Amazing Paintings By Louis Aston Knight

Louis Aston Knight, a famous American artist born in Paris, France in 1873 as the son of great painter Daniel Ridgway Knight lived to be known one of the greatest painters in history. He was famous for his landscape paintings and even U.S. President Warren G. Harding was impressed on his 'Afterglow' paintings and purchased it to hang it in the White House. Here we present to you few of his masterpiece paintings.

A Bend in the River



Cottage Garden at Martigny



"Fleur au bord de la Riviere"



Diane's Cottage



Summer Garden, Normandy

Amazing Flower Paintings By Leonid Afremov

Leonid Afremov, is a famous Belarusian painter who created a wonderful language in painting with his pallette-knife rather than with a brush. He took his graduation from Vitebsk Art School. He is very much interested to portrait unique land scapes, city scapes and figures through his paintings.

See his great words

"I tried different techniques during my career, but I especially fell in love with painting with oil and pallette-knife. Every artwork is the result of long painting process; every canvas is born during the creative search; every painting is full of my inner world. Each of my paintings brings different mood, colors and emotions. I love to express the beauty, harmony and spirit of this world in my paintings. My heart is completely open to art. Thus, I enjoy creating inspired and beautiful paintings from the bottom of my soul. Each of my artworks reflects my feelings, sensitivity, passion, and the music from my soul. True art is alive and inspired by humanity. I believe that art helps us to be free from aggression and depresshis studio was broken into and vandalised."

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Jeune Femme A La Fontaine To Be Sold At Sotheby's

"Jeune femme a la fontaine," by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot is expected to be sold at Sotheby's for an estimated $1.8 million on 2nd July 2010. The 19th century master piece painting has a long and interesting history and were once owned by Hamburg banker Eduard Ludwig Behrens and a patron of Claude Monet. At one point the painting was in the custody of NAZIs as they had stolen this from the Behrens.

The painting was later returned to the heirs of Goerg Behrens. Goerg Behrens was arrested in the NAZI rule and sent to the concentration camp in 1938. The heirs however prefer to remain anonymous.  Behrens had the most valuable art collection during this period in Europe. "Jeune femme a la fontaine" remained hung for over 66 years at Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.

African Art

One may find African art primitive and old, but see the usage of colors, they are rich and satisfying. African art resembles closely with the mural art forms. Like in mural paintings the objects used for coloring are mostly from the nature. These art forms are age old and carry a tradition of its own.