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Tag Archives: French sensibility
THE LITHOGRAPHS OF PIERRE BONNARD
Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and print-maker acutely committed to avant-garde efforts as commonly designated Art Nouveau. His special take upon the matter became known as Les Nabis, a concentration upon delicate minutiae of figures and settings, and the … Continue reading
THE PARIS PAINTINGS OF ALBERT MARQUET
Today I want to take a look at how Albert Marquet (1875-1947), a close friend of Henri Matisse and generally regarded as a second-rate practitioner of post-Impressionist painting, found his way to harmonics that still speak to us.
Posted in Current Events, Fine Art, Illustrators, Poster&Graphic Art
Tagged Albert Marquet, French sensibility, Paris, Roger de Valerio, travel, travel posters
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PARIS, OF COURSE (First of a series on Paris, and other great cities)
Rue de l,arbre sec (Street of the Dry Tree), the site of the gallows in medieval Paris, and also the site of the once-glorious Art Nouveau department store, La Samaritaine, now shut down (just off the right foreground of the … Continue reading
POCHOIRS
Today we consider, by way of introduction to be followed by later instalments, a design genre I hope to prompt you to investigate, because I’m convinced it comprises some of the most sophisticated, witty and exciting graphics ever produced.
SURREALIST GRAPHICS by LUCIEN BOUCHER
Surrealism stems from French sensibility, that special carnal fastidiousness to be discerned in Impressionist painting (and so many other modern forms of art— Fauve, Cubist and post-Impressionist), Proust, Absurdist theatre and a gamut of design ranging from architecture to cuisine. … Continue reading