The 1000++ Artworks created around 1950

In August 1939, one month before the outbreak of World War II, Miró moved with his wife to Varengeville in Normandy, France. During the Nazi occupation, Miró created a series of gouaches, the Constellations, on which this painting is based. André Breton described Miró's faces, stars, wings, lines, a...

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In 1919, Joan Miró left his native country of Spain for France, where, along with fellow Spaniard Salvador Dalí, he became one of the pioneers of Surrealism. Inspired by the movement's engagement with psychology and poetic play with form, Miró developed a dreamlike style based on whimsical allusions...

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Introduction to Paul Klee and His Artistic Style Paul Klee, born in Switzerland in 1879, was an influential artist who contributed significantly to the development of expressionism. He experimented with various art movements such as cubism and surrealism, but his unique style remained distinct and e...

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Introduction to Paul Klee and His Artistic Style Paul Klee, a Swiss-born German artist, was known for his highly individual style influenced by Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism. Born on December 18, 1879, in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, Klee began his artistic journey at the Munich Academy of F...

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Paul Klee's 'Flora on Rocks Sun': An Analysis of Style, Media, and Historical Context Introduction Paul Klee is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Born in Switzerland in 1879, Klee's work was heavily influenced by movements such as Expressionism, Cubism, an...

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Introduction to Paul Klee and Comedians' Handbill Paul Klee, a Swiss-born German painter (1879-1940), was celebrated for his unique blend of expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. A master draftsman with a profound understanding of color theory, Klee's impact on modern art is evidenced by his theore...

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Music, painting, and devotion coalesce in this portrait of the Sri Vaishnava composer-poet Tyagaraja. Born in 1767 into a Brahmin Telugu family at Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, he chose to remain in his village all his life, despite invitations to be celebrated at the Maratha court a...

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During the last decade of his long life, Henri Matisse produced some 270 paper cutouts. Although they constitute independent works, many also served as maquettes for projects as different in scale and purpose as book illustrations or designs for liturgical vestments and stained-glass windows. During...

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A legendary episode in American history, recently popularized in a landmark Broadway musical, the final confrontation between personal and political rivals former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr transpired July 11, 1804, in Weehawken, New Jersey, on a popul...

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In his influential pamphlet The American Crisis, English-born American political theorist and abolitionist Thomas Paine equated Britain’s tyranny over the colonists with slavery. In the wake of military setbacks, he sensed a wavering in many Americans—'fair-weather soldiers'— and urged them to renew...

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