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Quentin De La Tour

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I was always intrigued by both the self-assurance and the kindness of the painter Maurice Quentin De La Tour (1704-1788) shown in the self-portrait made in the fullest expression of his fame also showing astonishing technical skills. Admiring that smile and the elegant blue coat it is difficult to think of the sad end of this French artist, one of the best painters, he was a much prominent figure in the Rococo period. The last years he stayed representing got mad and lived in seclusion.De La Tour was one of the greatest pastel painters with a much delicate technique which requires specific paper or boards with the adding of a fixative to avoid the colours to peel. All these problems can be solved using materials produced nowadays. In the past, the…

Domenico Gnoli

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The untimely passing of Domenico Gnoli (1933-1970) has left all of us with “our mouths watering”. Nobody knows how far he could have reached this much original and refined Italian artist, pen-named “the golden boy” by the mass media. Painter, designer, stage designer, able to find the beauty in a button, a lapel or a collar. The subjects of his paintings could be considered as pop- art, but as Gnoli was so elegant, classic and with a metaphysic touch he became also unique, a rare human being of the Italian art in the 20th century, just as Morandi or De Chirico, personal, innovative and, as the same time, attached to the sense of tradition.

William McGregor

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I have always thought that the paintwork achieved from the middle of the 19th to the middle of the 20th centuries is the golden age of modern. One of my favourites is William McGregor Paxton (1869-1941), a much-refined painter which was deeply and undisguisedly inspired by Vermeer, whose works and technical resources he used to furtherly study and this, particularly focussing in the use of dark-room (camera obscura) conditions by the Dutch master. We cannot deny Paxton's admiration of Vermeer, in particular his portraits and indoor sceneries which are so delicate.

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