Essays on Gauguin

Art is one of the most ancient aspects of history and there has been its evolvement over the years. Many of the artists in history use their art works having specific objectives and the main one being to express their thoughts. Art work varies widely but in our case we will look at painting works. We will not look at it in general terms but we will be specific and look at the movement that came up of post-impressionism and how Van Gogh and Gauguin used their artistic work as a reaction against the concerns that were raised by ...

The three impressionist paintings I have chosen include the works of Caillebotte, Monet and Conder. I chose these three artists as they are very different from one another in their styles and their use of color. I think that a variety in the office will give the office more life and leave an impression on visitors. Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte is one of my favorite impressionist period paintings. Caillebotte painted this is 1877. The painting depicts a rainy day in urban Paris. In the forefront of the painting is a man holding an umbrella with a ...

Picasso lived in Barcelona and Paris in his adolescent period after being born in Malaga in 1881. He was recognized as a great talent and a genius at the Academy in Madrid and in 1904 he moved to Paris temporarily. His talent was fostered by his father who was also a painter of not much ability. Pablo Picasso became a painter because he was encouraged by his family to explore his artistic abilities. Picasso’s early life was unsettled as he moved through Europe. “His gradual transformation from adolescence to adult was manifested in change in his personal and ...