Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement

  histoire : "Le premier mérite d'un tableau est d'être fête pour l'œil" Je me souviens avoir reçu un dictionnaire pour mes dix ans, je ne vous cache pas ma déception. En parcourant les pages on tombait facilement sur un...

« Water-Lily Pond », Monet

histoire: C'est à mon tour d'évoquer l’œuvre de Claude Monet : Nymphéas. Ce n'est pas un exercice facile... d'abord parce que Monet a peint les Nymphéas par dizaines. Et surtout parce que la peinture est un art qui a du...

Starry night by Van Gogh juin 1889

  Letter 782 "Thanks for your letter of yesterday. I too cannot write as I would wish, but anyway we live in such a disturbed age that there can be no question of having opinions that are firm enough to...

Denali Field of Dreams

  history : Alaska is a region of immense beauty that has inspired many artists and nature seekers in the pursuit of inspiring scenery and reconnections with the outdoors. Shane Lamb is a local Alaskan artist who has travelled the...

Baby in Pram in Garden- John Bratby

. history : Baby in Pram in Garden has stuck with me for five years after I first saw it hanging in the Walker Gallery in Liverpool. The whole picture gives an uneasy vibe- its perspective forces you into the...

Study in hands

  . history : A truly great art display should include Leonardo da Vinci's study of hands. The sketch is sensual but technical, showing his desire flawlessness in his art. It focuses on the interaction between physical detail and the...