Drawing of Woman Sewing, 1639 Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1669) The pictorial qualities of color, light and shade blend with subject matter, form and content, and composition to create an overall harmony in a painting. Color Color plays a vital role in the experience of a work of art. Color helps both to sharpen our [...]
The Consequences of War, 1637-1638, (Galleria Palatine, Florence, Italy) Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Most art has a purpose and a message. The ability to read or interpret a painting and to recognize its subject matter is often crucial to the understanding and subsequent enjoyment of it. Iconography is the study of the subject matter of [...]
Collecting Fine Art, American Abstract Expressionism, 1940s to Late 1950s
The Punished Son, 1778 (Musee Du Louvre, Paris, France) Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) Composition refers to how the artist has arranged the elements of the work of art and it is a dominant contributor to the subject matter of the piece. To achieve a successful composition, the image has to work as an integrated whole, whether [...]
Collecting Fine Art, Subject Matter – Form & Content
Collecting Fine Art – Educate Your Eye, Figure Out Why You Like What You Like. Your goal as an art collector is to educate your eye to identify esthetic significance and artistic merit so that you can select the finest works in their chosen fields.
Collecting Fine Art – Herb Vogel and Dorothy Vogel, Art Collectors. The incredible true story of a postal worker and a librarian who built a world-class art collection.
Collecting Fine Art – The Best Art Collectors. People collect art for many different reasons. The best collectors acquire art for its esthetic significance. These collectors discover and develop themselves through their collections; they acquire art as a means of expanding, enriching and cultivating their personality.
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