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#FridayPainting: Amedeo Modigliani “Portrait of the Painter Frank Haviland”

Who was Frank Haviland? Frank Burty Haviland, born in 1886 Limoges, France, was a French Cubist painter. From an early age, Frank Haviland was influenced by his family’s creative professions. He was the grandson of Philippe Burty, art collector and critic who gave us the artistic term, “japonisme.” He was the son of CharlesContinue reading “#FridayPainting: Amedeo Modigliani “Portrait of the Painter Frank Haviland””

Happy Halloween with Bohumil Kubišta

My daily art calendar always provides a teachable moment. Today, on Halloween, I was greeted by the artist, Bohumil Kubišta’s painting “Still Life with a Skull.” My first thought was: A brilliant artwork to schedule for October 31, 2019 and Halloween. My second thought was: Who is Bohumil Kubišta? I confess I had no knowledgeContinue reading “Happy Halloween with Bohumil Kubišta”