PoTD #10PoTD #10 Post ImpressionistsPost Impressionists

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HokusaiHokusai

The Impressionists and later the post Impressionists were greatly influenced by Japanese The Impressionists and later the post Impressionists were greatly influenced by Japanese woodcut prints that would come over as packing for fine China from Japan. Eventually a woodcut prints that would come over as packing for fine China from Japan. Eventually a market opened up for these and they became part of the public eye overseas. Hokusai market opened up for these and they became part of the public eye overseas. Hokusai ended up being very influential to western art, showing many different pictorial elements, ended up being very influential to western art, showing many different pictorial elements, such as flattened space, vibrant un-gradiated color and very different compositions. This such as flattened space, vibrant un-gradiated color and very different compositions. This is one woodcut from Hokusai’s famous ‘Thirty Six Views of Mt Fuji” series. is one woodcut from Hokusai’s famous ‘Thirty Six Views of Mt Fuji” series.

HokusaiHokusai The Great Wave Off Kanagawa 1832The Great Wave Off Kanagawa 1832 Wood Block PrintWood Block Print Metropolitan Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of Art

Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Van Gogh began painting when he was 27. He died at Van Gogh began painting when he was 27. He died at

37, but in that time he produced 2000 works of art! His 37, but in that time he produced 2000 works of art! His life was fraught with crazy. From the start, Vinnie was life was fraught with crazy. From the start, Vinnie was destined for the nut house when his parents named him destined for the nut house when his parents named him after his brother who was stillborn a few years before. after his brother who was stillborn a few years before. Later in life especially, he was wracked with crazy Later in life especially, he was wracked with crazy stemming from what has been hypothesized as stemming from what has been hypothesized as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, syphilis, lead poisoning schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, syphilis, lead poisoning (from the lead paint that he used and the brushes that he (from the lead paint that he used and the brushes that he constantly had in his mouth), temporal lobe epilepsy and constantly had in his mouth), temporal lobe epilepsy and acute intermittent porphyria. He also was frequently acute intermittent porphyria. He also was frequently drunk on absinthe, was malnourished and had insomnia! drunk on absinthe, was malnourished and had insomnia!

It’s assumed that he was also taking digitalis...a medicine It’s assumed that he was also taking digitalis...a medicine for epilepsy that makes you see yellow and provides for epilepsy that makes you see yellow and provides radiant crowns from objects. His later paintings that radiant crowns from objects. His later paintings that show the sun or the stars all have this radiant effect.show the sun or the stars all have this radiant effect.

Portrait of Dr. Gachet The Starry Night 1889Portrait of Dr. Gachet The Starry Night 1889 Oil on Canvas 1890 Oil on CanvasOil on Canvas 1890 Oil on Canvas Unknown whereaboutsUnknown whereabouts Museum of Modern Art, NYMuseum of Modern Art, NY Sold in 1990 for $8.2MSold in 1990 for $8.2M

Van Gogh only sold ONE painting in his life. His work was pretty universally scoffed at, Van Gogh only sold ONE painting in his life. His work was pretty universally scoffed at, even by art collectors and family members. I’ll bet he’s kicking himself now for not being a even by art collectors and family members. I’ll bet he’s kicking himself now for not being a vampire. Again, i’m new with this Power Point stuff, so please excuse the wierdness.vampire. Again, i’m new with this Power Point stuff, so please excuse the wierdness.

Top 10 Paintings that Bring the Bling

  Painting Seller Buyer

1 149.7 140 No. 5, 1948 Jackson Pollock 1948 2006 David Geffen David Martinez ?

private sale

2 147 137.5 Woman IIIWillem de Kooning 1953 2006 David Geffen Steven A. Cohe

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private sale via Larry Gagosian

3 144.4 135 Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I

Gustav Klimt 1907 2006Maria Altmann

Ronald Lauder, Neue Galerie

private sale

4 136.1 82.5Portrait of Dr. Gachet

Vincent van Gogh 1890 1990

Siegfried Kramarsky family Ryoei Saito [1]

Christie's, New York

5 128.8 78.1

Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre

Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1876 1990 Betsey Whitn

eyRyoei Saito [2] Sotheby's,

New York

6 118.9 104.2 Garçon à la pipe Pablo Picasso 1905 2004Greentree foundation (Whitney family)

 Sotheby's, New York

7 102.3 53.9 IrisesVincent van Gogh 1889 1987 son of Joan W

hitney PaysonAlan Bond [3]

Sotheby's, New York

8 101.8 95.2Dora Maar au Chat Pablo Picasso 1941 2006 Gidwitz family  

Sotheby's, New York

9 94.6 71.5

Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe

Vincent van Gogh 1889 1998

heirs of Jacques Koerfer  

Christie's, New York

10 94 87.9Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II Gustav Klimt 1912 2006

Maria Altmann  

Christie's, New York

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Georges SeuratGeorges Seurat

Seurat invented pointilism. Pointilism is the act of dabbing the canvas with little tiny Seurat invented pointilism. Pointilism is the act of dabbing the canvas with little tiny brushstrokes. In this case...thousands and thousands of em. There’s a lot of stuff going brushstrokes. In this case...thousands and thousands of em. There’s a lot of stuff going on in this painting, but i just don’t have the time! Someone actually made a Broadway on in this painting, but i just don’t have the time! Someone actually made a Broadway show about this painting. For more info on this and other interesting paintings, visit your show about this painting. For more info on this and other interesting paintings, visit your local liberry or check out http://www.iit.edu/~yoohosu/essay/sunday.htmlocal liberry or check out http://www.iit.edu/~yoohosu/essay/sunday.htm

Luncheon on the Isle of La Grande JatteLuncheon on the Isle of La Grande Jatte Oil on canvas 1884-1886Oil on canvas 1884-1886 The Art Institute of ChicagoThe Art Institute of Chicago 6’8x10’10 in6’8x10’10 in

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