Latest Breaking News On - George seurat - Page 2 : comparemela.com

Captioning made possible by the Annenberg Cpb project lot 42. The Claude Monet Nympheas of 1908. £3 million is bid for this lot. I have a bid of £3 million. 3,200,000. 3,500,000. 3,800,000. 4 million. At £4 million now. At £4 million. 4,200,000. 4,400,000. 4,500,000. 4,600,000. The paintings of this period are among the most familiar images in art. The greatness of the artists is a commonplace of western culture. Its yours. But the impressionists started out as radicals. When it was first exhibited, their art was rejected as disturbing, inept, incomprehensible, even immoral. Why were people so hostile . What was the accepted art of the period . In mid 19thcentury france, as so often in the story of the art of the west, art was a Serious Business loaded with political significance. It was used by the rulers not only to embody their ideals of beauty, but to enshrine the values which, in their eyes, underpinned a civilized and stable society. Art which didnt do that could be the objec

United statesCity ofUnited kingdomEdouard manetHenry kissingerClaude monetPierre auguste renoirEdgar degasBaron haussmannRichard nixonAnnenberg cpbJames mcneill whistlerLouis napoleonGeorge seuratCamille pissarroClaude monet nympheas