Daily Archives: February 17, 2013

Step Into Joseph Mallord William Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner was born near Covent Garden in London in a barber family.  He once learned how to paint watercolor from Thomas Malton. When he was 14 years old, he was admitted to enter the Royal Academy School. … Continue reading

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Portrait of Daniel Henry Kahnweiler

The paintings during Picasso's analytical cubism period further displayed his neglect for objective reproduction. In this period, whether it was still life, landscape or figure, it was completely decomposed and became unknown to the audience. Although each painting had the title, … Continue reading

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