Zhang Daqian (張大千, 1899-1983), original name Zhang Yuan (張爰) and pseudonym Daqian, was one of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. He is also regarded by many art experts as one of the most gifted master forgers of the twentieth century. He excelled at all types of paintings, and is especially famous for his landscape, as well as lotus paintings.
Pollock painting During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety, a major artist of his generation. Regarded as reclusive, he had a volatile personality, and struggled with alcoholism for most of his life. In 1945, he married the artist Lee Krasner, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy. ...
Henri Lebasque (French, 1865-1937) In 1865, Henri Lebasque was born in Champigné, France. In 1885, Henri Lebasque studied in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and thereafter entered the studio of the artist Bonnat. Henceforth, Henri Lebasque participated regularly in exhibitions of the artists' association and in the salons of Paris. Lebasque also maintained an intense artistic exchange with young painters, especially Vuillard and Bonnard, the founders of the artists' associations ...
Google+ Stories thinks it can top your vacation slideshow Google+ expands automation with the new Stories and Movies features, which create digital travelogues of your vacation. Google+ Stories automatically curates your photos and videos into a travelogue, while adding map, hotel, and restaurant locations. It takes a special kind of dedication to curate hundreds of videos and pictures from a vacation into a usable ...
Young Hollywood's Go-To Designer Creates Two New, Must-See Katy Perry Tour Looks! Considering Beyoncé and Peter Dundas of Pucci (and Ralph & Russo and Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy), plus Miley Cyrus and Roberto Cavalli, high-fashion designers creating tour costumes for A-Lister musical performers is a must these days. And the latest fabulous pairing? Katy Perry and Fausto Puglisi, the young Sicilian designer whose designs have been worn by Lily Collins, Bella Thorne, and, of course, Katy herself ...