Clemente Tafuri | Genre painter

Clemente Tafuri (Salerno, 1903 - Genoa, 1971) was an Italian painter and illustrator. Nephew of the painter Salerno Raffaele Tafuri.

After completing a course of study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, he began painting early to reveal the attention of critics.

Best known among the twenties and sixties the XX century also as an advertising poster artist, illustrator of postcards and necklaces libraries, often devoted to illustrating World War episodes and he painted a portrait of Crown Prince Umberto II of Savoy and the Queen Elena of Montenegro.

Michelangelo: "The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has"

• "My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness".

• "The best artist has that thought alone which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor's hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone".

• "The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself".

Victor Nizovtsev, 1965 | Magic Realism painter

Виктор Низовцев is a Russian painter, a master of whimsical and narrative art. Subjects include fantasy landscapes, russian folklore, theatre and mermaids.

Victor’s art can be highly symbolic with hidden clues to help decipher the images. His work can also be humbly simple with images and subjects of universal appeal.

They can be equally viewed for their vibrant textured colors that fill the canvas and contrast with the translucent glazes that make the paintings dance with light and pull in those who view it.

Kris Lewis, 1978 | Pop-Surrealist painter

Kris Lewis born in Ocean County, NJ, is a New Jersey Shore based artist whose influences include Alfonse Bouguereau, Andrew Wyeth, Hans Holbein, Albrecht Durer, Hieronymus Bosch, Gustav Klimt and Jules-Bastien LePage.

His reverence for masters of old is apparent in his depiction of the human figure, which he uses as a vector for hidden stories, delicate emotion and finding truth.

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Claude Monet | Meules, 1891 | Sotheby's

"Impressionism is only direct sensation. All great painters were less or more impressionists. It is mainly a question of instinct, and much simpler than (John Singer) Sargent thinks".

- Claude Monet🎨 (1840-1926)

"Ho avuto il solo merito di aver dipinto direttamente di fronte alla natura, cercando di rendere le mie impressioni davanti agli effetti più fuggevoli, e sono desolato di essere stato la causa del nome dato ad un gruppo, la maggior parte del quale non aveva nulla di impressionista".

- Claude Monet🎨 (1840-1926)