“All the good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.” Grant Wood Grant Wood’s American Gothic is arguably the most recognized painting in 20th-century American art. It comes from the environment in which Grant Wood was raised: the rural American Midwest. The story behind the painting goes backContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Grant Wood”
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Happy Birthday, Max Beckmann
“I believe that the reason why I love painting so much is that it forces one to be objective. There is nothing I hate more than sentimentality.” Max Beckmann (February 12, 1884 – December 27, 1950) Max Beckmann lived in a time of conflict and fundamental change. His artwork is a brilliant reflection of thisContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Max Beckmann”
“An artist, und…
“An artist, under pain of oblivion, must have confidence in himself, and listen only to his real master: Nature.” – Pierre-Auguste Renoir Happy Birthday, Pierre-Auguste Renior
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