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Nighthawks, 1942, Edward Hopper, Chicago Art Institute |
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Impression lll (Concert), 1911, Wassily Kandinsky, Lenbachhaus München |
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Wassily Kandinsky (1866 born in Russia died in 1944 in France). He was an influential Russian painter and art theorist. Kandinsky is generally credited as the pioneer of abstract art. |
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View on the Golden Bend in the Herengracht, 1671-1672, Gerrit Berckheyde, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
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Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (1638 – 1698) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, active in Haarlem, Amsterdam and The Hague, who is best known today for his cityscapes |
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The Great Wave, 1831 by Katsushika Hokusai, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam |
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.Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎, c. 31 October 1760 – 10 May 1849), known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese artist ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period |
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Movement of Vaulted Chambers, 1915, Paul Klee, The MET New York |
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Paul Klee (1879 –1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism and surrealism. |
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View on the Erasmus Bridge Rotterdam by DesignsOfDavid |
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The Fox, 1913, Franz Marc, Kunstpalast DÜSSELDORF |
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Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (1880 – 1916) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of German Expressionism. He was a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a journal whose name later became synonymous with the circle of artists collaborating in it. |
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Theater Mountain Construction, 1920, Paul Klee, The MET, New York |
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Paul Klee (1879 – 1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. |
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Maria Magdalena, 1480, Carlo Crivelli, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam |
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Improvisation Flood, 1913, Wassily Kandinsky, Lenbachhaus München |
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Wassily Kandinsky (1866 born in Russia died in 1944 in France). He was an influential Russian painter and art theorist. Kandinsky is generally credited as the pioneer of abstract art. |
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View on the Erasmus Bridge of Rotterdam, by David (DesignsOfDavid)
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Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, Hendrik Willem Mesdag c. 1875 – c. 1885, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam |
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Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831 – 1915) was a Dutch marine painter. He was already 35 in 1866 when he decided to become an artist. Until then he had been working at his father’s bank and had drawn purely for pleasure. |
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Heavy Red, 1924, Wassily Kandinsky, Museum Basel
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