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  By Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010), Autumn onto the Wall, 1991, oil on board, 30 x 55 cm (11 ¾ x 21 5/8 inches), photo: Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2018. #art #arthistory #chineseart “The brush and ink themselves alone, proves to be incapable; as if a piece of clay unsculpted, it has no value. The brush and ink are only slaves to serve the creator, nothing more than tools to provoke his thoughts, they are servants to follow the artist’s hands, digested through his mind before materialising upon the...

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  By Zinaida Serebriakova (1884-1967), Green Autumn Landscape, 1908, oil on canvas, 43.4 x 45 cm, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. #art #womanartist #womenartists #painting #oilpainting From Museum Studies Abroad: ‘Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova was born on the Neskuchnoye estate in modern-day Kharkov, Ukraine, into the Benois-Lanceray dynasty of artists. The Benois family fled the French Revolution for St. Petersburg in 1794, among the last years of Catherine the Great’s reign. They were likely dra...

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  By the first African American artist to receive national & international recognition: Robert S. Duncanson (1821–1872), Minneopa Falls, 1862, oil on canvas, Cincinnati Art Museum. A nearly identical work is in the Milwaukee Art Museum. #blackart #blackartist #blackartists #BlackHistory #art

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  By Claude Monet (1840-1926), Autumn Effect at Argenteuil , 1873, The Courtauld, London. #arthistory #painting #oilpainting #impressionism From the museum: “Claude Monet lived in Argenteuil, a suburb of Paris, from 1871 to 1878. It was an affordable alternative to the capital, easily accessible by the new railroads. As a formerly rural town undergoing rapid industrial change, it also offered him a uniquely modern landscape.”

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  By John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893), October Afterglow, 1885, oil on canvas, 77 by 63.5 cm (30¼ by 25 inches), photo: Sotheby’s London, 10 December 2019. #painting #oilpainting #arthistory #art

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  By Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942), one of 30 different color woodblock prints from the album A Thousand Grasses, 1900. #arthistory #printmaking #japaneseart #art From Artvee: “Kamisaka Sekka was an important artistic figure in early twentieth-century Japan. Born in Kyoto to a Samurai family, his talents for art and design were recognized early. He eventually allied himself with the traditional Rinpa school of art. He is considered the last great proponent of this artistic tradition. Sekka also wor...

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  By Henri Le Sidaner (1862–1939), Canal in Autumn (Gisors), oil on canvas, 53.3 x 63.5 cm (21 x 25 inches), Cleveland Museum of Art. #art #arthistory #painting #oilpainting From the museum: “Le Sidaner often painted from memory rather than directly on site, and his subdued use of color applied in uneven brushstrokes bring a poetic, dreamlike effect to his paintings.”

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  By Clyde Singer (1908-1999), “Autumn,” 1939, oil on canvas, 26 7/8 x 19 1/2 inches (68.3 x 49.5 cm), photo: Bonhams New York, 25 May 2023. The headline reads: “Germans Bomb Warsaw.” More info in ALT. #art #arthistory #painting #oilpainting From Bonhams: “Painted in 1939, the emotion of the lone figure and bleak underpinnings of the scene can be interpreted as an expression of both Singer's and America's anxiety toward an impending global conflict.“

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  By Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), Christina's World, 1948, tempera on panel, 32 1/4 x 47 3/4 inches (81.9 x 121.3 cm), Museum of Modern Art, New York. #art #arthistory #painting #oilpainting From the museum: ‘Wyeth’s neighbor Anna Christina Olson inspired the composition, which is one of four paint­ings by Wyeth in which she appears. As a young girl, Olson developed a degenerative muscle condition—possibly polio—that left her unable to walk. She refused to use a wheelchair, preferring to c...

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  By Grafton Tyler Brown (1841-1918), the first professional African American painter in the Pacific Northwest, “Castle Geyser, Yellowstone,” 1890, oil on canvas, 21.125 x 14.375 inches, The William Sr. and Dorothy Harmsen Collection at the Denver Art Museum. #art #blackart #blackartist #blackartists #BlackHistory #arthistory From the museum: “Like his parents and siblings, Brown was listed as Black in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. His biographer Robert Chandler states that in Sacramento, where Bro...

