by tangredi.nicolas | Feb 11, 2022 | Art
Can real love be painted? Gustav Klimt is one of a few artists who has managed to capture the magic and the transcendence of a romantic kiss. In this painting, two life sized figures are entirely draped in shimmering gold. A geometric pattern of black, gray, and white...
by tangredi.nicolas | Feb 10, 2022 | Art
The Two Frida’s is a painting of vulnerability, fractured identity, heartbreak, and strength. The Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo, pioneered a new bold form of self-portraiture that depicted deeply personal and honest experiences. The Two Frida’s was painted in 1939, the...
by tangredi.nicolas | Feb 9, 2022 | Art
It is incredible how Vermeer managed to make a painting of a single anonymous woman so alluring. The subject of the painting stands against a dark background, and she wears a blue and gold turban and an oversized Pearl earring. She looks directly at the viewer and her...
by tangredi.nicolas | Feb 1, 2022 | Art
5. Number 17A by Jackson Pollock – $200 million 4. Nafea Faa Ipoipo by Paul Gauguin – $210 million 3. The Card Players by Paul Cezanne – $250 million 2. Interchange by Willem de Kooning – $300 million 1. Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci...
by tangredi.nicolas | Jan 31, 2022 | Art
Is the starry night a subtle suicide note? About 12 months after executing this painting, Van Gogh shot himself in his abdomen with a revolver. He died two days later in the small French town of Auvers-sur-Oise and to this day his death has been labeled as suicide....
by tangredi.nicolas | Jan 27, 2022 | Art
Did you know that Christopher Nolan’s rendition of the Joker was actually inspired by a work of art. Head VI by Francis Bacon (1949). Christopher Nolan’s favorite artist has always been the British painter, Francis Bacon, who is known for making raw and...