Masterpiece Story: Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise is a masterpiece of Impressionism that captures the elusiveness and the impermanence of an autumn...
James W Singer 22 September 2024
#Seascapes
Dutch Golden Age Explained
When one thinks of any Golden Age, the first thing that comes to mind is the 17th-century Netherlands at its glory – the Dutch Golden Age. The most...
Nicole Ganbold 9 September 2024
Masterpiece Story: Capturing the Moment by Joaquín Sorolla
The Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla spent most of his summers with his family in French Biarritz, 35 kilometers from the border with Spain. The beach...
Zuzanna Stańska 30 August 2024
Seven Luminist Seascapes to Make You Want a Beach Vacation
If you still plan your summer vacations and a trip to the lake or the ocean isn’t on your schedule here are a few Luminist artworks that might...
Alexandra Kiely 13 August 2024
Joaquín Sorolla: The Luminosity of the Mediterranean
If you love summer light, long vacation days, walking on the beach, and lying on the sand with a good book in your hand, these paintings by Joaquín...
Andra Patricia Ritisan 13 August 2024
Best Seascapes in Art History
The sea has a mind of its own. Whether it is stormy or calm, a man knows that it is to be respected. In art, the seascape, as it is called, is a...
Anastasia Manioudaki 13 August 2024
Somewhere at Sea – Ivan Aivazovsky and His Marine Art
Many artists painted the sea, but only Ivan Aivazovsky was completely devoted to it. Over his long life (1817–1900), he dedicated thousands of...
Elizaveta Ermakova 13 August 2024
Masterpiece Story: Seascape Near Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer by Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh is one of the most popular painters of all time. He dominates Post-Impressionism, he fills art books, and he inspires modern...
James W Singer 11 August 2024
Clouds in Art—Stratus, Cumulus, Cirrus, and Many More!
Clouds in art are why the term “landscape painting” is a bit deceiving. It suggests that the subject of the artwork is the land, and yet it is...
Sandra Juszczyk 25 July 2024
Masterpiece Story: Summer Evening on Skagen Sønderstrand by Peder Severin Krøyer
Summer Evening on Skagen Sønderstrand by Peder Severin Krøyer is a masterpiece of Danish Impressionism. It not only captures the beauty of the...
James W Singer 24 June 2024
J. M. W. Turner in 10 Paintings
If one wanted to impress their friends at dinner with facts about the highly unique painter Joseph Mallord William Turner, I would point them to...
Coleman Richards 17 June 2024
Masterpiece Story: Fighting Temeraire by J. M. W. Turner
Fighting Temeraire by British Romantic painter J. M. W. Turner is a seascape that expresses poetic and patriotic...
James W Singer 2 June 2024
