Originally posted by Ice Cold
I am not pretentious.
Now excuse me please while I drink some Hennessy's. ๐
i myself love Albrecht Durer and many of the Italian renaissance painters, Caravaggio, Titian. Probably my favourite is a Scottish artist, named John Duncan, born in the 1800s and survived until 1945, who painted Celtic and pre Raphaelite themes and is termed a Celtic symbolist (whatever that means). My other favourite is a Russian Painter/Illustrator Ivan Bilibin, he is most noted for his book illustrations, however he did a series of watercolours, that in my measly opinion are unsurpassed. the first link is to John Duncan, the second to Ivan Bilibin illustration, these were not the famous watercolours that i was referring to, for i cannot find a link quite yet. Also have a soft spot for Van Gogh but not all the early impressionists like Monet, Renior etc. it is one of the great pity's that art is so fully of snobbery, for it need not be the case, for like anything, there are simply different levels of understanding. Conceptual 'art', is best kept where it belongs, to be appreciated among academics in art schools during degree showings.
http://www.nationalgalleries.org/index.php/collection/online_az/4:322/results/0/17484/
http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/bilibin.htm