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Ernst Kreidolf (Swiss, 1863–1956)
Morgenidyll 1893

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Konrad Ernst Theophil Kreidolf was born on February 9th 1863 in Berne Switzerland, the second eldest child of the Kreidolf family. His brothers and sisters were Marie Hermine (1861), Emma (1866), Albert (1868), Otto (1871), Clara (1873) and Frieda (1876). In 1868 the family moved to Constance in Germany, where his father opened a toyshop. However, Kreidolf grew up with his grandparents at nearby Taegerwilen in Switzerland because he was expected to inherit his grandfather’s farm. In 1879, he began an apprenticeship as a lithographer at the Lithografische Anstalt Schmidt-Pecht in Constance and also had drawing lessons.

After his apprenticeship (1882) Kreidolf stayed on at Schmidt-Pecht for a year, as an assistant, to financially support his parents after the bankruptcy of their business. The sale of his lithography Taegerwilen created a secure financial basis for his artistic education. From 1883 to 1885, Kreidolf attended the Munich School of Arts and Crafts and had a part time job as a lithographic draughtsman. In 1887, after his first attempt was unsuccessful, he passed the exams for the Munich Art Academy. He also attended the Paul Nauen private School of Arts. In Munich he became friends with other artists, including Albert Welti, Wilhelm Balmer and Cuno Amiet.

In 1888 Kreidolf joined the painting classes of Ludwig von Loeffz, however, in the winter of 1889, ill health forced him to give up his studies. He retired to Partenkirchen for six years and during this time he produced, in the main, pictures relating to myths, legends and fairy-tales.

Between 1890 and 1896, Kreidolf taught the hereditary Princess Marie of Schaumburg-Lippe landscape painting. In 1892/93, his first exhibition was held at the Kunstverein in Munich. In 1894, he painted - encouraged by Ferdinand Avenarius – pictures in watercolours that were exhibited in 1897 at the Gallery Arnold in Dresden and attracted interest from several publishers. They were to be the illustrations used in his book Blumenmaerchen (Flower Fairy-tale) published in 1898. However, only a loan from the Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe made the publication of this book by the publishing house Piloty & Loehle possible. Ernst Kreidolf himself lithographed the pictures.

The book received positive attention, and the art historian Josef August Beringer brought Kreidolf to the attention of the poet Richard Dehmel. As a result the two cooperated to produce the verse-book Fitzebutze. This book written by Paula and Richard Dehmel, illustrated by Kreidolf and edited in 1900 at Insel publishing house, was controversial due to its socially critical texts.

The Publisher Hermann Schafstein (from 1904 Schaffstein) signed Kreidolf exclusively to his publishing house that specialised in literature for children and young adults. Once signed to this publisher, Kreidolf’s famous books appeared; in 1901 Die schlafenden Bäume (The Sleeping Trees), in 1902 Die Wiesenzwerge (The Meadow Dwarves), and in 1903 Schwaetzchen fuer Kinder (Chit Chat for Children). In 1904 Kreidolf was involved in Richard Dehmel’s Buntscheck, ein Sammelbuch für Kinder (Patchwork, a Scrap-book for Children).

In 1905 the book Alte Kinderreime (Old Nursery Rhymes) appeared followed by in 1908 Sommervoegel (Butterflies). The latter was highly acclaimed by Hermann Hesse. In 1911 Der Gartentraum (The Garden Dream) was published.

Kreidolf still lived in Munich and in 1904 joined the Association of Die Walze - a union of Swiss artists, the members of which were almost all well-known Swiss painters and graphic artists living in Munich. In 1901 Kreidolf joined the Bund zeichnender Künstler (Society of Illustrators). In 1905 he made a field trip to Italy and in 1906, a major exhibition of his works was shown at the Kuenstlerhaus in Zurich. Kreidolf, who was now recognized by critics and widely known for his picture books also painted landscapes, portraits and pictures with spiritual themes.

In 1917 Kreidolf returned to Switzerland and settled in Berne. Wilhelm Fraenger wrote the first monograph on him. In St. Moritz, he met Emil Roniger, who founded the Rotapfel publishing house a little later and became Kreidolf’s publisher. Between 1920 and 1935, several new books appeared at almost yearly intervals: In 1920 Blumen Ritornelle (Flower Chorus), in 1922 Alpenblumenmaerchen (Alpine Flower Fairy-tales), in 1924 Ein Wintermaerchen (A Winter's Fairy-tale), in 1926 Lenzgesind (Servants of the Spring), in 1928 Das Hundefest (The Dogs’ Party), in 1929 Bei den Gnomen und Elfen (With the Gnomes and Elves), in 1931 Grashupfer (The Grasshopper), in 1932 Aus versunk´nen Gärten (From the Sunken Gardens) and in 1935 Die Himmelreich-Wiese (The Kingdom of Heaven Meadow).

