Françoise Gilot is a contemporary French painter renown for her work with the female face and figure. Gilot is also known for being the lover and model of Pablo Picasso in the 1940s and 1950s.
Françoise Gilot was born in Neuilly-Sur Seine, France in the year 1921. Her mother was a watercolor painter and Gilot took classes from her mother’s teacher that began when Gilot was six years of age.
Gilot’s mother wouldn’t teach her to draw, but only to paint. Her mother believed if you made a mistake in the painting, to incorporate the mistake into your art.
In this clip we view a painting by Gilot featured on the Antiques Roadshow:
Gilot attended the Cambridge University located on London, England where she earned a degree in English. She also earned a B.F.A. from the Sorbonne located in Paris, France.
Gilot had two children with Picasso. The artist went on to marry a scientist who helped to produce vaccines in the United States.
Over her career she has worked as theater set coordinator and costume designer.
Price range information: Works range from $10,000 to $750,000. Gilot has worked in watercolors, oils, gouache, and pastel. The artist is also an outstanding printmaker.
In this clip from the Tate Museum of London we see some works and learn more about Françoise Gilot:
What a wonderful style she has developed. From her mom’s idea to incorporate mistakes into paintings to the advice she received from Picasso, Françoise Gilot is a remarkable artist who is finally getting her praise and fame long overdue.
Alexander Bogomazov was a Russian painter renown for his own style which combined elements of Cubist and Futurism. Alexander Bogomazov was born in Yampil, Russian Empire in the year 1880. The first picture in the gallery is a self portrait by the artist.
Bogomazov attended school in Russia at the Art Academy of Kiev. The artist also knew world renown painter Alexander Archipenko ( I have already done a post on this artist!) One of the first exhibitions he had was with Archipenko.
Below a great selection of works by Bogomazov:
The artist also taught at the collegiate level in Russia. Also in Russia he taught at school for the deaf and mute.
Alexander Bogomazov passed away in 1930, at the age of 50 years old.
Price range information: Charcoal works start at $40,000. His record price for an oil painting is $1.4 million.
With his emphasis on labor and the common man Bogomazov reminds me of Jacob Lawrence with his compositions and bold use of color.
Gino Severini was an Italian painter associated with the Cubist and Futurist movements. Gino Severini was born in Cortona, Italy in the year 1883. His father worked in the courts and his mother was a dress maker.
Below a montage of works by Gino Severini:
Severini studied in Rome at the Rome Fine Art Institute. After relocating to Paris, France in 1906 the artist fell in the love with the city and considered with Cortona (his birthplace) the artist’s two favorite cities.
Severini enjoyed painting the figure whilst in motion. Some favorite subjects of the artist included dancers and musicians.
One of his biggest influences was the artist Giocoma Balla, already profiled here.
Price range information: Works range from $5,000 to $750,000. The artist was a prolific printmaker.
Gino Severini passed away in 1966.
Severini had a great eye for composition. His Cubist and Futurist works showing the movement of human figure are fascinating for how many shapes they contain, whilst still showing a great sense of movement through out the picture.
David Roland Smith was an American painter and sculptor renown for his Cubist and Abstract style. David Smith was born in Decatur, Indiana in the year 1906. His sculpture works were often public sized commissions made of steel that featured basic geometric shapes.
Smith briefly attended Ohio University and Notre Dame University before leaving college to become a full time welder in Indiana. He would move to New York City a few years later.
Below a sculpture by David Smith from the campus of the University California at Los Angeles:
Smith studied at the Art Student’s League of New York City.
He was married to fellow artist Dorothy Dehner. When the couple was first married they bought a farm. The era of the Great Depression soon took place. The couple had more than 60 acres of land, but no electricity or running water in the house. The two were very proud of the way they managed themselves during this difficult time period.
During the time of World War 2, with resources being scarce, the artist concentrated on painting rather than sculpting.
David Rolland Smith was killed in an automobile accident in 1965.
In this clip a great interview with David Smith talking about how Cubism influenced his artwork. Some works are shown at the 3 minute mark of the clip:
price range information: Works range from $10,000 to $500,000. The artist produced many works in oils, inks, and watercolor.
The artist started to produce his large and public sized works after receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship.
What a great combination of basic shapes and raw materials. I found some surface qualities to be similar to the Shona and Inuit carvers.
Maurice Estève was a French artist renown for his abstract paintings. Maurice Estève was born in Culan, France in the year 1904. In addition to painting Estève worked as a textile designer, collage artist, and mural designer.
The artist was mainly self taught. He did attend free classes at the Academy Colarossi. His style of painting has echoes of both Cubism and Fauvism.
In this clip a great montage of works by Maurice Estève:
Estève was most influenced by the art of Paul Cézanne.
The artist was a participant in the Venice Biennial of 1954.
Estève passed away in 2001 at the age of 97 years of age.
