In recent years, abstract and impressionist art has continued to grow and change, with artists using new ideas and techniques to express deep emotions, spirituality, and the mysteries of life.

size: 25.25in W x 28.75in H x 2.25in D Sight size: 19.5in W x 23in H d ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LEWISBURG — The Public Library for Union County will present the artwork of James Shaffer in February. Shaffer’s colorful abstract ...

As complex as the abstract impressionist paintings she created, Nellie Leaman Taft was spirited and social, and also needed time alone to paint and to curate exhibitions. Among her ancestors was ...

Impressionistic work does not always unfold as bald statement or faithful depiction. It works through tone, pacing and ...

From serene backdrops to quiet interiors, the painting went beyond just mimicking Monet or Renoir and told deep American stories with sunlit vibrancy, expressive brushwork, and a reverence for the ...

TWICE during his long (86 years) lifetime, Pioneer Impressionist Claude Monet had to face the jeers and catcalls of critics. The first time was when his painting, Impression: Sunrise, appeared at the ...

On a November morning in 1872, Claude Monet set up his easel and began furiously painting the foggy scene beyond his hotel balcony. As a Normandy native, Monet knew Le Havre’s harbor well, but he ...

JOHN HOUSE Impressionism: Paint and Politics New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. 256 pp.; 63 color ills., 117 b/w. $50.00 JOACHIM PISSARRO Pioneering Modern Painting: Cézanne and Pissarro, ...

It is hard to tell if abstract painting actually got worse [after the 1960s], if it merely stagnated, or if it simply looked bad in comparison to the hopes its own accomplishments had raised. —Frank ...

The 15 April 1874 has a good claim to be the founding moment of modern art. A group of 31 artists, who'd often been rejected by the official Paris Salon, had decided to stage their own show at 35 ...