Author Archives: artxart

Hokusai Katsushika

“Dragonfly and Bellflower”

Hokusai Katsushika | "Dragonfly and Bellflower"
(Japanese, 1760–1849) color woodblock print, ink & color on paper, Edo period, c. 1820′s

Posted in Asia, Printmaking

Yoshizawa Setsuan

“Leaf from Album Depicting Birds, Flowers, Landscapes, and Flower Pots”

Yoshizawa Setsuan | "Leaf from Album Depicting Birds, Flowers, Landscapes, and Flower Pots"
(Japanese, 1809-1889) ink & colors on silk and paper, Edo-Meiji period, 1876

Posted in Asia, Brush & Ink

Claude Monet

“Water Lilies”

Claude Monet | "Water Lilies"
(French, 1840-1926) oil on canvas, 1906

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Landscapes

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

“A Bouquet of Roses”

Pierre-Auguste Renoir | "A Bouquet of Roses"
(French, 1841-1919) oil on canvas, 1879

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Realism & Brushwork

Édouard Manet

“Roses in a Glass Vase”

Édouard Manet | "Roses in a Glass Vase"
(French, 1832–1883) oil on canvas, 1883

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Realism & Brushwork, Still Lifes

Piet Mondrian

“Anemones in a Vase”

Piet Mondrian | "Anemones in a Vase"
(Dutch, 1872-1944) oil on canvas, 1906

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Realism & Brushwork

Vincent Van Gogh

“Irises”

Vincent Van Gogh | "Irises"
(Dutch, 1853-1890) oil on canvas, 1890

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Still Lifes, Symbolism

Simon Denis

“Mountainous Landscape at Vicovaro”

Simon Denis | "Mountainous Landscape at Vicovaro"
(Belgian, 1755–1813) oil on paper, ca. 1795

Posted in Italy, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art

Simon Denis

“Landscape near Rome during a Storm”

Simon Denis | "Landscape near Rome during a Storm"

Posted in Italy, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art

Ernest-Joachim Dumax

“View in the Roman Campagna”

Ernest-Joachim Dumax | "View in the Roman Campagna"
(French, 1811–1900) oil on paper, 1847

Posted in Italy, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art

Giovanni Battista Camuccini

“Path in the Roman Campagna”

Giovanni Battista Camuccini | "Path in the Roman Campagna"
(Italian, 1819–1904) oil on paper, laid down on canvas, c.1840s

Posted in Italy, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art

Fritz Petzholdt

“Cervara”

Fritz Petzholdt | "Cervara"
(Danish, 1805–1838) oil on paper, laid down on canvas, 1832-33

Posted in Italy, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art

Jules Coignet

“The Palace of Donn’Anna, Naples”

Jules Coignet | "The Palace of Donn'Anna, Naples"
(French, 1798–1860) oil on paper, laid down on canvas, 1843

Posted in Italy, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art

Heinrich Reinhold

“Terrace of the Capuchin Garden, Sorrento”

Heinrich Reinhold | "Terrace of the Capuchin Garden, Sorrento"
(German, 1788–1825) oil on paper, laid down on panel, 1823-24

Posted in Italy, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art

Andō Hiroshige

“Night Snow, Kambara” (from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido)

Andō Hiroshige | "Night Snow, Kambara" (from the series 'The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido')
(Japanese, 1797–1858) color woodblock print; ink and color on paper, c. 1831-44

Posted in Asia, Landscapes, Printmaking

Félix Vallotton

“La Paresse”

Félix Vallotton | "La Paresse"
(Swiss, 1865-1925) woodcut, 1895

Posted in Art Nouveau, Nudes & Figures, Printmaking, Symbolism

Albrecht Dürer

“Rhinoceros”

Albrecht Dürer | "Rhinoceros"
(German, 1471-1528) woodcut, 1515

Posted in Printmaking, Renaissance

Edvard Munch

“Two Women on the Shore”

Edvard Munch | "Two Women on the Shore"
(Norwegian, 1863-1944) color woodcut, 1898

Posted in Art Nouveau, Impressionism/Expressionism, Printmaking, Symbolism

Andō Hiroshige

“Hakone” (from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido)

Andō Hiroshige | "Hakone"
(Japanese, 1797–1858) color woodblock print; ink and color on paper, c. 1833-34

Posted in Asia, Landscapes, Printmaking

Hokusai Katsushika

“Mongaku in his Ascetic Life”

Hokusai Katsushika | "Mongaku in his Ascetic Life"
(Japanese, 1760–1849) woodblock print on paper, c. 1830′s

Posted in Asia, Mythology, Printmaking