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May 23 2011
Ruins of Nimes, Orange and St-Remy
Academician / French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “The Ruins of Nimes, Orange and Saint-Remy-de-Provence” by Hubert Robert of 1789. This French artist was fifty-six when he created this masterpiece. He was born in Paris and in 1754 went to Rome in the entourage of the ambassador from the French court. He spent eleven years there and supported himself in the latter years through his work as an artist. He returned to Paris is 1765 and soon became a success in the art circles. He was imprisoned during the Revolution and was almost executed during the Terror. He was released after the death of Robespierre. He became one of the directors of the new museum of the Louvre and continued his success focusing on Neoclassical works. He died in Paris on April 15, 1808. The original of this masterpiece is on display at the Bode-Museum In Berlin.
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Nov 13 2010
Snow in New York by Robert Henri, 1902
American / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of “Snow in New York” of 1902 by Robert Henri. This is a masterpiece of the leading figure of the Ashcan school of Art. He began studying at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1886 when he was nineteen years old. He studied in France and Italy and began teaching in Philadelphia in 1892. He married six years later and continued to paint in Philadelphia and Paris. He began teaching at the New York School of Art in 1902, the year in which this painting was completed. In 1908 he organized a showing of art by himself and seven others which became known as the eight and was later considered the founding of the "Ashcan" school. He continued to paint and attract significant following of clients and painters. He was chosen one of the top three living American artists by the Arts Council of New York in 1929, the year of his death. The painting is currently at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C.
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