Jack Vettriano | The Singing Butler / Il maggiordomo cantante

The Singing Butler by Jack Vettriano is one such image which is now one of the most famous paintings of the last decade.

Few would not recognise the elegant sweep of limbs and the romantic theme of lovers dancing the night away in each other’s arms and this picture more than any other contemporary painting has captured the hearts and imagination of the public.

Amedeo Modigliani | Portrait of Paulette Jourdain, 1919

One of the last paintings created by Modigliani, the Portrait of Paulette Jourdain is an outstanding example of the artist’s work. Pauline "Paulette" Jourdain was the housemaid and later the lover of Modigliani’s dealer Léopold Zborowski.

She is painted on one of the largest canvases used by the artist in a completely frontal, stately manner that directly engages the viewer.

She is presented with great dignity and presence, commanding our attention and respect.

The rich colors, transcendent light and dynamic surface further transform this painting into a masterwork.

The painting demonstrates well how the artist assimilated a broad range of influences from African art to Old Master paintings to create his own unique, sophisticated vision.

Akira Kusaka | Fly Me To the Moon

Akira Kusaka 日下 明 is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer based in Osaka, Japan.

Akira Kusaka only works with Photoshop where he creates all of his artwork.

He creates for advertisements, book covers, children's picture book, web design, and more.

His all works are drawn only with photoshop.

L'amore ai tempi della Belle Èpoque | Sibilla Aleramo e Lina Poletti

Sibilla Aleramo, pseudonimo di Marta Felicina Faccio detta "Rina" (1876-1960), è stata una scrittrice, poetessa e giornalista Italiana.

È ricordata per il suo romanzo autobiografico "Una donna" (1901-1904) in cui dipinse la condizione femminile in Italia a cavallo fra il XIX ed il XX secolo.

Si tratta infatti di uno dei primi libri femministi apparsi in Italia.

Tamara de Lempicka | Les jeunes filles, 1930

Kazuhiko Fukuōji, 1955

Born in Mitaka City, Tokyo, Japanese artist Kazuhiko Fukuōji (福王寺一彦) as the second son of the painter Horin Fukuoji (1920-2012).

After graduating from Seijo Gakuen High School in 1974, he was selected for the first time at the institute exhibition in 1978, and won the Nihon Bijutsuin Award and Grand Prize at the institute exhibition in 1987 and 1988.

In 1992, his institute exhibition work was purchased by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.

Michael Steirnagle | Abstract Impressionist painter

Moving between left and right brain (form and content), Michael finds pleasure in both worlds.

Usually utilizing the figure as his subject, Michael seeks to find a comfortable balance between these two opposing forces, unconsciously letting life events and emotions affect the end result.

He finds the painting experience to be a total immersion in a sea of lush paint and color which, hopefully, evolve into a pleasurable and meaningful experience for the viewer.

Michael divides his time between his studio in Southern California and Costa Rica where he has a second home.

Dom Lay, 1994 | Conceptual artist

Dom Lay was born and raised in Fountain Valley, California and later moved to Irvine, California in the summer of 2000.

Growing up in a suburban environment as an only child, Dom has incorporated his influences and inspirations from movies, television, and entertainment media throughout his life, into his works today.

His passion for illustration, concept art, and storytelling landed him freelance experience while studying, both in community and private college.

William Bouguereau | La magliaia, 1873

Subito dopo che Adolphe William Bouguereau (1825-1905) completò Tricoteuse, nel 1874, Goupil trasferì il dipinto nella loro galleria all'Aia e lo vendette alla famiglia Poortman.

Il Tricoteuse è rimasto nei Paesi Bassi da allora e con la stessa famiglia per quasi un secolo.

Senza dubbio con l'aiuto del suo potente commerciante, Goupil, Bouguereau era stato acquisito da molti collezionisti nei Paesi Bassi in quel momento.

Il Tricoteuse avrebbe sicuramente contribuito alla reputazione di Bouguereau ai massimi livelli della società olandese.

L'immagine di una contadina in costume italiano, è uno dei primi esempi sul tema della maglieria, a cui ritorna per tutta la sua carriera.

Sonia Delaunay | Mother of Abstraction

From: MoMa, The Museum of Modern Art

"We are...only at the beginning

of color research (full of mysteries

still to be discovered)...."

