For the Impressionists, the first priority was to capture on canvas the initial impression of what they saw, which was of the greatest value
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Why are merchants and merchants in Kustodiev's paintings so overweight? About the artist's amazing artworks painted against all odds.
It was a lot to take in. There were no basic necessities: food and firewood. His wife Yulia Kustodieva went to work as a day laborer sawing wood, which she received as payment instead of money.
From forbidden frivolous illustrations to ceremonial portraits of Alexander II. Mihai Zichy's diverse oeuvre
Zichy willingly befriended Russian artists, was a guest at the famous “Thursdays” Kramskoi of Kramskoi. This allowed him to experience real, not court life.
"I want to paint as if I could photograph nightmares." Zdzisław Beksiński's scary and inexplicably appealing paintings
The real success came to Beksiński in the 1980s. But in his personal life he had to endure a lot of tragedies. His guardian's 20-year-old son Robert stabbed the artist 17 times for some reason.
