JULY 19, ON THIS DAY A prominent painter, sculptor and printmaker, Edgar Degas was born on this day, 19 July 1834. He was a prominent figure in the Impressionist group and like the other Impressionists, he sought to capture fleeting moments in the flow of modern life, but unlike most of them, showed little interest […]

Bernd Fasching, born 18 July 1955 in Vienna, Austria, is an Austrian painter and sculptor best known for his art practice that seeks to actively involve the viewer in the shaping of his projects. While he lives and works in Vienna, he has taken his experimental exhibitions across the globe. In particular, the series called

July 17, On This Day Anjolie Ela Menon | Via Scroll There is not much that has not already been said in the media realm about Anjolie Ela Menon, one of India’s leading and award-winning contemporary artists, alongside being a most distinguished icon for successful women in the field of arts. Born on July 17,

July 16, On This Day Recognized as one of the early adopters of modernism in American art, Charles Sheeler was known for his Precisionist paintings and commercial photography. Born on July 16, 1883, a young Sheeler returned from a trip to Paris in 1909, inspired by the works of Cubist artists like Pablo Picasso and

Jacek Malczewski, a Polish Symbolist painter, was born on this day, 15 July, 1854. He is considered to be one of the most revered painters of Poland and had strong associations with the patriotic Young Poland movement following a century of Partitions of Poland. Regarded as the father of Polish Symbolism, his creative output combined

July 14, On This Day Born on July 14, 1862, Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt is more than just a well-known name in the history of art. His shimmering gold leaf-flecked iconic artworks — one of the most famous being the enduring \’The Kiss\’ — have been looked upon as objects of immense beauty and