Vasily Polenov | Woman Walking in a Forest Park, 1883

Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov / Васи́лий Дми́триевич Поле́нов (1844-1927)was born in Saint-Petersburg. His family placed great emphasis on the importance of art and culture. Indeed his father, Dmitri Vassilievitch Polenov (1806-1872) was a connoisseur of the artistic world, and his mother, Maria Alexeievna Voeïkova (1816-1895) a gifted portraitist of the Brullov school.

He spent his childhood in Saint-Petersburg, a major cultural center, and Carely, in the Olonentsky countryside.

Like his ancestors, Vasily Dmitrievitch studied law at the University of Saint-Petersburg, yet he dreamt of becoming a painter. He decided to take courses at the Academy of Painting (1863-1871).

While he was studying at the Academy, he was able to travel in Western Europe (Germany, Italy, Greece, France). He had a studio in Montmartre, an important center for Parisian art, and sought inspiration in Normandy.

Ernst Lorenz Murowana | Romantic painter

Ernst Hugo Lorenz-Murowana (1872-1950) was an German painter, active in Berlin.

His paintings show predominantly nocturnes views of Berlin, Potsdam, landscapes of Pomerania and from the Baltic Sea, flowers and interiors.

He worked as a painter as well as restorer, and used to live and work in Berlin until his death in 1950.

As he was born in Wielkopolska it is often mistakenly portrayed as a Polish painter.

George Lundeen, 1948 | Departure / Partenza, 1986

"Departure", installed in the park near the library in Loveland, CO, is a life size bronze sculpture by the American artist, George Lundeen.
According to the artist, "The original piece came from a sketch I did in the Rome train station. There were a couple of kids across from me on the marble floor. It became the first life-size piece I ever did". The work was completed over two years, beginning in 1984.
George Lundeen is a native of Nebraska, and was a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar studying in Florence, Italy. He established his studio in Loveland, Colorado in the mid 1970s where he continues to live and work.

Pasquale Celommi | Four Seasons / Quattro stagioni, 1890-1901

Pasquale Celommi | Autumn - Autunno

In the series of the "Four Seasons", commissioned to Pasquale Celommi by the Commander Pasquale Ventilj, the pastoral world is reproposed through rustic "types” who reveal themselves rather self-conscious if compared to the more dramatic scenes of the same country artist Teofilo Patini.​

Pasquale Celommi (1851-1928) was an Italian painter, known for his outdoor scenes of Italian life. Celommi was born in Montepagano, Italy in 1851.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Celommi see:

• Pasquale Celommi | Outdoor scenes of Italian life ➦
• Pasquale Celommi | A good catch ➦

Matt Abraxas, 1974 | Figurative Impressionist / Realist painter

Matt Abraxas is an internationally recognized fine artist whose work is collected throughout the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.

Studied "Restructured Realism" under Ted Seth Jacobs in France, and the Abstraction Method under Jeffrey Watts in California.

Currently showing at SmithKlein Gallery in Boulder, CO.