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Header “I never saw in ugly thing in my life.” ~John Constable John Constable was an English Romantic painter. He is best known for his landscape paintings of the English countryside, particularly his hometown of Suffolk. Flatford Mill From A Lock On The Stour John...
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“The function of art is to struggle against obligation.” ~Amedeo Modigliani Amedeo Modigliani (pronunciation) was an Italian painter and sculptor who is known for his unique, elongated style of portrait painting. Alice Modigliani was born in Livorno, Italy...
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“The painting rises from the brushstrokes as a poem rises from the words. The meaning comes later.” ~Joan Miro Joan Miró (pronunciation) was a world-renowned Spanish artist, known for his unique and distinctive style of painting and sculpture, with works containing...
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“I make the most outrageous demands on my imagination and leave aside everything else.” ~Franz Marc Franz Marc (pronunciation) was a German painter and printmaker best known for his influential role in the development of Expressionism. A prolific artist, Marc produced...
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“I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.” ~Marcel Duchamp Marcel Duchamp (pronunciation) was born in Blainville-Crevon, France (pronunciation), on July 28, 1887. He began his art studies at an early age and showed...
