Remove Age Remove Maker/Artist Remove Modern Art
article thumbnail

Les Nabis Revealed: The 8 Artists Who Redefined Modern Art as We Know It

Invaluable

Energized to achieve a “beauty beyond visible reality,” the Nabis group of French artists challenged convention to create a new artistic vision, as they harnessed Paul Gauguin’s synthetism to envisage an exciting alternative that would usher in the age of modern art. Where Les Nabis differ is in the subject matter.

article thumbnail

American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

Invaluable

The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.

article thumbnail

American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

Invaluable

The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.

article thumbnail

5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in October

WorthPoint

Artist Richard Howard Hunt (1935-2023) was recognized as one of the foremost African-American abstract sculptors of the 20th century. Throughout his career, Hunt used modern methods and industrial materials to sculpt organic forms. Over his career, the celebrated Chicago artist won multiple prizes.

article thumbnail

Trusted Local Antiques Buyers and Their Services in Bradenton

Sarasota Antique Buyers

In particular, we are interested in English and Continental items from the 18th to the 20th centuries, as well as modern and traditional furniture. We understand that each piece’s value depends on various factors, such as age, quality, condition, rarity, period, and maker.

article thumbnail

A Forgotten Woman Artist: Lilian de Glehn Thibaut

Mark Hill

The Parisian cul de sac called Cité Falguière (below) is renowned as the group of artists’ studios in Paris inhabited across the years by a roster of then penniless, now world famous, artists. So her art was seen by and hung in very good company! Gauguin, Modigliani, Brancusi, Soutine, the list goes on. He had five children.

article thumbnail

8 Famous Color Field Paintings that Define the Genre

Invaluable

As the 1940s came to a close, a number of artists were looking for something new. During the style’s second wave, artists including Helen Frankenthaler , Morris Louis , Kenneth Noland and Jules Olitski also harnessed the spirit of non-figurative painting but embraced the idea of form as more important than any mythical content.