André Kertész - Rue Du Couédic, Le Havre, France, 1948

André Kertész, a master photographer of the twentieth century, was a pioneer in photographic composition and photojournalism who gained critical acclaim for his image distortions. Born in Hungary, he moved from Paris to New York during World War II. In 1963, he returned to Paris…

Tavasz – Spring

A mai szeles kissé dühös tavasz sem tudta elvenni a virágok kedvét...

Mila Alexander

Mila Alexander - Gyönyörű rajzok és gyönyörű művész (Drawings by Mila Alexander)

Mrs. Lavery Sketching

John Lavery (Irish, 1856-1941): Mrs. Lavery Sketching, 1910 (Oil on canvas, Dublin City Gallery) - Painter Lady Hazel Lavery, nee Martyn (1886-1935), was to figure in more than 400 of her husband’s paintings. Also, she modeled for the allegorical figure of Ireland he painted on commission, reproduced on Irish banknotes. Their marriage was tempestuous, and Lady Lavery is reputed to have had affairs with Kevin O'Higgins and Michael Collins, the Irish revolutionary leader…

Mabel Alvarez: Self-Portrait

Mabel Alvarez (American, 1891-1985): Self-Portrait, 1923 – (Oil on canvas, Alvarez Family Collection) The enigmatic Self-Portrait was a work of sober self-reflection and coloristic maturity. Alvarez’s image of herself is defined by broad areas of flat paint… The composition is simple, symmetrical, and focused - a lean description of her face in basic terms. The black line around the rim of her hat, which also appears on her shoulder, is a device to frame color…