art works

  • Henri Martin

    Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin (August 5, 1860 – November 12, 1943) was a renowned French impressionist painter. Born in Toulouse to a French cabinet maker and a mother of Italian descent, Martin successfully persuaded his father to permit him to become… Continue reading

    Henri Martin
  • Alphonse Mucha

    …Mucha produced a flurry of paintings, posters, advertisements, and book illustrations, as well as designs for jewelry, carpets, wallpaper, and theatre sets in what was termed initially The Mucha Style but became known as Art Nouveau (French for “new art”). Mucha’s works… Continue reading

    Alphonse Mucha
  • Photos of New York City Inside the Grand Canyon Contrast Emptiness and Density

    At the end of 2012, Swiss photographer Gus Pedro took a trip to the United States, and was met with a paradox. When he visited New York City, he found density in all its glory. But when he followed that… Continue reading