Intro to Modern Art History
Ranson, Paul - The Golden Head of Hair (1909)
Paul Ranson was out of time. 1909. The world moved on. He stayed focused. "The Golden Head of Hair" is...
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Ranson, Paul - Christ and Buddha (1890)
Paul Ranson painted Christ and Buddha for a secret society. Not for a Salon prize. The Nabis, prophets, saw beyond...
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Ranson, Paul - The Blue Bather (1891)
Paul Ranson didn't paint vacations. He painted states of mind. The Nabis craved new truth. Ranson, their 'japonisant,' carved figures...
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Ranson, Paul - Bather (1898)
Paul Ranson wasn’t interested in everyday life. He retreated into the mystical. His studio, The Temple, hosted quiet revolutions. "Bather"...
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Ranson, Paul - Violet and Yellow Aurum Lilies a...
Paul Ranson wasn’t painting flowers just for show. In 1899, he and the Nabis were done with old art. They...
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Ranson, Paul - Apple Tree with Red Fruit (1902)
Paul Ranson saw rhythm. Not cider. The Nabis rejected light-drenched fluff. They wanted something deeper. Something flat. This isn't a...
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Michelet, Georges - Paul Sérusier (1887)
Before Paul Sérusier was a prophet, he was a student. 1887. Académie Julian. A chaotic mess of ambition. No one...
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Filiger, Charles - Virgin and Two Angels (1895)
Charles Filiger didn't care about your world. He saw something else. Living like a drug-addicted monk in Brittany, he painted...
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Filiger, Charles - Saint Cecilia (1893)
In 1893, Charles Filiger skipped the Paris art drama. He was a hermit in Brittany. He sent "Saint Cecilia" instead....
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Filiger, Charles - La montagne noire de Thann (...
Charles Filiger made Paul Gauguin stop. Paris argued haystacks. Filiger crafted stained-glass worlds in his own room. La montagne noire...
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