Laimonis Bubieris

Interior scene

1995

Grass Acrylic, canvas, oil, 40x50 cm The artist's use of a light color palette conveys a sense of freshness and brightness, emphasizing the natural beauty of the grass. The strokes...

Ali Shamsi (1964) Born in 1964 in Azerbaijan in a small village at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains on the banks of a river. 1981 - 1985. Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts. M...

How delightful it is to see sweet cherries growing on the tree! You eagerly await the moment when, after the beautiful blossoms fade, ripe berries will appear, filling the air around...

Signed impressionist figurative oil on canvas circa 1890 by sought after French impressionist painter Jean Louis Forain. The piece depicts bathers in a dark landscape. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 32"x37" Unframed: 24"x29" Provenance: Private French collection Jean Forain was the son of a painter and decorator and was apprenticed to a visiting card engraver. He studied briefly under Gérôme and Carpeaux at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and regularly visited the Louvre, where he copied works by the masters. It is said that for a time he made a precarious living by selling small drawings in the style of Grévin. He went on to collaborate on various publications as a draughtsman and columnist, starting in 1876 on La Cravache and then collaborating on the newspapers Le Journal Amusant, Le Figaro and L'Écho de Paris. This introduced him to the diverse worlds of Paris society - the world of the theatre, of shows, and of literature - where he wryly noted the habits and shortcomings particular to each. This led him to follow a route very characteristic of this period, already seen in the work of Steinlen, Caran d'Ache and Toulouse-Lautrec in the journals La Pléiade, La Vogue...