Yesterday, a version of this iconic artwork broke all auction records when it sold for $119.9 million dollars making it the highest amount a work of art has ever sold for. It is actually not surprising, as The Scream has become one of the most recognized art works in the world along with the Mona Lisa and American Gothic.
Daybreak
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, 1922, Private Collection.
father was an artist and he was encouraged by his family to pursue a career as an artist. He had a good deal of success as an artist, but also as an
who added life and color to many books. This is one of his most famous pieces and is still available as a print today, also still very popular.
A project called Corsi: The World’s First Male Supermodel a documentary by Jake Gorst that tells the story of the actor and model who worked with important late 19th and early 20th century artists and whose face and figure can be found in paintings and statues all over the world.
Corsi posed for this series by British Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones
The Hand Refrains, Pygmalion II by Edward Burne-Jones, 1875-78, Birmingham City Museums & Art Gallery
Self-Portrait with Shaded Eyes, 1634. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Oil on wood; 70.8 x 55.2 cm. Private collection, New York
The exhibition Rembrandt in America will be at The Cleveland Museum of Art through May 28, 2012, It is a rare opportunity to see many of the Rembrandt pieces that reside in American collections, all in one venue.
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