Francis Picabia

Edtaonisl is a piece by Francis Picabia. It translates to Clergyman. This piece is interesting due to the variety created by different shapes. They all pull together very well to make an interesting artwork. This was created in 1913.

Comic Wedlock is also an interesting piece by Francis Picabia. He uses interesting and organic shapes to again create a piece. The colors and gradients used make it very pleasing to look at. This was created in 1914 and is located at the MoMA.

Post-Impressionism

Starry Night Over the Rhône is by Vincent Van Gogh. It is located at the Musée d'Orsay and was painted in 1888. Similar to Starry Night the colors are very pleasing to look at and the texture makes the piece even more interesting.

The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali is very intriguing due to the odd objects he includes in irregular forms such as the dropping clocks and branch extending from the block. The colors are also very warm and dreamlike. It was painted in 1931 and is located in Museum of Modern Art.

January Art Pieces

Water Lily Pond is an oil on canvas piece by Claude Monet. It was created in 1899 and is currently located at the MET. This piece is very pleasing and calming to look at because of the color palette used which is very natural and the shapes and lines are very organic.

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a piece by Rembrandt that was painted in 1633 and was held at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. This piece depicts a scene of a storm very well with the intense contrast of dark clouds with a break of sunlight against the wave. It creates a sense of instability with the tilting ship and light and dark on opposite sides of the piece.