DAVID Jacques Louis Napoleon at the St Bernard Pass Painting, Art, Picture

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Edmund Blair Leighton Painting, Oil Painting

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Poster Advertising the Publication of “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo 1886, Jules Chéret Posters

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French artist Jules Chéret (1836 – 1932) arranged color with a maestro’s touch. Studying the works of Rubens and other esteemed artists, Chéret created incomparably dazzling posters and invented color lithography, which revolutionized printing and advertising. He produced huge, unique and fantastic posters for cabarets, theaters, novels, beverages, cosmetics and a spectrum of other outlets. Chéret struck an unparalleled balance between the fantasy and reality of colors, transformed lithography into art, and is still considered the unrivaled “Master of the Poster.”

The Knight, Death and The Devil Art, Print, Albrecht Dürer Prints

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Allegorical and beautifully detailed, Albrecht Durer’s “The Knight, Death and the Devil” depicts the steady path of the faithful through life’s difficulties. Durer (1471 – 1528), a painter and printmaker who created numerous altarpieces, religious works, portraits and copper engravings, is often called the greatest artist of the German Renaissance. Durer often applied the anatomical theories of Leonardo da Vinci, whom he greatly admired, to his own work.

Seductive Girl, Art Print, Poster, Roy Lichtenstein Prints

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Important 20th century Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein’s work came directly from the pages of pulp fiction novels and comic books. Lichtenstein (1923 – 1997) originally taught at a university, drawing inspiration from artists who depicted everyday life. He first painted semi-abstract Old West scenes, before shifting to Americana. He later produced comic strip scenes printed with a process that replicated comic book-style dots. In other works, Lichtenstein explored the contradictions of three dimensions represented on flat surfaces.

Dancers, Fernando Botero Paintings

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Well-rounded people are important to Columbian artist Fernando Botero, as seen in his work. Both celebrating and satirizing his over-inflated subjects, Botero’s first exhibition, a sellout, was held when he was only 19. He became renowned worldwide following a 1969 exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Utilizing the idea that “art is deformation,” Botero uses his swollen figures to express political and social commentary regarding symbols of authority and power.

Edie Sedgwick, 1966 Poster, Art Print, Andy Warhol

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Andy Warhol (1923 – 1987), one of the 20th century’s most creative, prolific and influential artists, defined a decade and a culture with his groundbreaking Pop Art. Initially a popular Manhattan commercial artist, Warhol achieved fame with his multiple images of soup cans, soda bottles, dollar bills and celebrities, which revealed the beauty within mass culture. Innovator of silkscreening, Warhol’s talents also encompassed filmmaking, music production, commercial illustration, writing and magazine publishing.

Angelus, Art, Painting, Print, Jean-François Millet Paintings

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Washington Crossing the Delaware, Painting, Art Print, Wallpaper, Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze Paintings

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Before George Washington fought the Battle of Trenton he fought the elements, melodramatically depicted in Emanuel Leutze’s “Washington Crossing the Delaware.” This painting, one of a series of paintings of American historical scenes for which he is famous, is actually a rendering of the Rhine River since Leutze (1816 – 1868) was born and raised in Germany. Originally 12 feet high and 21 feet long, this painting was destroyed during World War II, and was replaced by a second, smaller version which symbolizes patriotism and freedom.

Le Baiser de l’Hotel de Ville, Paris Poster, Art Print, Robert Doisneau Poster

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Robert Doisneau’s “Le Baiser de l’Hotel de Ville, Paris, 1950” captures the eternity of a passionate kiss that transcends time and locale. A photojournalist, Doisneau documented the French Resistance, shooting iconic images of Paris’ Occupation and Liberation and after the war was known for realistically portraying the everyday lives of ordinary people. A contributor to prominent magazines, including Life and Vogue, Doisneau provided images of hope after the dark days of World War II.
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