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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 14/09/2026

🎨 Evelyn De Morgan "Queen Eleanor and the Fair Rosamund" (circa 1901–1902) De Morgan uses Pre-Raphaelite symbolism to contrast the two figures. While Queen Eleanor is accompanied by imagery like bats & monkeys to signify jealousy, Rosamund is surrounded by white roses & cherubs representing purity.

A Pre-Raphaelite oil painting by Evelyn De Morgan depicting Queen Eleanor standing over her husband's mistress, Fair Rosamund. Eleanor wears an intricate purple and gold patterned gown and holds a red glass flask, tracing a thin red thread that guides her through a maze visible through the doorway. Dark, shadowy figures of monkeys and bats float in the air behind her. Rosamund sits on a wooden bench dressed in a rich red dress, looking up anxiously while surrounded by small, winged cherubs.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 14/09/2026

🎨 Hanno Karlhuber "The Hermit's Friend" (1987) This piece belongs to Karlhuber's Energy of Space series. The Austrian painter utilizes oil tempera on wood to simulate a textured, alien terrain where a glowing celestial body hangs above the floating rocks of an asteroid belt. #art

An oil tempera painting by Hanno Karlhuber titled "The Hermit's Friend," depicting a vast asteroid belt floating in the deep blackness of outer space. Dozens of dark, jagged rocky asteroids drift across the canvas under a dark blue cosmic sky. A vibrant orange and yellow sun breaks from behind a massive rock formation near the center, casting a fierce red and orange rim light across the rough, textured surfaces of the surrounding stones.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 10/09/2026

🎨 Edward Mason Eggleston "Isle of Dreamy Melodies" (1925) Eggleston was an American illustrator celebrated for his romanticized commercial portraits. This oil work, published by Brown & Bigelow as a calendar print, evokes a moonlit Hawaiian paradise that captures the era's fascination with escapism.

Edward Mason Eggleston "Isle of Dreamy Melodies" (1925)

An oil painting features a woman with red hair sitting on a grassy shoreline at night under a full moon, playing a banjo ukulele. She looks upward with a gentle smile, dressed in a traditional grass skirt, orange floral leis around her neck and wrists, and a flower in her hair. Warm moonlight illuminates her face and legs, casting a bright reflection on the dark water behind her, while dark, silhouetted palm trees frame the scene.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 09/09/2026

🎨 Hanno Karlhuber "In the Red of the Night" (1985) This work belongs to Karlhuber's Energy of Space series. The Austrian painter uses oil tempera on wood to simulate a textured, alien terrain, where a large star hangs directly above the undulating ridges of a cooling planet. #art #artsky

n oil tempera painting by Hanno Karlhuber depicting the surreal, glowing surface of a distant planet under a massive sun. The landscape is filled with rows of rounded, stone-like formations that fade toward the horizon under a dark blue sky. The foreground structures are illuminated with a deep crimson and fiery red underglow, contrasting with the brilliant yellow celestial body radiating light from the top center of the canvas.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 08/09/2026

🎨 Ivan Aivazovsky "Moonlight in Naples" (1878) Aivazovsky painted this during his later career, returning to a favorite Italian setting that had brought him early fame. He relied on memory to construct the silhouettes of towering pines, and Mount Vesuvius puffing steam in the distance. #art #artsky

An oil painting by Ivan Aivazovsky depicting a serene, moonlit view of the Bay of Naples at night. A luminous full moon breaks through soft clouds, casting a bright silver reflection across the calm sea water where several ships are anchored. In the left foreground, two tall, dark stone pine trees stand prominently on a hill next to a small stone structure. In the background across the bay, the silhouetted volcanic peak of Mount Vesuvius rises softly under the moonlit night sky.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 07/09/2026

🎨 Nicholas Roerich "Shadow of the Teacher" (1932) Roerich painted this Symbolist landscape using intense crimson and deep blue tempera. The work belongs to his Banners of the East series, capturing a spiritual presence within the stylized geography of the Himalayas #art #artsky #painting

A Symbolist landscape painting by Nicholas Roerich depicting a dramatic Himalayan mountain pass. On the left, massive rocky cliffs rendered in deep brown and glowing crimson textures rise steeply toward the sky. In the upper background, sharp, snow-covered mountain peaks catch bright sunlight against a dark blue sky. A pathway painted in vibrant yellow and gold tones sweeps down across the lower right foreground, contrasting with the dark hills behind it.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 04/09/2026

🎨 Diego Rivera "The Embrace" (1923) Rivera painted this as part of his mural cycle at the Secretariat of Public Education in Mexico City. The composition depicts his early style, focusing on regional themes of unity & sculptural forms that became foundational to the Mexican Muralism movement. #art

