THE ART BOG

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Our growing archive of stories on art, design, and culture.

  • Biography: Charles Courtney Curran

    Biography: Charles Courtney Curran

    Charles Courtney Curran, a distinguished American painter, was born on February 13, 1861, in Hartford, Kentucky. His life unfolded during a transformative period in American art, and Curran emerged as a prominent…

  • Inspiration: “Bonsecours Church and Market,” by William Brymner

    Inspiration: “Bonsecours Church and Market,” by William Brymner

    BONSECOURS CHURCH AND MARKETWilliam Brymner (December 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925)1913 Born in Greenock, Scotland, the son of Douglas Brymner the first Dominion Archivist and Jean Thomson, he moved with his family to Melbourne, Canada East in 1857. In 1864,…

  • Biography: Julian Onderdonk

    Biography: Julian Onderdonk

    Julian Onderdonk (July 30, 1882 – October 27, 1922) was an American painter known for his luminous and atmospheric landscapes, particularly those depicting the Texas Hill Country. He was a prominent figure…

  • Biography: Henrietta Rae

    Biography: Henrietta Rae

    Henrietta Rae, born Henrietta Ward on December 30, 1859, in Hammersmith, London, was a prominent British artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her life unfolded against the backdrop of…

  • Biography: Carl Larsson

    Biography: Carl Larsson

    Carl Larsson (1853-1919) was a Swedish painter and interior designer known for his charming and idyllic depictions of domestic life in Sweden during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is…

  • Biography: Sophie Gengembre Anderson

    Biography: Sophie Gengembre Anderson

    Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823 – 1903) was a French-born British artist known for her significant contributions to the genre of Victorian-era genre and portrait painting. She was one of the few successful…

  • Love Story: Gustave Courbet and Joanna Hiffernan

    Love Story: Gustave Courbet and Joanna Hiffernan

    When Gustave Courbet, the rebellious French painter, met Joanna Hiffernan, the Irish beauty, it was a meeting that would change his artistic life forever. Courbet, known for his daring realism and defiance…

  • Inspiration: “Bad Conscience,” by Maria Wiik

    Inspiration: “Bad Conscience,” by Maria Wiik

    Wiik was born in Helsinki. She was the daughter of architect Erik Johan Wik (or Wiik) (1804–1876) and his wife Gustava Fredrika Meyer. She was born and grew up in Brunnsparken and attended…

  • Biography: Lucas Cranach The Elder

    Biography: Lucas Cranach The Elder

    Lucas Cranach the Elder was a renowned German Renaissance painter and printmaker, born on October 4, 1472, in Kronach, Franconia (modern-day Germany). His life unfolded during a period of significant cultural and…

  • Love Story: Alma Mahler and Oskar Kokoschka

    Love Story: Alma Mahler and Oskar Kokoschka

    Alma Mahler and Oskar Kokoschka shared a relationship marked by intense passion and drama. Their love story stands as one of the most fascinating and tumultuous in art history. Alma Mahler was…