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Jewelry House René Boivin

White gold pendant with diamonds and pearls in a special case by Rene Boivin Joaillier 38 Rue de Turbigo Paris circa 1905. The French jewelry house Boivin is associated with some of the most original and impeccably crafted jewelry of the 20th century. The firm was founded in 1890 by the jeweler Rene Boivin (1864-1917). At the age of 17, Rene became an apprentice jeweler in the workshop of his older brother Victor, and also took drawing lessons. Having started his own business, he, like many other young jewelers, created pieces for famous jewelery houses such as Mellerio dits Meller or Boucheron until he acquired his own clientele. The early works of the master, which are very rare, have a design traditional for the end of the 19th century, such as this pendant with diamonds, the authorship of which is attributed to René Boivin. Read the full article

#René Boivin #Jewelry House

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Julien-Nicolas Rivard

Jewelry box decorated with porcelain marquetry by Julien Nicolas Rivard. The first mention of the master Julien-Nicolas Rivard dates back to 1835: he changed the address of his workshop several times. And they were all in poor neighborhoods. In the late 1840s, he developed a new marquetry technique and finally received the recognition he deserved. Read the full article

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Architectural photography the beauty of ancient temples

TWA Terminal at Idlewild (now JFK) Airport,Ezra Stoller.

Architectural photography the beauty of ancient temples and modern skyscrapers

Until the middle of the 20th century, architectural photography was valued for its documentary nature. The author was required to capture the object as accurately and clearly as possible, which left little room for creative searches. After the 1950s, private architects began to employ photographers to create portfolios and present their work, bringing the genre closer to advertising photography. At present, representatives of photography usually strive to present a building in a picturesque and expressive form, while not forgetting about believability. Hotels, restaurants, and real estate agencies use the services of architectural photographers to get their ads effective. Read the full article

#Architectural photography #Lucien Hervé #Julius Shulman #Hélène Binet #Iwan Baan #Ezra Stoller

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Ezra Stoller - American architectural photographer

TWA Terminal at Idlewild (now JFK) Airport. New York, 1962. Ezra Stoller. He was born in 1915 in Chicago and was one of those children who early realized his calling in life: while attending technical drawing classes, young Ezra was simply mesmerized by the magic of drawings. He himself later recalled: “I was amazed by the opportunity to display a three-dimensional world in a two-dimensional interpretation.” It is not surprising that this love led him to the School of Architecture at New York University. It was there that a second passion arose, which later became the main one - photography. Read the full article

#Ezra Stoller #Architectural photography

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William Etty - British artist

Venus and her retinue 1840, Private collection.

William Etty is a British artist who enthusiastically worked in the nude genre, but remained a very modest and shy person all his life.

William Etty (March 10, 1787 November 13, 1849) the famous English painter of the first half of the XIX century, an outstanding master of historical and mythological painting. Etty is best known for his colorful nude paintings. The best masterpieces of his work are kept in museums in London and in private collections of art connoisseurs around the world. The master's biography is full of numerous travels across Europe, and his personal life is still surrounded by an aura of mystery. Read the full article

#William Etty #British artist

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Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret a genius of French painting

Ophelia.

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret a genius of French painting, who was absolutely not shy about using the possibilities of photography to write extremely realistic paintings

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret (January 7, 1852 July 3, 1929) a famous French master painting of the late XIX early XX centuries, an outstanding representative of realism in European fine arts. Dagnan-Bouvray became famous for painting paintings of the genre, for which he received many prestigious awards at exhibitions and competitions. Among the skillful masterpieces of the painter's work there are also portraits, allegories and works on religious themes. The master's biography is full of numerous travels to different regions of France and countries of the world. Read the full article

#Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret #Dagnan-Bouveret #XIX

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Samuel Palmer is a brilliant self-taught British artist

Wooden cart.

Samuel Palmer is a brilliant self-taught British artist who never earned great fame and financial well-being during his lifetime

Samuel Palmer (January 27, 1805 May 24, 1881) a famous English artist of the XIX century, an outstanding representative of romanticism. He was a brilliant landscape artist of his era, with most of his paintings painted in watercolors. The best masterpieces of the artist's work today are kept in British museums, and his biography is an example of selfless service to art. Read the full article

#Samuel Palmer #British artist #artist

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Famous surrealist artists

Frida Kahlo - Famous surrealist artists. Painting "Self-portrait on the border between Mexico and the United States", 1932.

