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Swiss painter Arnold Böcklin died 1901. He was heavily influenced by and had a fascination with death

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Scorned by both the Soviet and Nazi regimes. He is now know as the father of

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2017-01-10

arthistorybabes:

Episode 8: Yoko Ono is My Favorite Beatle

1. Yoko Ono, Cut Piece, 1966

2. Yoko Ono & John Lenno…

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2017-01-08

You need to see the critters that put the "pretty" in "pretty creepy" https://t.co/A86Yu7VB0k

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2017-01-07

Italian painter Francesco Zuccarelli died 1788. He was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts

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2016-12-31

American artist Tom Wesselman, a leading purveyor of pop art, died in 2004.

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2016-12-17

"Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity." - Yoko Ono

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2016-12-14

Flemish artist (later English court painter) Sir Anthony van Dyck died 1641. A style of facial hair is named after him

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2016-12-09

Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin, Russian Impressionist painter, was born 1861. He later worked in Art Nouveau styles

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2016-12-06

Claude-Joseph Vernet died 1789. His paintings are reminiscent of works by Claude Lorrain 100~ yrs earlier

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2016-12-03

Red Room by Nazism branded avant-garde German artists as both enemies of the state and a threat to German culture.

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2016-11-26

After Goya- Hannibal Crossing the Alps. I will never get enough of these studies.

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2016-11-21

spent exile in Switzerland, yet was unable to obtain Swiss citizenship because of German status as degenerate artist.

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2016-11-21