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Matthijs Maris, 1872
Girl at the pump
This painting was created by the enigmantic dutchman Matthijs Maris, during his time in Paris. Maris was 33, and hadn't developed his mature ‘foggy’ style yet. His palette and technique still harken back to the almost medieval formality of Maris’s hero: Jean-François Millet. In this painting, the daughter of Maris’s brother’s maid, a girl named Julie Crottard, pumps water into a pitcher. read more
Girl at the pump, Matthijs Maris
The Etruscans, 400BCE
Chimera of Arezzo
This is an undeniably modern interpretation. The chimera, like most beasts of antiquity, was the bad guy. Child of the giant serpent Typhon and the half woman half snake Echidna (you know her from the Starbucks logo) the Chimera was an abominable thing, unnatural combination of lion and goat, with the head of a snake for a tail. Her brothers and sisters live in legend. read more
Chimera of Arezzo, The Etruscans
Toyen
What's in a name?
Names are assigned to us before we are aware of their meaning, and we grow into them as much as they come to reflect us. In Japan artists often changed names after milestones in their lives, but in the west, once you've been given a name, you're usually stuck with it—a rigidity that makes claiming a new name even more powerful magic. read more
Toyen, The Artists
Sascha Schneider, 1904
Hypnosis
To Sascha Schneider the male body was perfection, and the world its antagonist. Schneider worked in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, during the development of Freikörperkultur, free body culture, also called the Health and Hygiene movement. Freikörperkultur aimed to counteract the restraint and stress of industrialization with a restorative mix of open air nudity, exercise, and healthy diet. read more
Hypnosis, Sascha Schneider
Born on April 29
Mainie Jellett
The woman who brought modern art to Ireland
The year was 1923, and the 26 year old artist Mainie Jellett returned to her home city of Dublin. Ireland, reeling from the tumult of the Irish Civil War, was not ready for the art she brought back with her. Jellett had just completed a whirlwind art education. read more
Mainie Jellett, The Artists

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