Sonia Delaunay-Terk (13 November 1885 - 5 December 1979)

Red and green, blue and orange, yellow and violet: these color combinations were vital to the artistic practice and theory of Sonia Delaunay-Terk, whose vast body of work-paintings and drawings, prints and illustrations, textiles and furnishings, clothing and accessories-enthralled its earliest viewers, users, and wearers.

While living in Paris in the 1910s, Delaunay-Terk and her husband, Robert Delaunay, began to explore the visual properties of contrasting colors-colors opposite one another on the color wheel.

Franck Gérard, 1969 | AI retro creations

Franck Gérard is a self-taught French visual artist living and working in Angers, France who worked creating computer graphics for architecture for over 20 years.

He began presenting geometric abstract artworks on Instagram in 2020.

With 190,000 followers in 3 years Franck Gérard is recognised as an innovative visual artist.

Francine Van Hove, 1942 | Modern painter

Francine Van Hove is a contemporary French painter.

Born in Saint-Mandé (Seine, France), she studied in Paris and received a Fine Arts degree with qualifications to teach in secondary schools.

After teaching one year at Lycee de Jeunes Filles in Strasbourg, she resigned from her position and decided to come back to Paris in 1964 where she now lives and continues to paint.

Robert Völcker | Romantic painter

Robert Völcker Robert Volcker (1854-1924) was a German visual artist who was born in Dohna, near Pirna, in Saxony.

He learned under Ferdinand Pauwels (Belgian history painter, 1830-1904) at the Dresden Academy.

He then moved to Munich, where he died in 1924.

Camille Claudel | Study of Left Hand, 1889

Did you know many of Auguste Rodin's statues' hands and feet were modeled by Camille Claudel (1864-1943) while she worked in his studio?

A common friend wrote in 1898 that many of her hands and feet are "preserved with great care by her teacher as pieces of the rarest perfection".

A stunning artist in her own right, Claudel impressed Rodin and many others for her incredibly expressive and life-like sculptures.

This bronze study of a left hand by Claudel, while tiny, holds immense detail and vitality.

Camille Claudel | Study of Left Hand, 1889 | Collection Xavier Eeckhout, Courtesy Galerie Malaquais

Friedrich Kallmorgen | Impressionist painter

Friedrich Kallmorgen (1856-1924) was a German Impressionist painter who specialized in landscapes and cityscapes.

His father was an architect. From 1862 to 1863, he received his first drawing lessons from his uncle, the portrait and landscape painter Theodor Kuchel.

In 1875, he enrolled at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he studied with Andreas Müller, Ernst Deger and Eugen Dücker.

After a study trip to Franconian Switzerland, with Carl Friedrich Lessing, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, where he was originally taught by Ernst Hildebrand, followed by Hans Fredrik Gude.

In the summer of 1878, he undertook painting expeditions to Lüneburg Heath and the Harz Mountains.

In 1881, after a brief stay in Berlin, he returned to Karlsruhe and completed his studies with Gustav Schönleber.

Together with Schönleber and Hermann Baisch, he took trips to France, Belgium and Holland.

Upon their return, he married the flower painter, Margarethe Hormuth.

In 1889, he became one of the founders of the Grötzingen artists' colony.

Two years later, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden named him a Professor.

During the 1890s, he designed trading cards for the Stollwerck chocolate company of Cologne. His 1899 series on Italian folksongs was especially popular.

In 1901, he was appointed a teacher of landscape painting at the Berlin University of the Arts, succeeding Eugen Bracht.

In 1908, he was awarded a gold medal at the "Große Berliner Kunstausstellung".

He continued to travel widely, visiting Norway and Russia. After a brief residency in Heidelberg, he returned to the artists' colony near Karlsruhe and died there. | Source: © Wikipedia

Friedrich Kallmorgen (1856-1924) è stato un pittore impressionista Tedesco, specializzato in paesaggi e paesaggi urbani.

Suo padre era un architetto. Dal 1862 al 1863 ricevette le prime lezioni di disegno da suo zio, il ritrattista e paesaggista Theodor Kuchel.

Nel 1875 si iscrisse alla Kunstakademie di Düsseldorf, dove studiò con Andreas Müller, Ernst Deger e Eugen Dücker.

