Florine Stettheimer | Rococo-inspired modernist painter

Florine Stettheimer (1871-1944) was an American modernist painter, feminist, theatrical designer, poet and salonnière.

Stettheimer developed a feminine, theatrical painting style depicting her friends, family, and experiences in New York City.

She made the first feminist nude self-portrait and paintings depicting controversies of race and sexual preference.

She and her sisters hosted a salon that attracted members of the avant-garde.

Jaroslav Seifert | Rondò di primavera

Tu devi credermi, io sarei felice

se sorrisi mandassero i tuoi occhi

quando stasera dovrai ricucire

ciò che le mie mani ti hanno strappato.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Stephen Gjertson, 1949 | Classical realism painter

Stephen Gjertson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Trained by Richard Lack (1928-2009) at Atelier Lack during the early 70's, Gjertson has spent twenty years creating works that reflect his love of nature and family, and his deeply held religious convictions.

His style is natural and personal, revealing his respect for, and knowledge of, both the academic and impressionist traditions.

Mark Stock | The Butlers in Love

Mark Stock (1951-2014) was an American painter.

He was born in Frankfurt, Germany.

The son of an Army officer, Stock lived in many states across America before settling in St. Petersburg, Florida.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa, where he studied under Theo Wujcik.

Upon graduating in 1976, Stock was hired to work at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles as a lithographer.

Mario Puccini | The Italian van Gogh

Mario Puccini (1869, Livorno - 1920, Florence) was an Italian Post-Macchiaioli painter, who specialized in landscapes and village scenes.

He was sometimes referred to as "The Italian Van Gogh".

His father was a baker. He worked in his father's bakery and sketched as a hobby until his talent was noticed by Giovanni Fattori, who encouraged him to enroll at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, which he did, against parental objections, in 1884 when he was only fifteen.

Alexis Le Borgne, 1995 | Watercolor painter

Alexis Le Borgne is an award-winning French-Vietnamese professional artist based in France.

He describes his art as evolving with time and being marked by continuous questioning and desire to learn in perpetuity.

From still lifes to interior scenes, as well as the animal world, imaginary landscapes and character settings, each of Le Borgne's subjects "brings its stone to the edifice", helping him to better understand and grasp the world around him.

Oreste Cortazzo | Painter of the Belle Époque

Oreste Cortazzo (1836, Rome - 1910, Paris) was an Italian-born French painter, graphic artist and illustrator.

His family originally came from Ceraso, in the Province of Salerno.

Around 1848, he began an apprenticeship with his father, Michele (1808-1865), who was also a painter and a great admirer of Titian. (Some of Michele's works may be seen at the Palace of Caserta, near Naples.)

Jaroslav Seifert | Di pomeriggio uno scroscio di pioggia..

Di pomeriggio uno scroscio di pioggia

fece profumare anche l’erba pesta

e la sera, piena di primaverile malinconia,

lenta s’univa alla notte.

Jeff Rowland