Art History
Allegory of Spring (Primavera)
Mar 16, 2023
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11 minutes read
"Primavera" (Allegory of Spring) is a famous painting by Sandro Botticelli, created around 1482. The painting depicts a group of mythological figures in a springtime garden.
Art History
Spring (Primavera) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Mar 17, 2023
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7 minutes read
Arcimboldo's Spring is one of his most famous composite portraits, which he painted as part of a series of four portraits representing the seasons...
Art History
How did Impressionism represent spring?
Mar 20, 2022
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6 minutes read
The landscapes of impressionists wanted to capture the changes of time, such as, for example, those brought by the succession of seasons, in order to maximize the natural and atmospheric peculiarities. Example of what we said can be the painting dedicated to springtime by Claude Monet, Springtime of 1886...
Art News
Artmajeur magazine N ° 17 Spring 2021
Apr 5, 2021
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1 minutes read
Contents of this issue:Sam dougadosBicyclesIt's springRegis GomezEtretat
Art History
Celebrating Spring: Exploring the Artistry of Vasant Panchami
May 15, 2024
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6 minutes read
Vasant Panchami, celebrated on the fifth day of the Magha month in the Hindu calendar, marks the transition from winter to spring. Central to the festival is the worship of Saraswati, the goddess of learning, with devotees adorning yellow attire symbolizing knowledge and auspiciousness. Rituals include ceremonial baths of Saraswati's idol and elaborate pujas seeking blessings for academic success and artistic endeavors.
Art News
Palm Springs residents want controversial Marilyn Monroe statue moved
Mar 1, 2023
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3 minutes read
Residents of Palm Springs, where the 26-foot-tall statue of Marilyn Monroe has been on public display since 2021, have called it sexist.
Art News
Christie’s Website Down Following Cyberattack Ahead of Key Spring Auctions
May 13, 2024
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2 minutes read
Just days before its major spring auctions, Christie's auction house experienced a cyberattack that brought down its website, redirecting users to a temporary page with contact details. The incident has disrupted preparations for the auctions, including the sale of significant artworks like a Monet painting and a Basquiat piece, highlighting the increasing cyber vulnerabilities in the art market.
Art News
Environmental Protesters Target Monet's 'Spring' with Soup in Museum Incident
Feb 12, 2024
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2 minutes read
Activists splattered soup on Claude Monet's "Le Printemps" in a museum in southeast France, part of a series of protests to highlight environmental concerns. The museum intends to pursue legal action, while the group behind the act, Riposte Alimentaire, emphasizes the urgency of combating climate change for the sake of future art and society.
Art News
Publication of the 1st issue of Artmajeur Magazine - Spring 2017
May 23, 2017
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Discover the brand new Artmajeur Magazine for free!
Art History
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Mar 17, 2023
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10 minutes read
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593) was an Italian painter who is best known for his portraits made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, and animals...
Art News
"Delivered in an Ikea tote": Art investigator retrieves Van Gogh masterpiece pilfered from Dutch museum
Sep 13, 2023
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2 minutes read
Three years in the past, 'The Parsonage garden at Nuenen in Spring' was snatched during a swift and sudden heist in Laren...
Art History
Setsubun: Celebrating Tradition through Art
Jun 6, 2024
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7 minutes read
Setsubun is a traditional Japanese festival marking the day before the beginning of spring, rooted in ancient Chinese customs introduced to Japan in the 8th century. It involves various rituals aimed at expelling evil spirits and inviting good fortune, such as bean-throwing and eating ehōmaki, with its themes and symbols inspiring contemporary art that highlights the festival's enduring cultural significance.
Art News
Two Picasso portraits are up for auction in Hong Kong, one of which belonged to Sean Connery
Apr 15, 2022
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2 minutes read
Two portraits by Pablo Picasso will be auctioned in Hong Kong this spring. One of the pieces, Buste d'homme dans un cadre (1969), was owned by Sean Connery.