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 04/09/2026

🎨 József Marszewski "Nocturnal Landscape with Windmills" (1864) Marszewski was a 19th-century Polish artist who traveled widely across Europe to paint atmospheric nocturnes. This piece showcases his focus on the interplay between the bright moon & the heavy silhouettes of rural structures. #art

József Marszewski "Nocturnal Landscape with Windmills" (1864)

An oil painting depicting a dramatic moonlit landscape at night. A bright full moon breaks through a heavy, dark cloud layer, casting a brilliant silver reflection onto the calm surface of a wide river below. On the right bank, two large wooden post windmills stand as towering dark silhouettes on a grassy hill. Near the base of the main windmill, a small group of figures stands quietly in the darkness, entirely illuminated by the cool, diffused light of the moon.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 03/09/2026

🎨 Giovanni Grubacs "Piazza San Marco by Moonlight, Venice" (by 1919) Giovanni Grubacs specialized in vedute, a highly detailed genre of city landscape painting. His composition focuses on the contrast between the glowing moon and the intricate gothic architecture of the Doge's Palace. #art

Giovanni Grubacs "Piazza San Marco by Moonlight, Venice" (by 1919)
An oil landscape painting of Venice under a full moon at night. On the left stands the dark, ornate gothic facade of the Doge's Palace, with warm light glowing from a single large arched upper window. Two towering stone pillars, the Columns of San Marco and San Todaro, rise from the open stone square. Silhouetted figures stroll across the patterned pavement, while sailing ships rest on the water in the background beneath a deep teal sky filled with soft clouds.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 03/09/2026

🎨 August Malmström "Dancing Fairies" (1866)August Malmström was a Swedish painter known for historical works and folklore illustrations. In this romantic landscape, he transforms morning mist above a body of water into a swirling ribbon of ethereal, dancing figures beneath a low-hanging moon. #art

August Malmström "Dancing Fairies" (1866)
An oil painting depicting a mystical, moonlit landscape filled with a swirling ribbon of light. On the left side of the canvas, a low-hanging full moon casts a soft, hazy glow over a quiet body of water surrounded by dark trees and marsh reeds. Emerging from the water and curving through the air is a luminous, semi-transparent cloud of mist shaped into numerous tiny, ethereal fairies dancing hand-in-hand.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 02/09/2026

🎨 J.🎨 József Rippl-Rónai "Sour Cherry Tree in Blossom" (1909) Rippl-Rónai introduced a French Les Nabis influence to Hungarian art. This piece showcases his corn period, using short, thick dabs of paint to form the textured canvas where dense pink and white blossoms overwhelm the scene. #art

József Rippl-Rónai "Sour Cherry Tree in Blossom"
An oil landscape painting executed in a post-impressionist style with dense, tactile brushstrokes. In the center, a woman wearing a long, flowing purple gown leans her back against the trunk of a large sour cherry tree. The upper portion of the canvas is filled with an expansive canopy of heavy white and light pink blossoms. Warm, dappled light breaks through the orchard foliage, illuminating the green grass below and a simple building structure visible in the background.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 02/09/2026

🎨 Margaret Preston "Mosman Bridge" (1927) This hand-colored woodcut reflects Preston's goal of building an Australian national aesthetic. She printed the black template from a single block, coloring the landscape with gouache. Her asymmetrical design is inspired by patterns from native flora. #art

Margaret Preston's hand-colored modernist woodcut print depicting a view of Mosman Bridge framed by native Australian flora. Thick black outlines define a large tree on the right and leafy green branches arching across the top. In the lower foreground, spiky fan palms flank a winding path leading to a blue body of water spanned by a dark latticed bridge. Across the water, rolling green hills are dotted with stylized green trees and structures featuring distinct terracotta-red roofs.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 01/09/2026

🎨 Ivan Aivazovsky "The Galata Tower by Moonlight" (1845) He was renowned for his ability to recreate images from memory. He painted this dramatic landscape of Istanbul without using a live reference, relying instead on his recollections of his travels through the Ottoman empire. #art #painting

An oil painting depicting a panoramic, moonlit view of Istanbul and the Galata Tower. A brilliant, low-hanging full moon casts a glowing golden reflection across the wide waters of the Bosphorus Strait. On the left, the stone spire of the Galata Tower rises above dark city silhouettes and distant mosque minarets. In the foreground, multiple figures in traditional clothing stand on a grassy hilltop next to tall cypress trees and a building, looking out over the illuminated harbor under a vast, dark night sky.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 31/08/2026

🎨 Dutch Modernist Leo Gestel’s Mediterranean landscape, "Mallorca, Terreno" (1914). He fractures a hillside village into a pulsing rhythm of warm peach facades, orange rooftops, and cool, interlocking greens. #art #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A vibrant early 20th-century Cubist landscape painting by Leo Gestel titled "Mallorca, Terreno" (1914). The composition portrays a clustered hillside village rendered in flattened, interlocking geometric shapes and simplified planes. The dominant structure on the left is a tall, sun-drenched peach-yellow building with three tall rectangular windows, crowned by a warm orange-terracotta roof.

