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Paul Gauguin | The figures

The vogue for Paul Gauguin's work started soon after his death.
Many of his later paintings were acquired by the Russian collector Sergei Shchukin.
A substantial part of his collection is displayed in the Pushkin Museum and the Hermitage.
Gauguin paintings are rarely offered for sale; their price may be as high as $39.2 million US Dollars.


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I sogni magici di Tomasz Kopera, 1976

Tomasz "Alen" Kopera è un pittore Polacco, rappresentante del Realismo Magico.
Laureato in ingegneria civile presso l'Università di Scienza e Tecnologia di Breslavia, nel 2005 si è trasferito in Irlanda del Nord, dove ha vissuto e lavorato per oltre un decennio.
Attualmente vive in Polonia.
Il suo talento artistico si manifesta fin dalla prima infanzia.


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John Haag, 1980 | Realist / Impressionist painter

John Haag is a professional artist whose work has been described as a fusion of impressionism and realism.
Specializing in oil and charcoal, Haag began painting at the age of 18 and selling his work at age 21.
He had his first solo show at age 24 in Park City, UT.
Working primarily as a portrait artist in his early career, Haag’s work can be found in private collections throughout the US and has been commissioned by many prominent Americans, including the late world renowned author/speaker Steven R. Covey.


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Yarek Godfrey | Magic realism painter

Yarek Gofrey (real name Jaroslaw Pawel Nowicki, Olsztyn, Poland 1957 - Paris, 2014) was a Polish artist of French, British and Austrian origins.
In 1982 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow and the Studies for Stage Costume design for theater in Cracow.
In 1983 he moved to Paris, where he lived until his death in 2014.


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Francesco Vinea | Genre painter

Francesco Vinea (Forlì, August 10, 1845 - Florence, October 22, 1902) was an Italian painter, known for his period costume Genre subjects.
He studied first at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, but had to discontinue his studies due to his poverty, and spent some time traveling without home.
He worked for a photographer, also as a designer of illustrated magazines, but returned to Florence and studied under professor Enrico Pollastrini, but only for a year.