Max Bouvet (1854-1943)

French painter Max Bouvet was born in La Rochelle. Bouvet is mainly known for his seascapes in a post-impressionist style, often illustrating Breton and Vendean panoramas.

Itzchak Tarkay (1935-2012)

Itzchak Tarkay was an Israeli artist. Tarkay was born in Subotica, on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border.

In 1944, Tarkay and his family were sent to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp, until Allied liberation freed them a year later.

In 1949, his family emigrated to Israel, living in a kibbutz for several years.

Henri Matisse: Creativity takes courage!

• "There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted" - Henri Matisse.
• "Penso che nulla sia più difficile per un vero pittore che dipingere una rosa, perché per dipingerla deve dimenticare tutte le rose che ha dipinto prima" - Henri Matisse.

Joseph Désiré Court (1797-1865)

Joseph-Désiré Court was a French painter🎨 of historical subjects and portraits.

Court was born at Rouen. He became a pupil at the École des Beaux-Arts under Gros, and after carrying off the principal honours there pursued his studies still further at Rome.

Wilhelm von Gegerfelt | Skagen painter

Wilhelm von Gegerfelt, also Vilhelm von Gegerfelt (1844-1920) was a Swedish painter.

Born in Gothenburg, Gegerfelt was the son the architect Victor von Gegerfelt (1817-1915).

From 1861-1863, he studied at the Royal Danish Academy, at the Royal Swedish Academy from 1864-1867, and thereafter in Düsseldorf until 1872.

Johann Till the Younger (1827-1894) Genre painter

Johann Till the Younger was an Austrian🎨 19th Century painter.

Johann Till the Younger trained in Vienna under his father Johann Till the Elder (1800-1889).

His father’s predominant interests were historical scenes.

Johann Till the Younger studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Vienna under Leopold Kupelwieser (1796-1862) and Christian Ruben (1805-1875).

Cafiero Filippelli | Macchiaioli painter

Cafiero Filippelli (1889-1973) was an Italian painter.

Born into a family of modest income in Livorno, Cafiero Filippelli started working at a very young age, but still managed to gain his diploma at the Scuola d’Arte e Mestieri.

Thanks to a scholarship he then went to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where he got to know Giovanni Fattori and Galileo Chini.

Lino Selvatico (1872-1924) | Belle Ѐpoque painter

Lino Selvatico was an Italian painter🎨.

His father, Riccardo was a lawyer, poet, comedic dramatist and politician, who intended his son to become a lawyer and legislator.

Lino's brother, Luigi Selvàtico (1873-1938), was also a painter.

Luigi was nicknamed il gobbo Selvatico due to his physical ailment.

Jerrard Gems | Vintage flower

"Perfumes are the feelings of flowers".
"I profumi sono i sentimenti dei fiori" - Heinrich Heine

"I paint flowers so they will not die".
"Dipingo i fiori così che non moriranno" - Frida Kahlo

"A flower blossoms for its own joy".
"Un fiore sboccia per la sua stessa gioia" - Oscar Wilde