Art History
Artistic Depictions of Qingming: A Visual Narrative
May 31, 2024
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8 minutes read
The Qingming Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday for ancestor veneration, is observed globally by ethnic Chinese communities. Originating over 2500 years ago, its significance today is credited to Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. With rituals like tomb-sweeping and offerings, it honors ancestral bonds and themes of remembrance and filial piety, depicted in both classic and modern art.
Pop Culture
Spectacular new sculpture of a staircase by artist Alexander Chinneck
Dec 28, 2021
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1 minutes read
Made of galvanized steel, a spectacular staircase by Alexander Chinneck unfolds by climbing a 25 meter high building in Brighton.
Art History
Qingming Festival: A Journey Through Time and Artistic Expression
May 22, 2024
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6 minutes read
The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, celebrated across ethnic Chinese communities, intertwines rich traditions of tomb-sweeping with vibrant cultural expressions. Through paintings like "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" and literary works, Qingming's essence of reverence and renewal is vividly captured, resonating across generations.
Art History
Embracing Tradition and Artistry: The Taoist Celebration of Chinese New Year
May 16, 2024
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5 minutes read
Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, celebrates the dawn of a new year in the traditional Chinese calendar, bridging cultures and continents with its vibrant festivities. Rooted in ancient rituals and beliefs, from the cleansing of homes to the sharing of symbolic foods, it honours celestial deities and cherished ancestors. Embraced by diverse communities worldwide, its enduring traditions evoke prosperity, happiness, and longevity.
Artist Portraits
Natalia Ostapenko, a touch of abstraction in figuration
Oct 21, 2021
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1 minutes read
Natalia Ostapenko focuses on a geometric approach to subjects. The artist attributes it to an artistic journey started from his childhood at the Beaux-Arts in Kiev.
Art History
Very Peri is the color of the year 2022
Jan 2, 2022
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7 minutes read
The Pantone Color Institute has declared Very Peri as the color of the year 2022! The most varied shades of this blue hue, infused with red and purple, have distinguished the colors of the main subjects, or details, of some masterpieces of art history...
Art News
Recovered Van Gogh Painting to be Displayed in Dutch Museum
Feb 9, 2024
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3 minutes read
A stolen 1884 painting by Vincent van Gogh, "Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring," will be displayed at the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands this March, three years after its theft. The artwork, returned mysteriously in a blue IKEA bag to art detective Arthur Brand, bears a significant scratch from the heist, highlighting its turbulent journey back to public view.
Art News
Her artwork sold for $400 at the beach three years ago. Today they are selling at auction for up to $1.6 million
Jun 20, 2022
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4 minutes read
Breakthrough NYC artist, 27, fires agent who bought her work for $15,000 and sold it for $1.6 million a year later: Is now represented by 71-year-old famed dealer, who is also her lover and promises to "protect her from the big bad wolves."
Art News
3,000 Ukrainian Artists you can support today: an exclusive selection of contemporary artists from Ukraine by Artmajeur
Jun 9, 2022
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2 minutes read
We've done everything we can to help Ukrainian artists sell their work worldwide. Many artists left the country, and airlines and banks ceased conducting business there, causing complications. We've worked with artists, payment processors, and shipping firms to make buying Ukrainian art secure and easy. Artmajeur is proud to show unique works by over 3000 Ukrainian artists that you can view, collect, and buy safely.
Art News
New operation of the Italian Ministry of Culture: sending home 100 works from major museums
Dec 23, 2021
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3 minutes read
Italy has withdrawn 100 works from major museums and sent them to provincial institutions where they had previously been displayed. The purpose of the loan program is to decentralize Italian collections and encourage more people to visit minor museums.
Art News
Nicolas Berggruen, a billionaire collector, has purchased his second Venetian palace
Mar 17, 2022
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3 minutes read
Palazzo Diedo, which is set to open in 2024, will house an exhibition and artist residency space.