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  By Scott Kahn (b. 1946), Autumn Moon, 2014-2015, oil on linen, 24 1/8 x 28 1/8 inches (61.3 x 71.5 cm), ©️ Scott Kahn, photo: Christie’s London, 1 Mar 2023. #art #painting #oilpainting From the lot essay: “Kahn’s work often returns to the natural world, as he observes, remembers and imagines it. Describing Autumn Moon in 2015, Kahn wrote: ‘The inspiration has to be strong and compelling. If I am not moved to begin a painting, how can I expect the viewer to be moved and compelled to look at it?...

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  By Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), “L'Allée des Alyscamps,” oil on canvas, 36 1/8 by 28 7/8 inches (91.7 by 73.5 cm), photo: Sotheby’s New York, 05 May 2015. #art #arthistory #painting #oilpainting #vangogh From the catalogue note: ‘For two months during the fall of 1888 Van Gogh painted in the company of his close friend Paul Gauguin, who had come to the south of France for a shared artistic experiment known as the Studio of the South. The artists would set up their easels side-by-side...

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  By Corita Kent (1918-1986), "Crocuses for Autumn," 1980. Screen print. Sheet: 20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm). #art #arthistory #womanartist #womenartists #printmaking From the Corita Art Center: “Corita Kent (1918–1986) was an artist, educator, and advocate for social justice. At age 18 she entered the religious order Immaculate Heart of Mary, eventually teaching and then heading the art department at Immaculate Heart College. During the course of her career, her artwork evolved...

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  Attributed to Abu’l Hasan Nadir al-Zaman (1589-ca. 1630), Squirrels in a Plane Tree (1605–1608), full length and a detail, gouache with gold. 36.2 × 22.5 cm (page 47.0 x 32.2 cm), India Office Library and Records, British Library, London. #art #arthistory #india #indiaart #indianart From Brittanica: ‘Abu al-Hasan (flourished 17th century, Delhi [India]) was one of the leading Mughal painters of the emperor Jahangir’s atelier, honored by the emperor with the title Nadir al-Zaman (“Wonder of the...

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  By Egon Schiele (1890-1918), Four Trees, 1917, oil on canvas, Belvedere Museum, Vienna. #art #arthistory #painting #oilpainting A quote from the artist: “I mainly observe the physical movement of mountains, water, trees, and flowers now. Everywhere one is reminded of similar motions inside the human body, similar stirrings of pleasure and pain in plants. Painting alone is not enough for me; I know that one can use colors to establish qualities. When one sees an autumnal tree in summer, it is an...

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  By Applied Arts School of Thu Dau Mot/ Thanh Le Studio, A Landscape of North Vietnam, ca. 1950s, lacquer on wood, 91 x 170 cm, photo: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, December 2020. #art #arthistory #vietnam #asianart From Sotheby’s: “One of Asia's oldest artistic traditions, lacquer is an improbably medium for modern painting, as working with the material is labor intensive and expensive. The resinous material is caustic and is usually applied in multiple layers as it hardens into a highly polis...

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  By Kazuyuki Ohtsu (b. 1935), Autumn in Kyoto, 2025, color woodblock print, printed in an edition of 50. #arthistory #japaneseart #japaneseartwork #printmaking #woodblock From Sakura Fine Art: “The refined woodblock print Aki-Kyoto (Autumn in Kyoto) by Kazuyuki Ohtsu captures the beauty of autumn at Kõetsu-ji Temple. Brilliant maple leaves sweep across a woven bamboo fence, while a pale tree trunk and soft greenery bring a sense of calm to the composition. Ohtsu's careful depiction of th...

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  By Edgar Degas (1834–1917), The Dance Lesson, ca. 1879, pastel and black chalk on three pieces of wove paper, joined together, 25 3/8 x 22 1/8 inches (64.5 x 56.2 cm), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. #arthistory #impressionism #pastel #drawing From the museum: “Degas made various adjustments to this composition, presumably to accommodate the violinist in his final design. He added strips of paper at the top and to the right, and there is evidence to suggest that he may have altered th...

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  By Peter Max (October 19, 1937 – September 14, 2026), “Cosmic Music City,” designed as a tribute to Nashville. The artist passed away earlier this week. #arthistory #popart #psychedelicart From Matt Schudel: “If any artist was responsible for defining the visual vocabulary of the 1960s, it was Peter Max, whose vividly fluorescent paintings, posters and graphic imagery were ubiquitous during the era of flower children and the Age of Aquarius. Countless college dorm rooms of the late ’60s and ea...

