Tag: Post-Impressionism
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Van Gogh’s Cypresses: 2023’s Summer Blockbuster
This summer, everyone is talking about the Van Gogh’s Cypresses exhibition at the Met in NYC. I recently saw the exhibition and had a really nice time.
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Book Review: The Lost Van Gogh by Jonathan Santlofer
Jonathan Santlofer’s The Lost Van Gogh is a new novel about a self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh. Find out what I thought of the book before its release.
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Art That Inspires Me: The Paintings of Paul Cézanne
In Cézanne: A Life, Alex Danchev claims that admirers of Cézanne’s work can’t really explain why they like it. Here, I’ve done my best to prove him wrong.
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Art That Inspires Me: Still Life Painting
Back in the days of the artistic academies, still life was considered the least prestigious of the painting genres, but it’s one of my personal favorites.
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Rogue’s Gallery – Art Dealers as Colorful as any Artist
Rogue’s Gallery is a fascinating book about the history of art dealers. As it turns out, it’s not just the artists who have big personalities.
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A Guide to Post-Impressionist Painting
The Post-Impressionist movement started in Paris around 1880. Post-Impressionism can be seen in painting and other two-dimensional art forms like drawings and prints. Artists such as Cezanne, van Gogh, Matisse, and Gauguin were its stars.
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The Life and Work of Roger Fry
Meet Roger Fry. A little while back, Mr. Fry and I spent a delightful year in each other’s company, because he was the subject of my honors thesis in my senior year of college. Seeing as dear old Roger holds such an important place in my scholarly career, I figure it is high time I…