Frida Kahlo de Rivera. Famous surrealist artists

The most famous artist who worked in the surrealist style is Frida Kahlo de Rivera, a bright Mexican woman who is remembered by the world for her love of flowers and communism. At the same time, most forget about other women who devoted themselves to art and plunged headlong into the depths of unreal dreams and the unconscious. Meet the geniuses of female surrealism. Read the full article

#surrealist artists #surrealist

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Leonora Carrington, muse of the surreal of two continents

Leonora Carrington. Art 110. Leonora Carrington (1917–2011). In Russia she is mainly remembered as one of Max Ernst’s friends, while in the world she is glorified both as an outstanding master and theorist of surrealism, and as one of the significant figures of world feminism. The "Women's Awareness" poster she created in 1973 now occupies an important place in the iconography of the women's movement. Read the full article

#Leonora Carrington #surreal #feminism

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Spanish colonial art

Unknown master. Madonna and Child and Bird. 1745. The winner is always stronger. Together with the warrior’s boot, a new order, a foreign philosophy, comes to the conquered lands. And no matter how much the defeated people want to preserve their identity, gradually local traditions are mixed with foreign rules. And a new culture is being formed - unique, original, interesting. This is how Spanish colonial art emerged. Read the full article

#Spanish colonial art #art #Spanish

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Artists who died young

The fatal role of the number 37 is usually discussed in relation to poets and writers. Among the famous artists there are also many who died at this age or did not live to see it. Who knows what heights they would have reached if they had more time on earth? Read the full article

#Artists who died young #died young #Artists

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The Oceanian art

Mask KEPONG A KEPONG. The art of Oceania, which covers some 1,800 cultures and languages, has fallen out of fashion for some time. Last April, according to Victor Teodorescu, he had the opportunity to win a moment of public attention at an auction dedicated to the art of the region's aborigines. Read the full article

#art of Oceania #Oceanian art

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Stephanie Kilgast: transforming trash into art

Sculptor Stephanie Kilgast. The problem of environmental pollution is of great concern to the public. People all over the world strive to minimize damage to the environment. Everyone does their own thing: they sort garbage every day in order to send it for recycling; refuse to use materials that take a long time to decompose. And artists make their contribution to preserving the environment. One of them is the French sculptor Stephanie Kilgast. With her talented hands, the girl transforms garbage into works of art and makes original compositions based on empty cans. Read the full article

#Stephanie Kilgast #Sculptor Stephanie Kilgast #Sculptor

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Samuel Anderson Robb: master of the "living" tree

  Baseball player from the Folk Art Museum. The fate of Samuel Anderson Robb, one of the most eminent woodcarvers working in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was predetermined. The son of a Scottish shipwright was interested in wood from an early age, then in his youth he became an apprentice to the then famous shipwright Thomas Brookes. During the day, the guy worked hard in the workshop, honing his technique and learning the basics of the craft, and in the evenings he studied at the National Academy of Design and took classes at the Cooper Institute. Read the full article

#Samuel Anderson Robb #Samuel Robb

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The first underwater museum in Europe, Atlantico

The first underwater museum in Europe, Atlantico.

The first underwater museum in Europe, Atlantico. World problems against the backdrop of stunning landscapes

In 2017, the amazing Atlantic Museum opened in Colorados Bay on Lanzarote, one of the large islands of the Canary archipelago. The underwater gallery is located on an area of about 2.5 square kilometers. Its exhibits are installed at a depth of 12 to 15 meters - you can get into the exhibition hall only with scuba gear or by purchasing a seat on an excursion boat with a bottom made of transparent material. Read the full article

#underwater museum #Atlantico

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Giacomo Balla the famous Italian futurist

Screen for Stravinsky's ballet. 1915. Giacomo Balla is a great painter of the 20th century, a representative of the first wave of Italian futurism, one of the the most influential masters of the last century. Giacomo Balla's work is an attempt to convey dynamics, to grasp the very essence of movement. His paintings are lyrical, full of light and rhythm. Read the full article

#Giacomo Balla #futurist

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Seo Young-Dyuk - Korean sculptor

Installation of the sculptor's works. In an effort to create something of their own, authentic and unique, artists sometimes go to extremes. Someone nails themselves to Red Square, someone carves fallen autumn leaves...

Seo Young-Dyuk: Korean sculptor who creates masterpieces from bicycle chains

South Korean artist Seo Young-Dyok also found an unusual material for creating his sculptures - bicycle chains welded together in a special, proprietary way. How he constructs his giant, realistic installations from them is a secret, but the work is truly impressive. Read the full article

#Seo Young-Dyuk #bicycle chains