From the beginning, this community has only allowed images as posts.

Recently with the community getting more activity there have been a number of users posting articles as posts. I've had a user ask where the appropriate place to post art articles is, and I didn't have a good answer for them. As far as I can see there isn't a true fit.

After giving it some thought, I'm going to trial a new post rule and see how it goes with the community.

Articles as posts WILL be allowed, so long as the article focuses on traditional art or traditional artists in relation to their art. Articles as posts must be tagged in the title with [ARTICLE].

Sidebar will be changed to match.

If you Odera's style (I certainly do): this one is part of a series of tarot card paintings.

11 x 17 coffee stained print
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I sell these if anyone's interested at https://etsy.me/4xmcvIW
I will also be selling these at the Big Tiki Woo-Woo in Ventura, CA, on Oct. 2nd - tickets available here: https://tinyurl.com/28bfdw5

Artist: Gustave Caillebotte

Year: 1875

Medium: Oil on canvas

Les raboteurs de parquet (English title: The Floor Scrapers) is an oil painting by French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte. The canvas measures 102 by 146.5 centimetres (40.2 in × 57.7 in). It was originally given by Caillebotte's family in 1894 to the Musée du Luxembourg, then transferred to the Musée du Louvre in 1929. In 1947, it was moved to the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, and in 1986, it was transferred again to the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, where it is currently displayed.

(...) Despite the effort Caillebotte put into the painting, it was rejected by France's most prestigious art exhibition, the Salon, for the Salon of 1875. The depiction of working-class people in their trade, not fully clothed, shocked the jurors and was deemed a "vulgar subject matter". He was hurt by this rejection, and instead showed it at the second exhibition of the Impressionists, with whom he had already associated himself, in 1876. He presented it alongside some of his other works, including a second, different version of Raboteurs from 1876, and his earlier work Jeune homme à sa fenêtre (Young Man at His Window). The images of the floor scrapers came to be associated with Degas's paintings of washerwomen, also presented at the same exhibition and similarly scorned as "vulgar".

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Artist: Umberto Boccioni

Year: 1902

Medium: Gouache, charcoal, and pastel on paper

Created by Umberto Boccioni in 1902 in Rome, Italy, the artwork titled “Young Man on a Riverbank” is an embodiment of the Impressionism and Realism art movements. As a genre painting, it offers a snapshot of everyday life, capturing a moment that conveys a broader cultural or social understanding.

The artwork presents a contemplative scene featuring a solitary young man standing on a riverbank. He is portrayed in profile, gazing out over the water. His attire, notably a hat and a long coat, harmonizes with the formality of the early 20th century. The background is dominated by a warm, golden palette, suggesting the presence of either a sunrise or sunset sky filled with soft, billowing clouds. Below, the river reflects the luminous sky, with white streaks of light dancing on the water’s surface to create a serene and reflective atmosphere.

The shore on the opposite side of the riverbank is lined with dense foliage, and a pier or dock structure extends into the water, where a small boat is moored. These elements give the scene a sense of place and tranquility, characteristic of the Impressionist movement’s pursuit to capture the fleeting effects of light and the Realist movement’s focus on the authentic depiction of ordinary life. The brushwork appears loose and expressive, contributing to the overall impressionistic quality of the painting. The composition invites the viewer to join the young man in his introspection, offering a moment of calm and reflection.

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Artist: Edward Hopper

Year: 1925

Medium: Oil on canvas

The Bootleggers is a 1925 painting by American realist Edward Hopper. The work generally marks the end of his early period before painting the House by the Railroad that same year, the start of his mature or classic period. The painting depicts a nautical scene in a subdued blue and gray palette, showing three men on board a motorboat staring at the shore where another man, standing besides a large house, stares back at them. It has been described and interpreted as Hopper's most overt, political, and even contrarian work.

Art historians and critics believe that the painting is loosely based on the history of rum-running during Prohibition (1920–1933). The scene is thought to depict the smuggling of alcohol along the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts, but Hopper's art dealer made it known that the painting was not based on an actual location but on several different scenes blended together. The Bootleggers was first exhibited in November at the Brooklyn Museum, followed by several other showings. Hopper held on to the painting for almost three decades until the Currier Museum of Art acquired it for their collection in 1956.

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Hughes designed covers for all of KMFDM's albums except one or two, and the videos for ‘A Drug Against War’ and ‘Son of a Gun’ are animated versions of his artwork.

Artist: Juan Gris

Year: 1917

Medium: Oil on panel

Like many European artists before them, Cubists often depicted Harlequin, a stock character in the Italian commedia dell’arte, a form of masked theater dating back to the sixteenth century. Easily recognized in his checkered costume, Harlequin is a trickster with a tendency to act on whim and passion. For this reason, several modern artists adopted the character as an alter ego. Gris was particularly fond of the subject; he portrayed Harlequin in approximately forty works made between 1917 and 1925. In this painting, caricature softens the Cubist fracturing of the figure, while bands of light illuminate Harlequin’s costume.

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A few photos from the 2018 exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario, including an interactive portion where visitors put dots on objects.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/51038772

11 x 17 coffee stained print.
There are no digital enhancements to this immage.
The text says "Griffozar" in Japanese, which is the character's name in Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger
I sell copies of this if anyone's interested.
Enjoy!

"The Kiss" (1925) by Willem de Kooning

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Art Institute of Chicago 🖼
charcoal on wove paper
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So, now the last one of the season series. All known pictures by Arcimboldo are on his wikipedia site.