The well-known auctioneers, Showplace, will hold the New York City estate auction on August 21. In the blog post, you will find some of the highlights of the upcoming auction that you might want to see and, possibly, purchase.
Category Archives: Art & Culture
The architectural style of Orthodox churches can differ depending on the period they were built in. However, there are still certain specificities of construction that we would like to discuss in this blog post.
Nowadays, palette knives are considered some of the essential art tools that every artist needs to have in their creative arsenal. What is the history behind a palette knife, how does one use it, and what benefits does it offer? Let’s find out!
What will happen if you mix two realities that bear different meanings and convey different forms? You might find the answer in the new series of double exposures “Merging Moments” by the Spanish photographer and artist William Josephs Radford.
The share of female artists in today’s art scene is about 33%. At the beginning of the 20th century, this share was only 4%. Unfortunately, most people know very little about women artists of the previous epochs. Below we share a list of three female artists who deserved to remain in art history but were unjustly forgotten.
Group of Seven was the symbiosis of Canadian artists who rebooted Canadian. Learn more about the symbiosis of gentlemen who directed the art world’s attention to the beauty and magnificence of their country’s primal landscape.
One of the important criteria influencing the development of painting in a particular region is its climate. Except for the natural resources, which can be used for making colors and canvases, weather conditions also influence the mood and themes of paintings. Thus, Dutch landscapes of the 17th century perfectly reflect the lifestyle, architecture, and mood of the Netherlands during the Golden Age.
Even though Art Nouveau was a short-lived movement, it managed to influence the perception of aesthetics for good. To remind yourself of that particular period, let’s look at some fascinating facts about the influential trend of the bygone days.