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Gilded Age Architecture and Art: A Journey Through America’s Opulent Era

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Just the name “The Gilded Age” invokes a sense of opulence and grandeur. Correspondingly, this rise in wealth was reflected in both the art and architecture of the era, as patrons aimed to create increasingly lavish works of art and environments to reflect both their affluence and the magnificence of the age.

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Gilded Age Architecture and Art: A Journey Through America’s Opulent Era

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Just the name “The Gilded Age” invokes a sense of opulence and grandeur. Correspondingly, this rise in wealth was reflected in both the art and architecture of the era, as patrons aimed to create increasingly lavish works of art and environments to reflect both their affluence and the magnificence of the age.

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Paul Klee: The Color and Spirit of Modern Expression

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These nuanced techniques, however, proved challenging for Klee as a young student at Munichs Academy of Fine Arts after he enrolled in 1898. There he was surrounded by some of the leading modernists of the age, including Kandinsky who joined the faculty for a brief period, but disruption was on the horizon.

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How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

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If your insurance provider has asked you to get your artwork professionally appraised, or you need it evaluated for some other reason, How Do I Get My Art Appraised will help you find a qualified appraiser, fully understand all aspects of the appraisal process, and prepare you for what a professional fine art appraisal is likely to cost.

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In Plain Sight: The Book As A Work of Art

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These hidden gems have even come out during the age of online retail, as a customer for an online bookseller recently opened a copy of Octavia E. Now more than ever booksellers need a wide pool of knowledge from which to draw when making their assessments of an individual item’s worth.

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The Beauty of Botanical Illustration: Capturing the Flora of the Natural World

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Medieval Marvels of Botanical Illustration The tradition of such manuals outlining plants’ medicinal capacities flourished in the Middle Ages as more herbals were created. So skilled were his drawings that Bauer was invited to join an expedition to Australia to map its botanical species there in the late 18th century.

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8 Famous Color Field Paintings that Define the Genre

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Famous Color Field Painting Artists Color field painters are the quiet residents in the abstract expressionist neighborhood, especially when compared to the loud action painters of the age, like Jackson Pollock. Sold for $86,882,500 via Christie’s (May 2012).