibrant Californian coast & countryside. Deaf since 3 from scarlet fever, he also acted in silent films with friend Charlie Chaplin (at R), whom he coached in non-verbal communication methods https://t.co/YTIJQa09XI