Category: Post-Impressionism
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Quick Print: “Still Life with Wild Flowers” by Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh, Still Life with Wild Flowers, 1890, Oil on canvas. Source: Teal Quill I am deeply fascinated right now by Van Gogh’s Still Life with Wild Flowers. The 1890s seemed to have been Van Gogh’s retrograde into ukiyo-e and Japanism. Inventive and daring, Van Gogh’s absorption in the scene gave way to a…
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Kawase, Night: Three Contemplative Scenes by Hasui Kawase
Hasui Kawase 川瀬 巴水, Dusk at Ushibori (Ushibori no yugure), 1930, Color woodblock print, oban tate-e, 17 1/16 × 11 13/16 in. Art Institute of Chicago Hasui Kawase is one of those gripping artists with a sharply unique perspective. His landscapes have a je ne sais quoi which sparks instant recognition of the scene as…