Swarovski Kristallwelten (Swarovski Crystal Works) is located about 20 minutes outside of Innsbruck, Austria. I linked to their site as there are more pics of the exterior than what I took, and more info if you so wish. The place for tourists was a beautiful park and an art exhibit, besides being a store–a huge store.…
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“L” I have always appreciated Lalique glass works, but knew nothing about René Lalique, the founder of the company. Before Lalique (1860-1945) worked chiefly with glass, he went to the College Turgot and then to École des Art Décoratifs. Later, he moved from Paris to London for two years to attend Crystal Palace School of Art…
Luis Quintanilla was a Spanish artist (1893-1978) and a contemporary of Juan Gris. He got caught up in the politics of the time and served eight months in prison starting in October of 1934. Many of his artist, writer, and other intellectual friends had supported him during this time, some of whom he had met…
—Self Portrait, Armand Guillaumin, 1878, oil on canvas, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Armand Guillaumin lived from February 1841 to June 1927. Guillaumin was part of the group of Paris painters known as the Impressionists. Growing up, he worked in his uncle’s lingerie shop. He took art classes in the evenings. In 1861, he attended the Académie Suisse…
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