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An essential American abstract expressionist painter was Helen Frankenthaler. Born in New York City on December 12, 1928, she became well-known in the art world in the 1950s. The Colour Field movement,  defined by broad washes of colour applied on unprimed canvas, is sometimes linked to Frankenthaler’s art. “Mountains and Sea” (1952), one of her most […]

Grey is without prejudice; it does not discriminate between object and space. Akbar Padamsee, a pioneer in modern Indian painting was born on 12th April 1928.  Recipient of many prestigious awards, including a gold medal from the Lalit Kala Academy, and the Kalidas Samman from the Madhya Pradesh government in 1997 for Plastic Arts, he

The work of the intriguing artist Remedios Varo is frequently connected to surrealism. She died on October 8, 1963, in Mexico City. She was born on December 16, 1908, in Anglès, a tiny village in Catalonia, Spain. Political upheavals, especially those caused by the Spanish Civil War and World War II, shaped Varo’s life through

American painter, illustrator, muralist, and designer Albert Herter was born in 1871 and died in 1950.  His work in various forms, such as decorative arts and impressionism, was well-known. Herter was raised in an artistic household; his mother,  Adele McGinnis Herter, was a talented painter and designer, and his father, Christian Herter, was a well-known