Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Pionier und Anführer der abstrakten Kunstbewegung, wurde durch seine geradlinigen,asymmetrischen Linien und reinen Farben berühmt. Fasziniert von den mathematischen Gesetzen des Universums, nährt der niederländische Künstler seine Arbeiten mit wissenschaftlichen Entdeckungen und schufzusammen mit Wassily Kandinsky und Fernand Léger eine innovativeSprache der Ästhetik.Im Exil in New York lockern sich seine strengen Kompositionen nach und nach auf und werden immer reiner und intensiver. An ihre Stelle trat eine neue musikalische Rhytmisierung der Motive. Zu Lebzeiten als Gründer einer Avantgarde - Bewegung anerkannt, hat er sein Wissen und seine künstlerische Vision an illustre Architekten und Stylisten weitergegeben und ist …

The Post-Impressionist period was one of solitary painters; Gauguin, Sisley, Cézanne, Van Gogh etc… “There is no longer a unique school. There are a few groups, but even they break up constantly. All these movements remind me of moving geometrical pieces in a kaleidoscope, which separate suddenly only to better come together again. They move apart then get together, but, nevertheless, stay in the same circle – the circle of the new art.” (Emile Verhaeren). Nathalia Brodskaïa, curator at the State Hermitage Museum, describes with her own unsurpassed talent the different paths taken by the heirs of Impressionism towards Modern …

Raphael (1483-1520), the Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, was a genius in and ahead of his time. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he formed the classical trinity of this era and elaborated a rich style of harmony and geometry. As one of the great masters of the Renaissance and artist to European royalty and the Papal court in Rome, his works comprise various themes of theology and philosophy, including but not limited to famous illustrations of the Madonna. His surroundings and experience gave rise to his propensity to combine the ideals of humanism with those …

Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) était un peintre classique français qui a choisi la clarté et la lumiere dans ses peintures, peignant souvent des scènes de la mythologie ou de la Bible. Il a eu beaucoup de succès dans le domaine de la peinture de paysage. Il fut un peintre tresapprecie du Roi Louis XIII, mais passa la plus grande partie de sa vie à Rome, son style devenant le style officiel de la peinture à l'Académie de Paris. Son influenceatteignit des artistes plus tardifs tels que Jacques-Louis. David. L'auteur, le Dr Otto Grautoff suit les chemins de Nicolas Poussin depuis sa …

Henri Fantin-Latour, né en 1836, mort en 1904. Il entre à l'École des beaux-arts en 1854. Il a pour condisciple Edgar Degas. En 1861, il fréquente l'atelier de Gustave Courbet. Membre du Cénacle des Batignolles d'où naitra l’Impressionnisme, FantinLatourrénove le portrait collectif avec de grands tableaux-manifestes : Hommage à Delacroix, 1864 ; Un atelier aux Batignolles, hommage à Manet, 1870 ; Un coin de table, hommage aux poètes parnassiens, 1872, dont Verlaine et Rimbaud ; 1885 Autour du piano, hommage aux musiciens. Possédez par la Passion de la musique : de Berlioz, Schumann et Wagner, FantinLatour la transcrit dans ces …

For many people, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was undoubtedly the most important artist of the 20th century. Born in Málaga, Spain, Picasso revealed his genius at a very early age and was quick to make contact with the most advanced art circles of his time, first in Barcelona and later in Paris. In the modernist quest for novelty, Picasso turned to pre-modern history and ÂprimitiveÊ art for inspiration. We owe him and his colleague Georges Braque the invention of Cubism, not just one of many avant-garde movements but the aesthetic that would change the art of painting forever. Once free from …

Raphael (1483-1520), the Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, was a genius in and ahead of his time. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he formed the classical trinity of this era and elaborated a rich style of harmony and geometry. As one of the great masters of the Renaissance and artist to European royalty and the Papal court in Rome, his works comprise various themes of theology and philosophy, including but not limited to famous illustrations of the Madonna. His surroundings and experience gave rise to his propensity to combine the ideals of humanism with those …

Pablo Picasso (Málaga, 1881 – Mougins, 1973). Picasso naquit en Espagne et l’on dit même qu’il commença à dessiner avant de savoir parler. Enfant, il fut nstinctivement attiré par les instruments de l’artiste. Il pouvait passer des heures de joyeuse concentration à dessiner des spirales pourvues d’un sens qu’il était seul à connaître. Fuyant les jeux d’enfants, il traça ses premiers tableaux dans le sable. Cette manière précoce de s’exprimer contenait la promesse d’un rare talent. Nous nous devons de mentionner Málaga, car c’est là, le 25 Octobre 1881, que Pablo Ruiz Picasso naquit et qu’il passa les dix premières …

Edvard Munch (1863-1944), war ein norwegischer, bahnbrechender Maler des Symbolismus,der einen starken Einfluss auf denExpressionismus ausübte.Er war so in sein Werk involviert, dass er es seine "Kinder" nannte, was angesichts des sehr persönlichen Inhalts seiner Bilder ziemlich merkwürd erscheint. Munch drückt seine innere Unruhe und extreme Gefühle in seiner Kunst aus, besonders in seinerfrühen Karriere. Er malte nicht, was er sah, sondern wie er sich fühlte und stellte seine Morbidität und Krankheit in seinen Bildern durch eine dunkle Farbskala dar, darunter der berühmte Schrei.Jeder kann seine Emotion nachvollziehen, auch wenn sie vielleicht unterschiedlich interpretiert werden.

Men’s fashion, particularly the trends involving undergarments, was once reserved for the elite; today it has become democratised, clear proof of social progress. The aestheticism of the body so highly valued by the Greeks seems to have regained a prominent place in the masculine world. Mirroring the evolution of society’s values, the history of underwear also highlights the continuous, dancing exchange that exists between women’s styles and men’s fashion. Undergarments are concealed, flaunted, stretched or shortened, establishing a game between yesterday’s illicit and today’s chic and thereby denouncing the sense of disgrace that these simple pieces of clothing used to …

As famous during his lifetime as after his death, Rembrandt (1606-1669) was one of the greatest masters of the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century. His portraits not only bring us back to that fascinating time, but also represent, above all, ahuman adventure; beneath every dab of paint the spirit of the model is hidden. Yet these portraits are only the tip of the Rembrandt iceberg, which consists of over 300canvasses, 350 engravings, and 2,000 drawings. Throughout his oeuvre, the influence of Flemish Realism is as powerful as that of Caravaggio. He applied this skillful fusion of styles to …