From Black Square’s icon-like placement to Blue Poles, famous abstract paintings challenged what art could be. Explore the choices and conflicts behind them.
Category: Visual Art
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When Famous Flower Paintings Expanded Beyond the Vase
Explore famous flower paintings, from Ruysch’s impossible bouquets to O’Keeffe’s vast blossoms, and trace the shift from detail to expressive color. Read on.
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How Famous Impressionist Paintings Reframed Daily Life
Explore 17 famous impressionist paintings, from Monet's industrial harbor to Morisot's sleeping child, and see how color shapes modern life. View the works.
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14 Famous Watercolor Paintings: Sharp Edges, Soft Washes
From Dürer’s fine hairs to O’Keeffe’s spreading sky, these famous watercolor paintings span four centuries. Explore 14 works through their edges and washes.
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17 Famous Paintings of Women: Scandal, Theft and Fame
Famous paintings of women reveal scandals, theft and private heartbreak. From the Mona Lisa to Madame X, explore the human conflicts behind these 17 works.
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10 Famous Landscape Paintings: Details Easily Missed
Explore famous landscape paintings, from Fan Kuan’s tiny travelers to Monet’s industrial harbor, and learn what each artist makes you notice. See all ten.
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Comics: The Return of the Good Duck Artist
He’s widely regarded as one of the most skillful storytellers to have worked in comics—or any medium for that matter—over the course of the past century. His stories have influenced and inspired the work of an uncounted number of his fellow creators from across the globe, including such notable celebrities as George Lucas and Steven...