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    April Greiman Analysis

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    This group included Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro,Edgar Degas, Alfred Sisley and Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec whom all worked together, influenced each other, and exhibited together and independently. A major fact that tied the group together was that they were exhilarated by contemporary developments in the color theory which helped their

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    History of Pablo Picasso and his Art Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor, generally considered the greatest artist of the 20th century. He was unique as an inventor of forms, as an innovator of styles and techniques, as a master of various media, and as one of the most prolific artists in history. He created more than 20,000 works. Picasso's genius manifested itself early: at the age of 10 he made his first paintings, and at 15 he performed brilliantly on the entrance examinations

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    The history of graphic art and the cycle of politicization, depoliticization and then repoliticization span the late 19th century through and into the 21st century. Evolving from humble beginnings into the commercial behemoth it’s become to today this essay will explore graphic design’s evolution and the politics that affected this growing art movement during this influential timeline. Graphic design set its first roots in Germany in 1455 with the introduction of the Blackletter typeface and Johannes

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    Vincent van Gogh is now a well known artist even though he died way too soon before he could make more artwork. While he was alive he suffered from mental illnesses and lived a very poor life. He spent most of his time making artwork. It wasn’t until he died that he gained popularity for his artwork. Vincent loved art from a young age. He got his love of art from his mother who was a moody artist. He had to work at his Uncle Cornell’s art dealership when his family was in financial trouble. During

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    Van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 to July 29, 1890) come to be a post-impressionist painter whose paintings, extremely good for its beauty, emotion and shade, stimulated 20th-century artwork. He struggled with highbrow contamination, and remained terrible and genuinely unknown during his existence. Van Gogh died in France at age 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Vincent van Gogh completed extra than 2, one hundred works, together with 860 oil art work and more than 1,300 watercolors

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    Vincent van Gogh Essay

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    Vincent van Gogh In present time, Vincent van Gogh is probably the most widely known and highly appreciated person of postimpressionism. During his brief lifetime, Vincent’s work went almost unknown to this world. His work now hangs in countless museums throughout the world and is considered priceless. His work became an important bridge between the 19th and 20th centuries. The art-historical term, Postimpressionism was coined by Roger Fry a British art critic, who described the various

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    “It is in general the unexplored that attracts us…” – Lady Murasaki, The Tale of Genji. (Lambourne 2005, 10). A preoccupation with “the other” has always been of interest to the French. In Montesquieu’s Lettres Persanes, written in the early 18th century, the French nearly fall over one another in order to gaze upon an Arab traveler in their country. One observer even exclaims, “ Ah! Ah! Monsieur est Persan! C’est une chose bien extraordinaire! Comment peut-on être Persan!” (Hirch and Thompson

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    Vincent van Gogh is likely the most generally known and exceptionally refreshing individual of postimpressionism. Amid his concise lifetime, Vincent's work went practically obscure to this world. His work now hangs in innumerable historical centers all through the world and is viewed as precious. His work turned into an imperative extension between the 19 th and 20 th hundreds of years. The craftsmanship chronicled term, Postimpressionism was begat by Roger Fry a British workmanship faultfinder,

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    Vincent van Gogh is arguably considered one of the greatest artist of all time, but his career wasn’t always focused on the arts. Vincent was born March 30th, 1853, in Zundert, Neth, and did not begin his art career until the age of 27. (1) Prior to his ventures in the arts, Vincent, at the age of 16, worked as an art dealer apprentice for Goupil and Company. During his 3 year stay at Gurpil and Company, “Daily contact with works of art aroused his artistic sensibility, and he soon formed a taste

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    The Only Mask Deep

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    Only Mask Deep All is silent and still on a foggy Parisian night, when suddenly a single rapport of pistol fire breaks the calm. Most people associated gunfire to that of an ominous sound, but to Gaston Leroux it was reason for celebration. Night air gunfire meant that Leroux had completed another novel. Every novel he wrote ended with a single shot (V. Leroux). Welcoming a novel in this way was classic Leroux; big, bold, audacious, with a touch of the flamboyant (Mackintosh 6). In 1889, Leroux

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