Great art ... is preeminently and finally
the expression of the spirits of great men.
[Martha Graham]
... and may I add: women. :)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Impression, soleil levant
This work painted by Claude Monet in 1872, or rather the first word of its title - Impression, soleil levant / Impression, sunrise -, arrogance demonstrated by the French Academy of Arts, the decison of artists such as Cézanne, Degas, Monet, Pissaro and Renoir to exhibit their works in a Paris salon on April 15th, 1874 plus a mocking critic - and born was the Impressionism.
Great art ... is preeminently and finally
the expression of the spirits of great men.
[Martha Graham]
... and may I add: women. :)
Great art ... is preeminently and finally
the expression of the spirits of great men.
[Martha Graham]
... and may I add: women. :)
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Thank goodness they (the artists) did for the world might never have know this great art form.
ReplyDeleteLeaves a great impression, Sean.
ReplyDeleteJanice,
ReplyDeletesometimes I do wonder how many genii the world has not come to know, just because they resigned.
James,
actually, they impress me more than f.e. Beuys, Warhol and their epigones.