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  • All That Jazz

    The Jazz Bowl, 1931 by Viktor Schreckengost, The Cowan Pottery Museum, Rocky River, OH. According to many sources the Jazz Bowl is considered one of the earliest examples of the Art Deco style made…

  • Discovery

    Lady of Shalott, c. 1872 – 3 by Arthur Hughes. A favorite subject of Victorian painters and based on a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson, there are many versions of the Lady.

  • Living in Beauty

    The Hill House, south-west perspective, c.1903 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Glasgow School of Art. Mackintosh’s most famous private residence is Hill House. The style is a combination of Art & Crafts, Art Nouveau and…

  • Luncheon al Fresco

    Dejeuner sur l’herbe, 1863 by Edouard Manet, Musee d’Orsay, Paris. Manet in an attempt to liberate art from the confines of literary and academic subjects by placing contemporary figures outside in the open air.…

  • Flower Vendor

    Chrysanthemums, c, 1875 by James Tissot, Private collection. By the time this work was painted Tissot was well established in his career and in work takes a rare look at a common flower vendor…

  • And Your Little Dog Too

    Young Lady in a Boat by James Tissot, Private Collection. Tissot concentrated on popular subjects for his artwork, first young fashionable women and finally the Bible after he found religion. Critics considered his work…

  • The Good Life

    Holiday (The Picnic), c. 1876 by James Tissot, Tate Gallery London. Painted in the backyard of his London home, Tissot’s artwork often depicts beautiful women in fashionable clothes and the men who admire them.…

  • Lady of Mystery

    Mona Lisa, 1503/06 by Leonardo da Vinci, Musee de Louvre, Paris. The mystery surrounding one of the most famous paintings in the world stems from the unknown identity of the sitter and the fact…

  • Peacocks Revisited

    Belt Buckle,late 19th early 20th c. by Eugene-Samuel Grasset, The Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design, Smithsonian Institution, New York. Best known as an Art Nouveau graphic artist of posters, Grasset also designed fabric and jewelry…