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Sigh

Evelin, TAG Member

Posted: Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Left: Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), Garden at Sainte-Adresse (67.241); Right: Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), La Grenouillère (29.100.112)

«It's been a long day. You've been knocked around a couple of times. You sit down, and your eyes slowly begin to close. It's time to breathe a sigh of relief, take a break, and transport yourself to a different, more peaceful place. Two works by the Impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840–1926) allow you to do just that.

The Changing Face of Art

Ethan, TAG Member

Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013

«As the nineteenth century drew to a close, popular art experienced a number of changes, many of which were influenced by the rapidly changing culture and environment of the day. The prevalent, Salon-accepted style of painting in the 1870s and 80s valued the seamless blending of paint and focused on classical, historical themes. As society was redefined by the Industrial Revolution, a new art form began to take shape. Artists such as Édouard Manet (1832–1883) began to present works that were much less uniform in their surface texture and had visible brushstrokes. We now know these painters as the Impressionists.

Transitory Elegance

Audrey, TAG Member

Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2013

«Sweet, elegant, loving, beauty: these are the words that come to mind when I look at Springtime by Pierre-Auguste Cot. After hearing one of our amazing educators, Kathy Galitz, speak about it, though, I have a new feeling about what this and the other pieces in gallery 827 represent.

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