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Introduction to The Stone Breakers By Gustave Courbet

Posted on June 8, 2013 by artisoo

    The Stone Breakers  completed in 1849 was an important representative work of Courbet, which was one of the representative works of realism. In this painting measuring 160 × 259 cm, the painter highlighted two stone breakers. One old … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Visitors By Ilya Repin

Posted on May 6, 2013 by artisoo

Ilya Yefimovich Repin was a famous Russian painter who had created many famous realistic works bout his native country. From his paintings, we can learn their great psychological depth. As we know, majority of the great painters although the world … Continue reading →

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Oil Painting Hirtin

Posted on January 29, 2013 by artisoo

In this oil painting, the artist captured a very lyrical shepherd life scene (sky, grassland, sheep, praying girl): under the high horizon, flat and vast, wearing a red scarf and shawl the shepherdess was staying lonely with the flock. Her … Continue reading →

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Jean Francois Millet Artwork Sower

Posted on January 25, 2013 by artisoo

Jean-Francois Millet  was the most outstanding realist painter in France in 19th Century, who was well known for his realism paintings. His works were created to mainly describe the labor and life of peasants with a rich flavor of rural life. … Continue reading →

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