Dopo un viaggio di studio nella Svizzera francone, con Carl Friedrich Lessing, frequentò l'Accademia di Belle Arti di Karlsruhe, dove inizialmente ebbe come insegnante Ernst Hildebrand, seguito da Hans Fredrik Gude.

Nell'estate del 1878 intraprese spedizioni di pittura nella brughiera di Lüneburg e sui monti Harz.

Nel 1881, dopo un breve soggiorno a Berlino, tornò a Karlsruhe e completò i suoi studi con Gustav Schönleber.

Insieme a Schönleber e Hermann Baisch viaggiò in Francia, Belgio ed Olanda.

Al loro ritorno sposò la pittrice di fiori Margarethe Hormuth.

Nel 1889 fu uno dei fondatori della colonia di artisti di Grötzingen.

Due anni dopo Federico I, granduca di Baden, lo nominò professore.

Durante gli anni novanta dell'Ottocento disegnò figurine per l'azienda di cioccolato Stollwerck di Colonia.

La sua serie del 1899 sui Canti popolari italiani fu particolarmente popolare.

Nel 1901 fu nominato insegnante di pittura di paesaggio presso l'Università delle Arti di Berlino, succedendo a Eugen Bracht.

Nel 1908 gli venne assegnata una medaglia d'oro alla "Große Berliner Kunstausstellung".

Ha continuato a viaggiare molto, visitando la Norvegia e la Russia.

Dopo una breve residenza a Heidelberg, tornò nella colonia di artisti vicino a Karlsruhe e lì morì. | Fonte: © British Wikipedia

Vladimir Majakovskij e Maria Denisova, un Amore disperato

La storia del poema "La nuvola in calzoni" / "Облако в штанах" è collegata all'amore tormentato e non corrisposto del poeta Russo Vladimir Majakovskij (1893-1930) per la scultrice monumentale Russa, Maria Alexandrovna Denisova (1894-1944).

I due si incontrarono nel 1914 ad Odessa, durante il viaggio dei futuristi del 1913.

"La nuvola" è il capolavoro della stagione "prerivoluzionaria" di Majakovskij, uno dei testi più significativi del futurismo russo e della letteratura russa del Novecento.

Victor Nizovtsev

Composto tra il 1914-1915 da un Majakovskij poco più che ventenne, il poemetto trabocca di una forza lirica tesa, appassionata, che vuole essere dissacrante, antiborghese, antifilistea, ed è soprattutto intensamente libertaria.

Majakovskij vuol portare dentro l'arte della parola la carica dirompente di una visione nuova o rinnovata della realtà, dei sentimenti, dell'idea stessa della poesia e della scrittura.

Tariq Ismail Abbasi | | AI Art inspired by van Gogh

Pakistani artist Tariq Ismail Abbasi: "I am fascinated by the intersection of art and technology.

I love the idea of using machines to create new and innovative forms of art.

I believe that AI has the potential to revolutionize the way that art is created and consumed.

I'm excited to see what the future holds for AI art, and I'm proud to be a part of this movement".

Jihad Shadeed | AI Art

Jihad Shadeed is an artist with digital sculpture expertise.

Shadeed incorporates Artificial Intelligence in her creative process.

Artificial intelligence has amazed people with its ability to create detailed images of what you ask for in seconds.

Alda Merini | Rosa di maggio

L’alba si è fatta

profumo di rose.

Rosa di maggio,

abbarbicata sul muro vetusto;

affresco di vita

corroso dagli scherni del tempo.

Vicente Romero Redondo

Asako Eguchi, 1952 | Children's Illustrator

Asako Eguchi / 江口あさ子 an incredibly talented artist, dotted with magic, has given us many illustrations that make us dream.

A beautiful world where people, animals, and plants all harmonize and resonate together.

Born in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, artist Asako Eguchi graduated from the Tokyo Designer Academy in 1973.

She is conducting a method of overlapping the watercolor and drying them in order to present a fantasy world.

Serdar Özdemir

Turkish digital artist Serdar Özdemir uses Adobe Illustrator and Midjourney, Artificial Intelligence to create genre scenes and events from everyday life.

Özdemir posts his work on Instagram, where he has built up a good following of admirers.