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  "Desert Ranges" (1940) is a powerful, late-period landscape by Maynard Dixon, showcasing his unparalleled ability to capture the stark, architectural beauty of the Western wilderness. The painting portrays a vast, silent desert expanse dominated by a colossal mountain range that stretches across the horizon under a soft blue sky streaked with wispy clouds. https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/desert-ranges-1940-maynard-dixon-1875-1946.html #art #ArtHistory #Western #landscape

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  Jean-Pierre Hoschede and Michel Monet on the Bank of the Epte by Claude Monet. Over time, Monet gradually became less interested in Impressionism’s precise recording of natural phenomena, endeavouring instead “to reproduce something that exists between the subject and myself, the beauty of the air, something wholly unattainable.” https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/jean-pierre-hoschede-and-michel-monet-on-the-bank-of-the-epte-claude-monet-1840-1926.html #art #ArtHistory

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  Rocky Cove (1876) by William Trost Richards (1833-1905). https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/rocky-cove-1876-william-trost-richards-1833-1905.html #art #ArtHistory #coast #blue #SilentSunday

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  Laurette with a Cup of Coffee (1916) by Henri Matisse (1869-1954). This painting was created during a highly productive period in Matisse's career, when he was deeply fascinated by his Italian model, Laurette (Lorette Licotto). He painted her in dozens of poses, using her expressive features to capture fleeting, deeply personal moods. https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/laurette-with-a-cup-of-coffee-1916-henri-matisse-1869-1954.html #art #ArtHistory

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  A View of the Two Lakes and Mountain House, Catskill Mountains, Morning (1844) by Thomas Cole (1801-1848). https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/a-view-of-the-two-lakes-and-mountain-house-catskill-mountains-morning-1844-thomas-cole-1801-1848.html #art #ArtHostory #Catskills

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  Orchid and Hummingbirds in the Wilderness by Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904). https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/orchid-and-hummingbirds-in-the-wilderness-martin-johnson-heade-1819-1904.html #art #ArtHistory #hummingbird #orchid #exotic #tropical #vintage #MastoArt #FediGiftShop

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  The Man-of-War Brielle on the River Maas off Rotterdam (1689) by Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630-1708). In 1688, this ship carried Prince William III to England to drive King James II from power. The Latin inscription on the red flag translates as ‘for faith and freedom’. Bakhuysen painted this picture in 1689, the year in which William III and Mary Stuart were crowned king and queen regnant of England. https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/the-man-of-war-brielle-on-the-river-maas-off-rotterdam-1689-l...

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  "Sasso di Pelmo as Seen from St. Luzia, Tyrol" is an exquisite 1866 landscape masterpiece by British mountain painter Elijah Walton (1832-1880). https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/sasso-di-pelmo-as-seen-from-st-luzia-tyrol-1866-elijah-walton-1832-1880.html #art #ArtHistory #mountains #alps

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  The Little Sweethearts by French painter Leon Huber (1858-1928). https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-little-sweethearts-leon-huber.html #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #kittens #Cats #painting #art #vintage #cute #adorable #CatLovers #MastoArt #art

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  Rocks at the Lighthouse, Biarritz (1906) by Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923). https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/rocks-at-the-lighthouse-biarritz-1906-joaquin-sorolla-y-bastida.html #art #ArtHistory #Spain #beach #impressionism

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  Road to Louveciennes, Snow Effect (1874) by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899). Pierre-Auguste Renoir is said to have stated that painted snow should reflect all colors in its surroundings and should thus never be depicted using pure white. Here Alfred Sisley has worked out the forms of the snow-covered landscape with warm shadows of light blue and pink. https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/road-to-louveciennes-snow-effect-1874-alfred-sisley.html #art #ArtHistory #impressionism #winter #snow #landsc...

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  Cotopaxi (1862) by American landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900). Cotopaxi is one of the highest volcanos in the Andes Mountains of South America. Like many of his contemporaries, Church was fascinated by volcanos both because of their power and because they were a prime subject of contemporary scientific research, which was in the process of proving that the Earth was much older than previously believed https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/cotopaxi-1862-frederic-edwin-church-...

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  The full title of the painting by Dutch Golden Age still-life painter Evert Collier (1642-1707) is: "A skull atop a jewelled crown, an astrological globe, an hourglass, a book, a shell with soap bubbles and an engraved portrait of the Emperor Augustus on a draped table - a vanitas." https://fineartamerica.com/featured/a-skull-atop-a-jewelled-crown-an-astrological-globe-an-hourglass-a-book-a-shell-with-soap-bubble-evert-collier.html #art #vanitas #skull #antique #vintage

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  Haystacks on the Newburyport Marshes (1862) by Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904). Unlike the artists associated with the Hudson River school of American landscape painting, Heade was fascinated with the momentary as opposed to the eternal, often painting from nature in an attempt to capture the ever-changing conditions of light and atmosphere. In this sense, he anticipated the preoccupations of the impressionists. https://fineartamerica.com/featured/haystacks-on-the-newburyport-marshes-1862-mart...

