Jackson Pollock (American, Cody, Wyoming 1912–1956 East Hampton, New York) Title: Untitled , Date: ca. 1948–49 Medium: Dripped ink and enamel on paper Dimensions: 22 3/8 in. × 30 in. (56.8 × 76.2 cm) Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York From 1942,…
Jackson Pollock (American, Cody, Wyoming 1912–1956 East Hampton, New York) Title: Number 28, date: 1950 Medium: Enamel on canvas Dimensions: 68 1/16 in. × 8 ft. 8 13/16 in. (172.9 × 266.2 cm) Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York After Pollock’s…
Paul Klee was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented with and eventually deeply explored color theory, writing about it…
In the Chateau d’Angers in Angers, France, hangs one of the world’s oldest vestiges of medieval woven art: the Apocalypse Tapestry. Commissioned in 1373 CE, by Louis I of Anjou, this staggering masterpiece is the longest wall hanging ever to…
Willem de Kooning (American (born The Netherlands), Rotterdam 1904–1997 East Hampton, New York) Title: Woman , Date: ca. 1952 Medium: Oil paint with collage of cut and printed paper on board Dimensions: 17 11/16 in. × 13 in. (45 × 33 cm) De Kooning…
Title: Richard II presented to the Virgin and Child by his Patron Saint John the Baptist and Saints Edward and Edmund (‘The Wilton Diptych’) Artist: Unknown, English or French (?) Date: about 1395-1399 Medium: egg tempera on wood Dimensions: each panel 53 × 37 cm…
Artist Paul Klee Year 1922 Medium oil on canvas mounted on panel Dimensions 40.5 cm × 38 cm (15.9 in × 15 in) Location Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel Completed in 1922, Senecio is a manifestation of Paul’s sense of humor and African culture. The simple colors and shapes, Paul makes…
Mark Rothko (American (born former Russian Empire, now Latvia), Dvinsk 1903–1970 New York, New York) Title: No. 13 (White, Red on Yellow) Date: 1958 Medium: Oil and acrylic with powdered pigments on canvas Dimensions: 95 1/4 × 81 3/8 (241.9 × 206.7 cm) Location:…
Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) Constantin Brancusi, born in 1876 in the small village of Hobița, Romania, is widely regarded as a pioneer of modern sculpture. His innovative approach to form and his quest for capturing the essence of subjects have left…
“We wanted to start again, like a child.”Karel Appel What was CoBrA? CoBrA was an international art movement of pioneering artists who caused a revolution in modern art following World War II. It was the first truly international post-war avant-garde…