Ernest Barrias | La Nature se dévoilant / Nature Unveiling Herself, 1899

"La Nature se dévoilant" was commissioned in 1889 to decorate the new medical school in Bordeaux.

A young woman, the allegory of nature, is slowly lifting the veils she is wrapped in.

When he had finished the first version in white marble for the school, Ernest Barrias (1841-1905) designed a second statue in polychrome, for the ceremonial staircase of the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers, in Paris.

Trish Biddle | Romantic painter

Showcasing her sense of design, American artist Trish Biddle captures the Art Deco style of fashion, elegance, sophistication and the simplicity of the era.

Tamara De Lempicka who defined Art Deco painting as we know it, Argentinean tango dancers and depression era dance marathons have all inspired Trish’s vintage, figurative paintings.

The faces are obscured purposely to allow the viewer to identify with the images of the graceful dancers their own romantic notions.

Bulent Kilic 1974 | Seascape / Cityscape painter

Bülent Kılıç was born in Tekirdağ, Turkey.

His early interest was observing the world in charcoal and later fast car designs. These two combinations helped him develop his creative talent.

While he was attending Trakya University to become a teacher, he also pursed his passion by attending the Industrial Design Division at Mimar Sinan University.

His freelance creations brought attention and award* both locally and internationally.

Claude Monet | Summer landscapes

The following collection include the Landscape - Summer - Beach paintings by French Impressionist painter Claude-Oscar Monet (Parigi, 14 novembre 1840 - Giverny, 5 dicembre 1926).

For biographical notes -in english and italian- by Monet see:

Claude Monet | Impressionist / Plein air painter*

For other works by Monet see:

Claude Monet ~ Snow Effect | Winter landscapes*

Claude Monet | Haystacks / I Covoni | Painting series*

Claude Monet | The Rouen Cathedral series, 1892-1894*

Ans Schumacher, 1941 | Portrait painter

Ans Schumacher was born in Leyden, Netherlands. Lives and works in Oegstgeest - Netherlands.

Ans Schumacher paints enlarged portraits (blow-ups) in oil on canvas. There are no irrelevant backgrounds.

The faces are a reflection of our time trough their "glossy"and sophisticated outlook.

Altough the style is realistic with a link to pop-art, it's also abstract because of the glossyness and anonymity of the portrayed.

Ans Schumacher exhibited in the Netherlands as well as Germany, France, Belgium, Sweden and Spain.