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  By Flemish painter David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690), better known for his scenes of peasants and tavern life: Cat Concert (Katzenkonzert), oil on panel, 26 x 31.5 cm, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Staatsgalerie Neuburg. #art #arthistory #painting #oilpainting #cats Katzenkonzert was a popular theme at the time. Sometimes called a “glaring of cats,” referring to a group of 3 or more cats.

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  In the blazing heat of August, let’s look at the color orange: by Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), Red Canna, 1924, oil on canvas, 29 by 18 inches (73.7 by 45.7 cm), photo: Sotheby’s. #art #womenartists #womanartist A quote from the artist: “A flower is relatively small. Everyone has many associations with a flower… still, in a way, nobody really sees a flower, really, it is so small….So I said to myself, I’ll paint what I see, but I’ll paint it big and they will be surprised into taking time...

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  Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), The Prison Courtyard (after Gustave Doré), 1890, oil on canvas, 31.4x25.1 inches (80x64 cm), Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. #arthistory #painting #oilpainting #vangogh #prison From HSE University, Moscow: “Vincent van Gogh painted The Prison Courtyard in 1890, inspired by an engraving by French illustrator Gustave Doré. In February 1890, Van Gogh was staying at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum, where he had no opportunity to paint from life… When examining Van Gogh...

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  Your art history post for today: by Thomas Cole (1801-1848), “The Course of Empire: Destruction,” 1836, oil on canvas, 39 1/4 × 63 1/2 inches (99.7 × 161.3 cm), collection of The New York Historical. #arthistory #painting #oilpainting From the museum: ‘On August 30, 1836 the artist wrote to his friend and fellow artist Asher B. Durand "I have been engaged in Sacking & Burning a city ever since I saw you & am well nigh tired of such horrid work." The vainglorious city that Cole...

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  Your art history post for today: by African-American artist Charles White (1918–1979), “General Moses and Sojourner Truth,” 1954, wolff carbon pencil and white chalk over traces of graphite pencil, 27 7/8 in x 38 inches, Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, ©The Charles White Archives. #arthistory #blackart #blackartist #BlackHistory #drawing From the museum: ‘Charles White’s 1954 drawing General Moses and Sojourner Truth, represents two famed African American women who fo...

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  By the artist known as Banksy, “Flag Man,“ 2026, fiberglass or resin, Waterloo Place, London. Given its placement near monuments to Britain’s past Imperialism, it seems a comment on the blindness of unquestioning nationalism. Could fit in a lot of places, including Washington DC. #art #protestart #protest #statue #banksy

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  A just for fun sketch for today of Batgirl. Based on a photo provided by the subject on the Museum by Sktchy app. Drawn freehand on my iPad Pro using the SketchClub app. About three hours of work total. #digitalart #ipadart #artapp #drawingapp #sketchclubapp

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  By Aaron Douglas (1899-1979), "Harriet Tubman," 1931, oil on canvas, 54 × 72" (137.1 X 182.9 cm), Bennett College, Greensboro, N.C. #arthistory #blackhistory #blackhistory #blackart #blackartist #art #painting #oilpainting From the Camden Civil Rights Project: 'Douglas uses modernist imagery to depict the slave era heroine, Harriet Tubman, who was responsible for leading more than three hundred slaves to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad. Douglas wrote that he portra...

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  By Ephrem Solomon, born in 1983 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: “Earth Series: 20,” woodcut and mixed media, 85 x 97 cm (33.5 x 38.25 inches), Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery. #art #africa #africanart #ethiopia #ethiopianart #printmaking From Artsy: ‘Ephrem Solomon draws on woodcutting’s history as a medium tied to 20th-century politics. His works feature figures or objects—often domestic ones such as empty chairs—rendered in solid fields of color and employed as allegories for contemporary life in Eth...

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  By Chinese artist Huang Yongyu (1924-2023), Plum Blossoms in Snow, scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper, 68.5 x 67.5 cm, photo: Christie’s Hong Kong, May 31, 2023. #arthistory #asianartist #chineseart #chineseartist A quote from the artist: "I have achieved little in my lifetime. I didn't receive much formal education. But I dared not live a life without an aim or in laziness."

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  A new month, a new art history theme. Since April showers bring May flowers, this month I will focus on flowers. And since today is May Day (International Workers' Day), here is today’s post: by Walter Crane, A Garland for May Day, 1895, relief print, the digital collection Political Posters, Labadie Collection, University of Michigan. #ArtHistory #mayday #labor #labour From Wikipedia: ‘The 1st of May, or first Monday in May, is a national public holiday in many countries, in most case...