Oskar Kokoschka | The Elbe Near Dresden, 1921

Oskar Kokoschka | The Elbe Near Dresden, 1921 | Detroit Institute of Arts

Artwork detail by the Detroit Institute of Arts:

This picture most likely depicts the view from the window of Kokoschka’s studio in Dresden, from which he enjoyed a splendid view of the Elbe River, its bridges, and the houses on the far shore.

The three elements of the landscape - water, embankment, and sky - are suggested by bold patches of bright color, and the simple, strongly horizontal composition emphasizes the low buildings and the river’s edge.

Painted between 1919, when Kokoschka moved to Dresden, and 1921, this painting is one of the earliest works by the artist to have been acquired by a U.S. museum.

Claude Monet | The Japanese Footbridge, 1899

Japanese Footbridge is an oil painting by Claude Monet.

It was painted in 1899. It measures 81.3 x 101.6 cm (32 x 40 in.) It hangs in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

In the last decades of Monet's life, his prized water garden at Giverny became a subject the artist explored obsessively, painting it 250 times between 1900 and his death. Eventually, it was his only subject.

He began construction of the water garden as soon as he moved to Giverny, petitioning local authorities to divert water from a nearby river.

The resulting landscape was Monet's invention entirely, and he used it as his creative focus and inspiration.

Julie Ford Oliver | Still Life

An illustrator for more than 25 years, I returned to fine art after my last child graduated from college.

I currently paint in a variety of media allowing the subject matter to guide my choices.

I work out of a spacious studio situated next to my house in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and another studio on Main Street, downtown Las Cruces.

Ivailo Petrov, 1965 | Bulgaria

L'artista Bulgaro Ivaylo Petrov è nato a Sofia, in Bulgaria.

Si è laureato alla Scuola di Belle Arti di Sofia nel 1984-1990 ed al 1995 ha studiato presso l'Università Bulgara di Belle Arti.

Insegna all'Università di Architettura dal 1996.

Ha tenuto numerose mostre in Italia, Spagna, Austria, Belgio, Germania, USA, Repubblica Ceca.

Thomas Sully | Portrait painter

Thomas Sully (1783-1872) was an British-born American painter, one of the finest U.S. portrait painters of the 19th century.

Sully’s parents moved to the United States in 1792, settling in Charleston, S.C.

He was a pupil of Gilbert Stuart in Boston (1807) and of Benjamin West in London (1809) and was influenced by the portrait artist Sir Thomas Lawrence.

After 1810 he made Philadelphia his home, although in 1838 he visited London to paint a full-length portrait of the young Queen Victoria for the Society of the Sons of St. George of Philadelphia.

Pat Brennan | Surreal Fantasy

Having been a traditional artist all my life, in the last two years I have discovered a great affinity for digital artwork in all its forms. A gift from my daughter of a computer complete with software started me on a path of discovery.

In March 2006, I joined Deviant Art. Being a part of this community encouraged me to further my knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. I now work with a digital brush as easily as a real one.

William Fettes Douglas (1822-1891)

Pittore Scozzese autodidatta, Sir William Fettes Douglas fu direttore della National Gallery of Scotland nel 1877 e cinque anni dopo, presidente della Royal Scottish Academy.

Sir William Fettes Douglas nacque a Edimburgo nel 1822 e ricevette la sua prima educazione alla Southern Academy e successivamente alla High School.

Suo padre, il signor James Douglas, contabile della Banca Commerciale, era lui stesso un artista dilettante di una certa abilità, e fu in accordo con il suo desiderio che suo figlio entrò al servizio della Banca, servizio in cui continuò per dieci anni.