Artle #Artle April 21, 2026 🎨 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle
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rising from the depths to claim her unfaithful husband's life. Based in Rome, the American artist became famous for this specific technique, blending technical virtuosity with a sense of ethereal and mournful grace. #ChaunceyBradleyIves
Day 2228 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Undine” (1884) Chauncey Bradley Ives. Yale University Art Museum. Ives showcases his mastery of "wet drapery," making solid marble appear like translucent, soaked silk. This Neoclassical sculpture captures the water nymph at a tragic turning point,
these forces connect. This opening figurative painting kicked off a 24-part series where the birds gradually dissolve into abstract shapes. Through this process, af Klint moves away from physical forms to show the two sides finally merging into a single state of spiritual balance. #HilmaafKlint
Day 2227 #ArtKicksCovid19 "The Swan, No. 1" (1915) Hilma af Klint. Moderna Museet Stockholm. The black and white swans in this work symbolise the balance of opposites, such as male and female or spirit and physical matter. This reflects af Klint’s interest in spiritual and ancient ideas about how
Using soft light and delicate brushwork, Achen captures the texture and movement of the grain and wildflowers. His subtle handling of colour and atmosphere reflects the landscape technique of late 19th century Danish painting, conveying the stillness and warmth of a summer day in the countryside.
Day 2226 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Summer Landscape with a Thatched Farm surrounded by Golden Cornfields" (1888) Georg Achen. Statens Museum for Kunst Copenhagen. In this tranquil rural scene, Achen depicts a narrow path cutting through ripening cornfields toward a thatched farmhouse on the horizon.
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of a John Singer Sargent portrait, and a young woman in casual attire sketching a fractured, Cubist work by Pablo Picasso. By expertly mimicking both artists' signature styles, Rockwell highlights the shifting social identities and cultural tastes of the 1960s. #NormanRockwell
Day 2225 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Picasso vs. Sargent,"(1966) Norman Rockwell. This illustration humorously captures the mid-century tension between traditional and modern art. It depicts two contrasting groups in a museum: a mother and daughter in curlers admiring the refined realism
Artle #Artle April 17, 2026 🎨 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle
like the decorative dish and pear branch, which subtly unifies the composition. #SuzanneValadon
basic geometric shapes and built with short brushstrokes and vivid colour, flattening the pictorial space. At the same time, Valadon asserts her own voice through a Fauvist-inspired palette, striking light–dark contrasts and carefully composed details
Day 2224 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Still Life with Fruit and Glass" (1910) Suzanne Valadon. Private Collection. This still life shows the impact of early Modernism on Valadon, especially the influence of Cézanne in the simplified forms, bold outlines and tipped table-top perspective. Objects are broken into
Born on this day in 1452, in the Tuscan town of Vinci, the illegitimate son of a peasant woman & a rich notary. They called him Leonardo. One of humanity's true geniuses.
this sketch remains the only confirmed likeness Leonardo produced of her. The work showcases the artist's early use of sfumato to create soft, lifelike textures without harsh outlines. #LeonardodaVinci
Executed in black, red and yellow chalk, the "cartoon" is celebrated for its innovative profile view, where Isabella’s torso faces forward while her head turns, creating a sense of natural movement. Despite Isabella’s persistent letters requesting a finished oil painting,
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"Portrait of Isabella d'Este” (1500) Leonardo da Vinci. @museelouvre.bsky.social Leonardo da Vinci was born on this day in 1452. This masterful preparatory drawing captures one of the Renaissance’s most powerful women during Leonardo's brief stay in Mantua.
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Have yet to visit the Ashmolean Museum, that collection of still life paintings looks wonderful.
The soft tones of water, wood, and blossoms evoke the quiet beauty of an evening during the fleeting cherry blossom season. #YoshidaHiroshi
Yoshida, a leading figure of the shin-hanga movement, combined traditional Japanese woodblock techniques with subtle gradations of colour and light to create atmospheric landscapes.
Day 2221 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Hayase” (1933) Yoshida Hiroshi. @artinstitutechi.bsky.social In this woodblock print, Yoshida captures a tranquil riverside scene framed by blooming cherry blossoms. Wooden houses line the bank while figures gather on a bridge, pausing to admire the blossoms of spring.
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One of my favourite still life works of all time!