Lusia Popenko, 1955

Russian painter Людмила Попенко was born in Volgograd, and now lives in Moscow.

She had numerous personal and group exhibits in Russia and other countries, her paintings were presented at Christie's Charity Auctions of Russian Art.

Lusia Popenko populates her works with characters brought from memory and imagination. Her paintings are pastoral: everything here is the way you want it to be: you have many lives and all of them are happy.

These lives' stories resemble the novels you've read and movies you've seen. Everything here is an incarnation of your dreams of beauty and perfection.

Henri Lebasque | Painter of light

Painter of light, colorist and designer, French painter🎨 Joseph Henri Baptiste Lebasque🎨 (1865-1937) expresses in his art his zestful vision of life.

Henri Lebasque was born on September 25, 1865, in Champigné - Maine-et-Loire.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- by Henri see:

• Henri Lebasque | Post-Impressionist painter🎨

For other works see:

• Henri Lebasque | Paysages🎨
• Henri Lebasque | Figures🎨

Henri Lebasque | Figures

Joseph Henri Baptiste Lebasque (1865-1937) was an French painter, known for working in the post-impressionist style.

Henri Lebasque was born on September 25, 1865, in Champigné, France.

Lebasque was a founding member of the Salon d'Automne in 1903 with his friend Henri Matisse and exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants.

Arthur Sarnoff | Vintage Pinup painter

Arthur Saron Sarnoff (1912-2000) was an American artist.

Prior to working as an illustrator, Sarnoff studied at the Industrial School and the Grand Central School of Art in New York City.

He was a member of the Society of Illustrators and exhibited widely including the National Academy of Design.

Sulamith Wülfing | Visionary painter

Sulamith Wülfing (1901-1989) was a German painter and illustrator. Her ethereal, enigmatic works depict fairy tales or mystical subjects.Born in Elberfeld, Rhine Province to Theosophist parents Karl and Hedwig Wülfing, as a child Sulamith had visions of angels, fairies, gnomes, and nature spirits. She first began drawing these creatures at the age of four. The visions continued throughout her life, and directly inspired her paintings.

Sulamith Wülfing graduated from the Art College in Wuppertal in 1921, and in 1932 married Otto Schulze, a professor at the Art College. Together, they created the Sulamith Wülfing Verlag (publishing house).

During World War II, the industrial area around Wuppertal became a bombing target, and Wülfing's house was destroyed, along with many of her paintings.