In 1922 Kreidolf became a member of the Berne Art Society and of the committee for new acquisitions for the Kunstmuseum (Museum of Fine Arts) in Berne. In 1923, a big solo exhibition was shown at the Kunsthaus Zurich and in 1933 there was an extensive retrospective at the Kunsthalle Berne and Kreidolf was created a doctor honoris causa of the University of Berne. In 1934, Kreidolf’s last children's book appeared, Die Himmelreich-Wiese (The Kingdom of Heaven Meadow). In 1955 he was honoured to receive the Swiss teachers’ Prize for young adults’ books (Jugendbuchpreis).

Ernst Kreidolf died on August 12, 1956 in Berne.

Kreidolf’s children's books were republished after the Second World War a number of times and are as popular today as they ever were. Kreidolf’s role in the artistic development of children’s picture books was shown in several exhibitions. His position within the framework of Swiss art of the 20th century was showcased at the exhibition in 2006 in Berne: Ernst Kreidolf und seine Malerfreunde (Ernst Kreidolf and his painter friends).
Ernst Kreidolf’s literary estate is kept at the Burgerbibliothek in Berne and the Kunstmuseum (The Museum of Fine Arts) in Berne takes care of his artistic legacy that belongs to the “Verein Ernst Kreidolf”.

Charming by Thierry Duval

Thierry Duval was born in Paris, France in 1968. His watercolors are characterized by a strong light and precision in drawing, being almost or hiperrealist in the results mainly in his Paris watercolors. By using glazing technique he works in several steps up to get the final, very realistic result. As was said, light is strong in almost all his artworks.

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Scott Prior painting

Scott Prior is a painter who lives and works in Massachusetts. His paintings depict a world that is intimate, simple and personal, where objects are transfixed and transfigured by light.

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Konstantin Razumov was a pupil at Ilya Glazounov's Academy, where he specialised in History painting and achieved a great success. A young and talented artist, he has painted all kinds of subjects, from nudes to landscapes. His bright colours, the smoothness of the skin in his nudes, the expressive features of his characters, distinguish his paintings. Razumov has a vibrant shimmering brushstroke plus a mastery of light and excellent draftmanship. Faithful to early Impressionism, he nonetheless adds some modern touches which are most obvious in his beautiful charming nudes, soft and sensuous. Razumov is at his graceful best when his subjects are young ladies. He has always been our tip to attain greatness and is a very fine young artist.

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Marc Chagall painting

Marc Chagall was a Belorussian-born French artist whose work generally was based on emotional association rather than traditional pictorial fundamentals.

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Jorge Maciel painting, Brazil

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Konstantin Kacev painting

Konstantin Kacev is born in Taschent in 1967 where he lived till 1983 year. He continued his secondary education in Skopje till 1986, and in 1995 he graduates from the Faculty of Fine Arts - Skopje at the department of painting, conservation and restoration. For many years he had worked at the Republic’s Department of Culture and Conservation specializing in protection of monuments as a freelance wall painting conservator. Since 1999 he has moved in his studio and participates in many exhibitions across Macedonia and several independent exhibitions in Paris and New York in 2005. He lives and work in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

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Mr. Jin Hongjun / 靳洪軍 was born in 1937 and is a native of Beijing. His family are descendants of the Emperors of the Qing Dynasty. He studied Chinese painting with many well-known artists such as Li Kuchan and Li Keran in the Chinese Painting Department, Central Art College of China. As a professional artist at the Beijing Painting Institute, Professor Jin particularly specialized in fine brushwork. His paintings have been collected by the China National Art Museum and by the Chinese government and many important organizations. One of them was elected into the 13th Exhibition of SECO of the U.N. Jin Hongjun also was invited to visit India and to teach in Japan plus to participate in art exhibitions of his works in the U.S., Singapore, Korea, Canada, Thailand and other countries.

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Thomas M. Thomson ~ Fantasy painter

Specializing in fantasy and custom portraiture, Thomas M. Thomson was born in Rota, Spain in september of '68. He has been surrounded and inspired by art from a very early age.
He attended Florida State University, where he focused on the fundamentals of composition, perspective and figural accuracy. He has pursued an exciting career in art following his graduation in December of 1993. His mediums of choice are Oil on Canvas and Pencil on Paper.

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Mark Shasha, 1961 ~ Plein Air painter

Mark Shasha is an Award-winning American artist. He is also an award-winning author and illustrator, an award-winning educator, an actor and a songwriter. His paintings, drawings and prints are found in public and private collections around the world and have appeared in museums and galleries for more than three decades. His children's books appear regularly on bestseller lists and have been read by millions worldwide.