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  Fishing Boats by Katsushika Hokusai: https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/fishing-boats-at-choshi-in-shimosa-1830s-katsushika-hokusai-1760-1849.html and by Claude Monet: https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/fishing-boats-at-sea-1860s-claude-monet-1840-1926.html #art #ArtHistory

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  Woman with a Cat (1875) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/woman-with-a-cat-1875-pierre-auguste-renoir-1841-1919.html #art #ArtHistory #caturday #catsOfMastodon #cat

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  Morning, Looking East Over the Hudson Valley from the Catskill Mountains (1848) by American artist Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900). In the mid-19th century, increasing numbers of Americans began to travel in search of dramatic scenery. The Catskills, easily accessible from New York City, were an early and popular destination for many tourists. The Catskills' Mountain House offered a perfect setting from which to view the spectacular sunrise, as depicted here. https://stellar-art.pixe...

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  A Bridge In Venice (1899) by American artist Maurice Prendergast (1858-1924). https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/a-bridge-in-venice-1899-maurice-prendergast-1858-1924.html #art #ArtHistory #Venice #vintage #cityscape #bridge

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  Split Rail Fence (1860s) by Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892). https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/split-rail-fence-1860s-alexander-helwig-wyant-1836-1892.html #art #ArtHistory

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  Estes Park, Colorado (1867) is a breathtaking masterwork by Albert Bierstadt, currently held in the prestigious White House Collection. Painted during the peak of his career, this work captures the majestic serenity of the Rocky Mountains, specifically the lush valley that would eventually become one of America's most beloved national parks. https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/estes-park-colorado-1867-albert-bierstadt.html #art #ArtHistory #Colorado #vintage #FediGiftShop

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  Reverie (In the Days of Sappho) by John William Godward (1861-1922). Godward specialized in portraying women alone in settings suggesting antiquity, usually decorative, dark-haired beauties in diaphanous gowns created with ingenious contrasts of colors and flesh tones. https://fineartamerica.com/featured/reverie-in-the-days-of-sappho-1904-john-william-godward-1861-1922.html #art #ArtHistory #antiquity

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  Vanitas - Still Life with Books and Manuscripts and a Skull (1663) by Evert Collier (1642-1708). Collier was a Dutch painter who specialized in the "Vanitas" type of still life composed of such motifs as a skeleton, globe, or musical instruments which were portrayed as a warning against the vanity of this world. https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/vanitas-still-life-with-books-and-manuscripts-and-a-skull-1663-evert-collier.html #art #ArtHistory #stilllife #vanitas #antiqu...

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  Fisherfolk With Beached Vessels (1845) by Dutch painter Andreas Schelfhout (1787-1870). https://pixels.com/featured/fisherfolk-with-beached-vessels-1845-andreas-schelfhout.html #art #ArtHistory #beach #fishermen #ships #vintage #MastoArt

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  Orchard in Spring (1881) by Alfred Sisley. Sisley was passionate about the beauty of his surroundings. In a letter to a friend, he said that every picture he made depicted a place he had fallen in love with. https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/orchard-in-spring-1881-alfred-sisley.html #art #ArtHistory #impressionism #spring #orchard #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop

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  The Meadow at Veneux-Nadon (1881) by Alfred Sisley. Through a juxtaposition of shimmering fields of color and a reduction of motifs, Alfred Sisley lends an iridescent vitality and tension to the seemingly monotonous theme. Sisley exhibited the painting at the Seventh Impressionist Exhibition in 1882, in which the group focused on landscapes. https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-meadow-at-veneux-nadon-1881-alfred-sisley.html #art #ArtHistory #impressionism #landscape #summer #meadows

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  Three Kittens by Dutch-Belgian artist in the Romantic style Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (1821-1909). https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/2-three-kittens-henriette-ronner-knip.html #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #kittens #Cats #painting #art #vintage #cute #adorable #CatLovers #MastoArt #FediGiftShop

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  Merced River, Yosemite Valley (1866) by German American painter Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902). https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/3-merced-river-yosemite-valley-1866-albert-bierstadt.html #art #ArtHistory #Yosemite #vintage #SilentSunday

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  A Northern Lake (1914) by Canadian artist Tom Thomson (1877-1917). https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/a-northern-lake-1914-tom-thomson-1877-1917.html #art #ArtHistory #lake #Canada #vintage #landscape

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  Ontbijt of silver and glassware on a draped table, with vines, fruits and baked goods (1639) by Dutch painter Pieter Claesz. He was widely recognized as one of his generation's preeminent still life artists. The Dutch art historian Bredius described his paintings as being: ‘distinguished by their beautifully luminous colors, the large amount of light, and the excellent painting, especially of metal objects; [they] are among the best still lifes of the 17th century’. https://stellar-art....

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  Bay of Islands (1930) by Canadian artist Franklin Carmichael (1890-1945). This work presents a quintessential view of the northern Canadian shoreline, likely inspired by the rugged beauty of the Georgian Bay region. https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/bay-of-islands-1930-franklin-carmichael-1890-1945.html #art #ArtHistory #Canada