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This painting shows a group of circus performers who would have earned a living traveling from town to town. One year before Picasso painted this piece he lived in transiet before moving into his apartment, located in Montemarte in 1904. (National Gallery of Art).
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Cezanne's theme for this piece is nudes in nature. The people featured in this painting are either getting ready to bathe or just finishing up. In the distance you see two individuals waiting to join. Behind these two individuals you see two buildings and a forest in between. -
Picasso created five women posed around a pile of fruit, a few of the women are painted half naked and two of the five seem to be completely naked.
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Kupka did a series of abstract work that he labeled as Vertical and Diagonal Planes. This particular piece was designed to give the illusion of stained glass. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral_(Katedr%C3%A1la)#/media/File:Franti%C5%A1ek_Kupka_-_Katedr%C3%A1la_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg -
This creation is thought to have several themes throughout the painting and it only took Kandinsky four days to finish. In the Composition VII there were multiple sketches made in water colors and oil paints (Kandinsky). https://wassilykandinsky.net/work-36.php. -
At the bottom of the stairs of the comfort of "home" is countless children and their parents. Children are laughing, crying, and some screaming, the parents are happy, overwhelmed, and just living their busy life. Around the side boarders of this art piece are buildings, some are homes and others appear to be businesses.
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This life-size snake lamp represents France's enduring fascination with exotic culture. Brandt was a metalworker who designed this realist snake lamp, hovering in space-anchored only by the glass shade and bronze base (1021 McNay Art Museum Collection directory). https://collection.mcnayart.org/objects/19561/la-tentation-temptation -
Severini painted this piece featuring two gentlemen wearing white costumes and black face mask (made to look like they are penguins). Severini held various jobs, one of which was a shipping clerk. He also later enrolled in school for free, being a nude study (WikiArt Visual Art Encyclopedia).
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A young lady relaxing in an open field, a few animals surround her, in the distance a forrest and a few trees. In the far off distance is a house and a barn with a silo attached. Cloudy overcast suggests a storm is approaching. https://www.forbes.com/sites/natashagural/2019/06/28/whitney-offers-fresh-look-at-65-years-of-startling-art-spanning-icons-you-know-to-masters-youve-overlooked/?sh=796
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Julie and the Doll illustrates the racial divide prevalent in America communities. Julie is featured in a blue and white dress. She is holding her blonde hair doll and she is also wearing a different shade of blue and white dress and wearing a blue bonnet with white socks and black shoes (Signed, dated, l. l.: Neel 43, copyright Estate of Alice Neel). https://collection.mcnayart.org/objects/24158/julie-and-the-doll.
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