Three Examples of Texture in Paintings

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Share: Composition and color often get the most attention when discussing paintings, but texture is often the unsung hero that can create a stronger connection with the viewer. Here, we have a brief discussion of three paintings known for their use of texture, and offer a window into the effects […]

Who Was Janet Sobel, the Ukrainian-Born Abstract Artist Who Created Drip Paintings Years Before Jackson Pollock?

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Decades in advance of Jackson Pollock was immortalized in the webpages of Existence magazine—cigarette dangling from his mouth, flinging paint throughout a canvas on his studio floor—Janet Sobel created her very own exclusive drip paintings. A Ukrainian immigrant and mom of five, Sobel lay down in her Brighton Beach apartment, even […]

Christie’s Hong Kong’s Chinese Paintings Department Presents – Rare and Exquisite Paintings from the Classical To Modern Age

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 This Could in Hong Kong, Christie’s is excited to offer you a range of gorgeous Chinese paintings at auction, like functions from the classical to the modern-day age. Washing Horses by Zhao Mengfu as catalogued in Shiqu Baoji (focused push release below), and Scholarly Collecting until Twilight by Xie Shichen will guide the Fantastic Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy sale on 28 May well. Alongside two magnificent […]