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Yuqi Wang, 1958 | Portrait painter


Yuqi Wang / 王玉琦 was born in China, 1958. He now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
His work has been collected by many public institutions, including: the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. , the Art Museum of Harvard University, China National Gallery, as well as by private collectors all over the world.
His work has been recognized with awards both nationally and internationally, winning the "Grand Prize" at The International Portrait Competition of the Portrait Society of America and "Second Prize" at The Portrait Competition of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C., among others.

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Théo Van Rysselberghe and the Neo-impressionism

Théo (Théophile) van Rysselberghe (1862-1926) discovered the pointillist technique when he saw Georges Seurat's La Grande Jatte at the eighth impressionist exhibition in Paris in 1886.
Together with Henry Van de Velde, Georges Lemmen, Xavier Mellery, Willy Schlobach and Alfred William Finch and Anna Boch he "imported" this style to Belgium.
Seurat was invited to the next salon of Les XX in Brussels in 1887.


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Giovanni Dalessi, 1964

Giovanni Dalessi undeniably belongs to the upper segment of Dutch realism.
His meaningful works are loved by a large audience.
Because he is able to put his own personal stamp on time-honored themes such as portrait, still life and landscape, he distinguishes himself from his colleagues.
Giovanni takes the subjects of his paintings from his immediate environment.


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Nik Helbig, 1969 | Impressionist painter

Nicole Anne Chew-Helbig, Singaporean painter, was born 1969 in Singapore. Currently working in Austria.
Trained as a Biochemist, and used to own businesses in the service industry in Singapore.
Now is a full-time artist.
Nik's art is impressionistic, acrylics on canvas.
Mostly figurative, with a spiritual/mystical theme.


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Danhui Nai ~ Antique roses

Danhui Nai, Chinese painter, was born and raised in mainland China. As the child of a sculptor and a painter it is no small wonder that she showed an interest in art at an early age. After college, Danhui Nai moved to New York City where she worked as a textile designer. She studied at the Fashion institute of Technology at night and also took a summer course in French costume and interior design in Paris. She has a flower garden outside her studio and loves to paint in the garden when weather permits. Her antique roses and other flowers are among her favorite subjects.
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Jacques Prévert / Jean Hildebrant | Bussano...

Chi è
Nessuno
E' solo il mio cuore che batte
Che batte troppo forte
Per causa tua.

Jean Hildebrant - American Figurative painter
Jean Hildebrant - American Figurative painter

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Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os | Flower painter


Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os (1782-1861), Dutch painter**, was a 19th century flower painter from the Northern Netherlands. According to the RKD he was a son and pupil of the flower painter Jan van Os and a brother of the painters Pieter van Os and Maria Margaretha van Os (1779-1862).
In 1809 he won the first prize of the Society Felix Meritis in Amsterdam for a still life in which genre he later specialized. Van Os became Ridder in de orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw in 1812.

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Justyna Kopania | Abstract Palette Knife painter

- "My name is Justyna Kopania. I am a painter. Art is my asylum, life, poetry, music, the best cigar, tasty strong tea, everything.
My Art reflects the world I perceive with all my senses; people I meet and love; nature I admire, and all the things that affect the way I am.
The Man is my main inspiration and This Man is the principal topic of my project. I am focusing on Their psyche, attitudes, as well as Their appearance, manners and all the complex processes that take place both outside and inside the Man'.