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Gathering Paradise by Sandy Skoglund
Installation art creates an environment within a museum or gallery that brings the viewer into the artwork. It began in the 1970's and reached it's zenith in the 1980's, today it is often termed "site specific." Skoglund’s use of animals and color make her work popular and memorable for viewers.
Still Life with Strawberries, no date by Levi Prentice (Amerian 1851-1935), Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.
Prentice is known for painting still lifes, often with fruit. He worked as a carpenter and an art teacher.
Oriental Poppies, 1927 by Georgia O'Keeffe,
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.If someone asks, buy a poppy, but why a poppy?
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White-eye, Manuscript Mughal Period.
The Mughal empire a line of Indian Muslim emperors who ruled from 1526 to 1828. The most famous work to come out of this period is the Taj Mahal.
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Winter Landscape, probably 1811 by Casper David Friedrich.
There is a man sitting down against the rocks and praying, he has abandoned his crutches as he approached the shrine. The serenity of the scene with the church in the background is a favorite theme of Friedrich.
Monastery Graveyard in the Snow, 1819 by Casper David Friedrich.
Friedrich's ethereal landscapes have an uncanny calmness. People have very personal reactions to his art. For example, if you are religious, you might concentrate on the ruined church and what that means. If you are feeling isolated or lonely, the winter scene and bare trees, may be what you feel most moved by.
Frontispiece for Goblin Market, 1933 by Arthur Rackham.
Rackham's illustrations for Christina Rossetti's poem are full of the detail that make his artwork popular with young and old, alike.
Autumn, 1999 by Alex Katz, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.
Katz was influenced by Jackson Pollock early in his career but in the 1960's his work became more realistic and representational. He concentrated on portraits and figural images, but also did some landscapes and florals.
Roses on a Tray, c.1861 by John La Farge, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh.
La Farge began his career as a painter, but became most famous for this work in stained glass. Second only to Louis Comfort Tiffany. He also created decorative for a number of churches and private residences.
Downtown Pittsburgh Skyscrapers from Mount Washington, 1996 by Aaronel de Roy Gruber, Collection of the Artist.
A Pittsburgh artist who created paintings, sculpture and photos. Her work can be found in many museum collections. Many of her panoramic shots were also hand tinted.
Cuckoo Flower, 1910 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasglow, Scotland.
Mackintosh's interest in plants began at a young age and continued throughout his life. Although he is most famous as an architect, his talent in painting watercolors should also be appreciated.
"Art is the flower-life is the green leaf. Let every artist strive to make his flower a beautiful living thing - something that will convince the world that there may be - there are - things more precious - more beautiful - more lasting than life."
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 'Seemliness,' 1902.
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White Center, 1950 by Mark Rothko.
A member of the New York School that emerged in the mid 20th century, Mark Rothko has come to be regarded as one of America's greatest artists. He had his first solo exhibition in 1961.
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Dominant Curve by Vasily Kandinsky.
Kandinsky was one of the most influential Abstract artists of the 20th century. He was a teacher of both law and later art, teaching for a number of years at the German Bauhaus. He himself claimed he became interested in abstraction after seeing one of his paintings upside down.
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April Love, 1855-56 by Arthur Hughes.
Hughes accompanied this painting with a poem by Tennyson called The Miller's Daughter. I love the vibrant purple of the dress, it just pops out of the painting.
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The Chariot of Aurora (detail), 1935 by Jean Dunand.
This large panel was part of a design for the ocean liner Normandie one of the grandest and most famous ships ever built.
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Sun, Sea, and Tide, 1989 by Red Grooms, The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO.
Red Grooms uses all different kinds of media in his work, which is often two or three-dimensional. He likes to combine painting and sculpture into works he calls "sculpto-pictoramas."
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The Library, 1960 by Jacob Lawrence, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
"Lawrence never completed high school but taught himself African American history, spending hours in the library researching legendary black figures and events to use in his paintings. " (Smithsonian website).
Dressed Ballet Dancer, 1880/1881 by Edgar Degas, National Gallery, Washington.
Degas spent a great deal of time observing the world of the ballet. This statue represents the young girls in training, known as the "rats."
The Virgin of the Rocks, 1483-86 by Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo created two almost identical versions of the same scene of the Virgin with the angel Uriel, John the Baptist and the Christ child. The first work was commissioned by an organization and when they did not pay right away it was purchased by an individual, finally the group gathered the money and another version was made for them.
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Egrets, c. 1945 by NC Wyeth, Mural for the Metropolitan Life Building.
NC Wyeth is the father of Andrew Wyeth. He is best known as a book illustrator and made many famous tales such as Robin Hood and Treasure Island come alive for young readers.