Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall is a Russian-Jewish painter. His Avant-Garde and unique style includes the audacious use of color along with distinctive and child-like composition. As a multifaceted yet prolific painter, Chagall created his own style, combining characteristics of several modern art movements such as Cubism, Expressionism, Symbolism and Surrealism. Chagall illustrated happiness and compassion in most of his paintings throughout his career, seen in his work, Great Circus, people in the picture are in distinct and vivid colors, and the whole painting is filled with surprise.
Artist and His Bride. 1980. Oil on canvas. 116 x 89
Great Circus. 1984. Oil on canvas. 130 x 97
Claude Monet is a French Impressionist who initiated, led, and advocated the Impressionist style. Monet emphasized on his technique of light expression in his works. In doing so, Monet often painted a series of same objects over and over again in order to capture the changing effects of light. Monet said, "Its's on the strength of obsevation and reflection that one fins a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly." Also, Monet used very limited palette in his works, mostly banishing browns or earth colors.
"Essai de figure en plein air (vers la gauche)"
Claude MONET 1886
Claude MONET 1886
Gustav Klimt is an Austrian Symbolist painter. He often used elegant gold and colored decoration in his paintings. Klimt's work frequently portrays female dominance, love and life. Also, Klimt uses symbolic elements to convey psychological ideas in order to depart from the conservative artistic culture. He pursues freedom in his paintings as well.
Der Kuss (The Kiss) 1907-1908 Oil on canvas (70.9 × 70.9 in)
Adele Bloch-Bauer's Portrait. 1907 oil and golden and silver foil on canvas138 × 138 cm
Der Kuss (The Kiss) 1907-1908 Oil on canvas (70.9 × 70.9 in)
Adele Bloch-Bauer's Portrait. 1907 oil and golden and silver foil on canvas138 × 138 cm