Price range information: The artist worked in many mediums including oils, watercolors, and pastels. He also was a prolific printmaker. Prints can be found starting at $5,000. Original oils can reach the $250,000 mark.
George Lovett Kingsland Morris was an American abstract whose works emphasized hard edges shapes and vivid color. George Morris was born in Brooklyn, New York in the year 1905.
The family of Morris had a great deal of money and the artist attended the best schools graduating from Yale University.
Morris studied the Art Student’s League of New York City. He was first a traditional artist and then came to the more modern movements of abstraction and cubism after moving to Paris and studying with such luminaries as Fernand Leger.
The artist worked as a painter and sculptor.
Morris was a founding member and president of the American Abstract Artists Group.
George Morris and another passenger were killed in an auto accident that happened in 1975. His wife was also in the accident and was severely injured.
Price range information: Sorry none available.
Morris is included in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
What I enjoy most about this artist was his ideas about abstract art. Morris believed that the shapes used as a basis for abstract could be found anywhere and could be unusual shapes such as a leak of a pipe and the pattern of the dripping water.
Lyonel Feininger was an American born painter renown for his modernist work with the figure. Lyonel Feininger was born in New York City in the year 1871. When he was 16 he left for Germany and studied art abroad. His father was a German violinist and his mother an American singer.
Feininger was a prolific printmaker and painter.
Below a montage of works by Feininger:
The artist was living in Germany when the Nazi’s came to power. The Nazi party called his work degenerate and this caused Feininger to eventually move back to the United States.
Feininger began his art career working with caricatures and comic strips in national magazines. He made the switch from commercial art to fine art in 1907, Feininger was 36 years old at the time.
From my favorite television show, the Antiques Roadshow, we visit an appraisal for Feininger’s most recurring subject, churches and cathedrals:
The artist taught at the collegiate level joining the faculty at Mills College located in San Francisco, California.
Feininger was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Churches were a recurring theme in the artist’s work.
Lyonel Feininger passed away in 1956.
Price range information: Sorry none available.
The artist had a great sense of design which is apparent in this works celebrating churches and cathedrals. Buildings are seen from multiple angles in a cubist style that also shows the vastness of the buildings.
Ben Nicholson was a British artist renown for his abstract and cubist painting styles. His abstract works focus on bold color choices and basic geometric shapes. For his cubist works he is best known for his work with the still life and mugs and various drinking vessels.
Ben Nicholson was born in Denham, Buckingshire, England in the year 1894. His family was well known in the region as his mother and father were both painters and a brother went on to be a well known architect.
The artist attended the Slade School of Fine Art located in London, England.
In this clip we take a closer look at one of Nicholson’s still life paintings up for sale at Christie’s Auction House:
Nicholson had severe asthma. This condition would not allow him to serve his country in World War 1.
He was married to sculptor Barbara Hepworth for more than one decade. The artist was married three times.
Nicholson was also an avid printmaker.
Below a large selection of works by Ben Nicholson:
Ben Nicholson passed away in 1982.
Price range information: Works in pencil start around $20,000. Etchings start at $5,000. An original oil has sold for more than $1.6 million dollars at auction.
Albert Gleizes was a French artist who painted in a Cubist style. Albert Gleizes was born in Paris, France in the year 1881. Gleizes considered himself to be the founder of Cubism.
The artist first became fond of painting whilst in the Army.
His father was a fabric designer and was a very successful businessman who owned his own company. As a young man Albert Gleizes was trained to be a tracer, a key worker in his father’s design business.
Gleizes was included in the National Academy show when he was only 21 years old.
The artist created a fair amount of abstract paintings, which he kept from the public market at the time he was painting them. These are wonderful works of art with great color and fun shapes.
Gleizes helped to co-author a book about Cubism in 1912. He was also an exhibitor in the famed 1913 Armory Show in New York City.
Below a montage of works by Albert Gleizes:
Price range information: Works range from $25,000 to $750,000. Gleizes excelled at many mediums and frequently used pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, oils, and pochoir.
Below a work from Gleizes that was made in 1921 is discussed:
Jean Carlu was a French born artist who became famous for his poster work in the World War 2 era. Jean Carlu was born in Bonnieres-Sur-Seine, France in the year 1900.
Carlu attended Les Ecoles des Beaux-Arts located in Paris where he studied architecture. Due to an accident Carlu had his right arm amputated and he switched from studying architecture to graphic design and illustration. His family tree included many architects. One brother of Carlu’s named Jacques designed one of Paris’ most famous castles, the Palais de Challoit.
Below a short biographical film on Carlu. Images, including his first poster of Charlie Chaplin, are shown starting 52 seconds into the clip:
Jean Carlu passed away in 1997.
One of his most famous works was for the wine label for a 1924 Mouton- Rothschild wine. He was also associated with a brand of soap called Mon Savon, which can be seen in the gallery.
price range information: This artist produced many posters and prints over his lengthy career especially around World War 2. Works range from $5,000 to $40,000.
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