Art History
Three innovations in photographic still life
Mar 26, 2023
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8 minutes read
A small table illuminated by soft light reminds us of the inexorable precariousness of our lives, harboring on its surface wilting flowers, skulls, and a few possessions of luxuries that will prove quite useless once we cross the threshold of the beyond grave...
Art History
10 Wildlife Photographers You Should Know
Oct 10, 2023
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12 minutes read
If, like me, you used to watch wildlife documentaries with your grandmother as a child, then you shouldn't miss the opportunity to read this article...
Art History
Women of art
Jun 1, 2022
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7 minutes read
Unfortunately, our art historical past has often eclipsed, omitted and concealed the importance, and weight, exerted by the "fairer sex" within it. In this context, it seems necessary to bring to light, and thus to memory, the work of women in the art world, with the purpose of making it finally, or further, visible and recognized...
Art History
The world as told by Realism
Oct 12, 2022
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7 minutes read
Realism first emerged in France, during the 1850s, when, after the Revolution of 1848, with the introduction of the right to work, art began to take an interest in the working-class population, as well as its environments and scenes of daily life...
Art History
Art that celebrates beach life
Jun 8, 2022
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7 minutes read
It is surely impossible to list and describe all the many works, including painting, photography, and performance, that have immortalized beach life and, consequently, also the changes in the sea motions and customs of bathers over time. Nonetheless, John Constable's Brighton Beach (1824) and Edvard Munch's Man at the Bath (1916) are certainly noteworthy, though oftentimes little known...
Pop Culture
The strangest beards seen at the Beard Championships!
Nov 22, 2022
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1 minutes read
The 2022 National Beard and Moustache Championships had some amazing facial hair sculptures.
Lifestyle
Artmajeur Magazine N°30
Jun 21, 2024
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Contemporary art is constantly evolving by integrating various influences, illustrating the diversity of human expressions. Artists like Moctarmast Ly, Andrii Kyrychenko, Elodie Lemerle and Ulla Kuehnle bring unique perspectives through impactful graphic works, explorations of Abstract Expressionism, poetic scenes of Paris and dynamic celebrations of sport.
Art News
Françoise Bornet, Icon of the Timeless Parisian Kiss, Dies at 93
Jan 4, 2024
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Françoise Bornet, the woman immortalized in Robert Doisneau's iconic Parisian kiss photograph, has passed away at 93. Her spontaneous embrace captured in 1950 became a symbol of romance and one of the most celebrated images of Paris.
Lifestyle
Artmajeur Magazine N°29
Mar 28, 2024
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1 minutes read
Contemporary art, constantly evolving thanks to innovative artists and cities like Dubai, The contemporary art scene, marked by artists such as Nataliya Bagatskaya and Carlos Canet Fortea, is a melting pot of diversity and innovation. Dubai, with its futuristic luxury landscape, has become an essential hub for global art, fostering a rich dialogue between cultures and creations.
Art News
Phillips Hong Kong: Basquiat's Work Sells for $12.6 Million
Jun 3, 2024
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Basquiat's Native Carrying Some Guns, Bibles, Amorites on Safari sold for $12.6 million at a Phillips auction in Hong Kong, exceeding its low estimate, marking the season's highest sale. This follows the $46.5 million sale of Untitled (ELMAR) in New York, with the Hong Kong auction totaling $26.8 million and featuring notable works by Banksy and Yayoi Kusama.
Art News
Soon new signs in the metro station: Gare St Lazare - Direction Musée Art Ludique.
Jan 24, 2020
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Do you like the worlds of Cinema, BD, manga and Video Games? We will have to wait a bit until spring 2021 to queue for the reopening of the Musée Art Ludique.
Art History
So damn rock 'n roll: Andy Warhol and contemporary art!
Nov 13, 2022
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7 minutes read
Through the famous refrain of David Bowie's song entitled Andy Warhol, we present the undisputed master of Pop art in a less popular version, such as that of a music manager and producer, as well as the creator of some of the most iconic album covers of all time...