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Manuel Nuñez 1956 | California

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Julie Heffernan, 1956 ~ Magical Realism

American painter Julie Heffernan is an Associate Professor of Fine Arts at Montclair State University in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. She received a B.F.A., at the University of California, Santa Cruz and an M.F.A. in Painting and Printmaking at the Yale School of Art. Heffernan is a Professor of Fine Arts at Montclair State University in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. She is represented by PPOW Gallery in New York City, Catharine Clark Gallery in San Francisco, CA; and Mark Moore Gallery in Los Angeles, CA. She is married to Jonathan Kalb, chair of the Theater Department at Hunter College and theater critic, author of "Great Lengths". Heffernan is the mother of two sons: Oliver, the eldest, and Sam.

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Sophie Anderson
British 1823 - 1903

Sophie Anderson was a genre, landscape and portrait painter. She was born in Paris, where she studied under Steuben.Her father being French, her early years were spent in France, but with the outbreak of the 1848 Revolution, she and her family left for America. There she established herself as a successful portrait painter and married an English artist, Walter Anderson. In 1854 they came to England, and in 1855 she began to exhibit genre pictures at the Royal Academy.Whilst in England she lived in London, Dalston (Cumberland), and Bramley near Guildford, but around 1871 she moved to Capri because of ill health. Eventually she returned to England and lived in Falmouth.Anderson is extremely well known for her canvas titled “No Walk Today”.She exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1855 and 1896 also exhibiting at the British Institution, Suffolk Street and the Grosvenor Gallery.

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Randy Van Beek

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Gabor Vida (1937-1999)
The village elders

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Landscape painting by Bob Ross.

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Umbrellas (1841-1919)

Umbrellas 1886
Oil Painting on Canvas
French Impressionist Master (Painting, Drawing)
Periods: Early Years, Association with Impressionists, Rejection of Impressionism, Later Years
Style: Impressionism
Period: Rejection of Impressionism
Genre: genre painting

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Allan Ramsay (13 October 1713 – 10 August 1784) was a Scottish portrait-painter.

A portrait of Ramsay's second wife, Margaret Ramsay.

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Gipsy Purple Loves by Mstislav Pavlov

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Cuatro Bailarinas ( Four Ballerinas) by Edgar Degas

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Svetlana Valueva Painting

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"Spring Blossoms" by Federico Andreotti

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Federico Andreotti (Florence, March 6, 1847-1930) was an Italian painter. He initially studied with Angiolo Tricca, Stefano Ussi, and at the Florentine Academy of Fine Arts. At a contest, he won a stipend and ultimately gained appointment as professor at the Academy. He was prolific as a painter of canvases at Rome, Florence, and other cities. He painted realistic genre and aristocratic scenes, often in dress from the eighteenth centuries. The elaborate period dress and affected airs give his paintings, sometimes described as Rococo Revival, a retardataire focus.

Among his works are:

• I Crapuloni
• The Tavern
• The Reconciliation
• The Music Teacher
• A chi dei due
• Una battuta de'aspetto
• Returning from the Fields
• Half-figure of Old Man
• The Grandfather
• Interrupted Dance
• Countryside Idyll

Sunlight and Shadow, by Winslow Homer

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Richard Johnson Art

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Richard S. Johnson painting

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Vasya Lozhkin painting

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Morning Sunshine' by Edward Dufner

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Miroslaw Szeib Art

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Yuri Ratus paint

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Eduardo Arguelles art

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Valentin Gubarev painting

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Dragon Sunset - Anastasiya Malakhova

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My artworks cover quite a range – from traditional paintings of flowers, landscapes and animals to modern digital abstracts and fractals. Prints of my images make great wall art for homes, offices, hotels, hospitals.
Lots of images can be printed in large sizes (some up to 72 inches).

Gift of art is the most special and will be remembered for many years to come.

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Telemaco Signorini (Italian, 1835 - 1901)

Telemaco Signorini was an Italian artist who belonged to the group known as the Macchiaioli.

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Madamme Monet and her Son, by Claude Monet

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Danny Cee Art

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Back in the days while in school, the young artist Danny Cee would always receive bad grades but not because he wasn't a smart kid; instead it was because he would spend his time in class drawing. "Anytime we had some sort of project in class, I would always find myself drawing the picture that was in the book instead of doing the work." It was obvious that he would only apply himself to the things that caught his interest such as art. Many in his school would take notice to his art talent and soon enough classmates would approach Danny for their own personal art. "I started to get paid in school to do graffiti on classmates backpacks and hats. My family was already broke enough, so it was my way of making some type of money."

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Its a really very good and very unique image collections. Thanks for sharing Admin, keep it up.

An extraordinary man with a severe disability creates incredible works of art using a typewriter.

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Hans Baluschek (1870 –1935)
Orphan Street, Berlin 1927


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Jeremy Mann Art

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Schubert at the Piano II (1899), Gustav Klimt

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