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29th August 2023. ON THIS DAY. “Drawing is the probity of art. To draw does not mean simply to reproduce contours; drawing does not consist merely of line: drawing is also expression, the inner form, the plane, modelling. See what remains after that!” -JAD Ingres In the 19th-century art world, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres boldly combined conventional

The first modern painter of the Pacific Northwest to achieve national and international renown was Morris Graves, born in Fox Valley, Oregon, on August 28, 1910. More than just a painter, Graves was a spiritual seeker who represented his inner journey through his distinctive works of art. He attracted audiences for his distinctive artistic approach,

25th August, 2023. ON THIS DAY. Jacob Maris, born on August 25, 1837, in The Hague, Netherlands, was a prominent Dutch landscape painter and a leading figure in the renowned Hague School of Painters. Alongside his brothers Willem and Matthijs, Maris’s journey as an artist was marked by evolution, experimentation, and a mastery of atmosphere

22nd August 2023. ON THIS DAY. On August 22, 1895, in the village of Velim, situated in the Portuguese colony of Goa, an artist was born – Antonio Piedade da Cruz, affectionately known as Cruzo. Little did India know that his life’s journey would encompass both continents and art traditions. Early Life and Education Cruzo