Influenced by Paul Cézanne and by the classical period of Pablo Picasso , Walt Kuhn sought to perfect his draftsmanship through rigorous drawing exercises during the mid-1930s. He developed a monumental style that emphasized mass, volume, and economy of form.
nude, one of eight paintings that the artist executed in 1935, represents a studio model
In Painting, one putto, reclining while holding a blazing torch, serves as a model
The sculpture of Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz is largely drawn from her experience of World War II and its aftermath. She is best known for her „crowds“ (as she calls them) of headless, rigidly posed figures whose anonymity and multiplicity have been regarded as the artist’s personal response to totalitarianism.
made from individually sculpted wax forms based on a body cast of a single child model
Novelist Laila Lalami and curator and head of French paintings Mary Morton discuss the histories and legacies surrounding Renoir’s imagined portrayal of an Algerian woman.
LAILA LALAMI: I’m not at all surprised to learn that the model for this painting
Accompanying the National Gallery of Art exhibition Philip Guston Now, this fully illustrated catalog presents a sweeping retrospective of Philip Guston’s influential work, from Depression-era muralist to abstract expressionist to tragicomic contemporary master.
bewilderment from his peers―reinforced his reputation as an artist’s artist and a model
Gallery Nights Matisse Advanced Artwork Search Head of Hanako (Ohta Hisa) model
In Painting, one putto, reclining while holding a blazing torch, serves as a model
The Gallery opened in 1941 with only about 30 sculptures. Yet the names of three great Renaissance artists appeared among them: Mino da Fiesole, Desiderio da Settignano, and Verrocchio. These were the seeds of what grew to become one of the finest collections of Italian Renaissance sculpture in the United States.
Gallery Nights Matisse Advanced Artwork Search Hiram Powers, The Greek Slave, model
Roy Lichtenstein may be best known for his 1960s pop art paintings based on advertisements and comic strips, yet he also produced a significant body of sculpture, including large-scale works designed for the outdoors. House I incorporates the hallmarks of the artist’s style:
Landscape National Gallery Nights Matisse Advanced Artwork Search House I model
Lady Writing at Her Desk (c. 1662–1664, Leiden Collection). [8] Ter Borch’s model