Sinuous, curved green forms representing Mediterranean foliage and trees are interspersed between the angular walls. On the right foreground stands a stark white house with a soft turquoise-green doorway. The entire village curves upward under a deep blue and violet ridge, bathed in a bright, harmonious play of light and subtle shadow gradients that capture the essence of a coastal environment.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 30/08/2026

🎨 Zdzisław Beksiński’s untitled masterpiece "AA78" (1978). Painted in oil on fiberboard during his "Fantastic Period," he constructs a rich, melancholic monument, balancing deep textures with a horizon of twilight color. #art #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist #surrealism

A monumental, atmospheric dystopian surrealist painting by Zdzisław Beksiński titled "AA78" (1978). The composition centers on the massive, crumbling stone facade of a Gothic cathedral or archway structure. The architecture appears organic and skeletal, draped in heavy, creeping vines of a deep, saturated blood-red hue that bunch into a large column in the center. The open stone archways frame a luminous view of a clear, pale turquoise sky where a soft white moon hangs low near a dark doorway opening out to a distant sea shore.

The upper left corner of the canvas features a swirling, hazy atmosphere of deep mustard-yellow clouds packed with thousands of tiny, glittering golden stars and constellations, creating an intense, dreamlike contrast with the somber, dark brown tones of the decaying stone building below.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 28/08/2026

🎨 Friday's exhibit: Belgian Symbolist Jean Delville’s, "The Treasures of Satan" (1895). He conjures a tangled, fiery river of sleeping figures, weaving raw eroticism & spiritual entrapment into an image of molten flame. #art #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A monumental, dramatic Symbolist oil painting by Jean Delville titled "The Treasures of Satan" (1895). The composition is engulfed in a saturated, glowing monochromatic palette of fiery orange, amber, and molten gold, suggesting a deep subterranean furnace. Spanning diagonally across the canvas is a massive, dense, and erotic tangle of intertwined, sleeping nude human figures drifting in a collective, trancelike slumber.

Soaring above them on the left is the figure of Satan, rendered with a stylized, muscular physique and a crown of wild, electric red hair. He possesses large, sweeping, wing-like shapes made of red coral and long tentacles that curve across the blazing landscape. The background features a surreal landscape of jagged rock formations, creating an overwhelming atmosphere of mythic temptation and esoteric mystery.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 27/08/2026

🎨 Thursday's exhibit. Swiss-German Symbolist master Carlos Schwabe’s "Maternity" (1920). He places a mother and child in a glowing threshold, beautifully balancing deep stone shadows with a sanctuary. #art #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A luminous, atmospheric turn-of-the-century Symbolist oil painting by Carlos Schwabe titled "Maternity" (1920). The vertical composition features an ancient, weathered stone building with a crumbling wall on the left. A flight of stone steps leads up to a wide, open doorway where a mother stands, viewed from the front. She is completely draped in a loose, flowing yellow gown that glows in the sunlight, cradling a tiny infant wrapped in a white blanket against her shoulder.

Through the open doorway behind her, a sunlit, leafy green tree and the pale, structured tower of a European church or cathedral are visible under a bright sky. The foreground steps are bathed in a mix of soft shadow and warm, golden slanting sunbeams, creating an overwhelming sense of sanctuary, tranquility, and maternal devotion.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 27/08/2026

🎨 Honoring a titan of contemporary art. The studio of Japanese avant-garde master Yayoi Kusama has announced her passing at 97. Her monumental, immersive mirror installations and signature polka-dot motifs permanently altered the global landscape of modern art and design. 🌸 #art

A vibrant, high-contrast interior photograph taken by Kristoffer Trolle at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark during a Yayoi Kusama exhibition. The entire room—including the walls, floor, ceiling, and low geometric steps—is a brilliant, highly saturated sunflower yellow covered completely in varying sizes of dense black polka dots.In the center of the room stands a large, cubic mirrored structure that seamlessly reflects the repetitive yellow and black pattern. On the left wall, a soft, elongated translucent shadow of a woman is cast onto the pattern, captured using a long exposure technique as she stood within the immersive installation.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 26/08/2026

🎨 Danish master Vilhelm Hammershøi’s"Interior, Strandgade 30" (1901). He frames his wife Ida from behind, capturing a calm, silent world of soft gray tones and gentle northern light. This work exemplifies Hammershøi’s unique mastery of poetic minimalism. #art #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A tranquil, minimalist turn-of-the-century interior oil painting by Vilhelm Hammershøi titled "Interior, Strandgade 30" (1901). Rendered in a muted palette of soft grays, whites, and deep charcoals, the scene depicts a spacious, austere room with wide wooden floorboards leading toward an open doorway in the center. To the right of the threshold, a large paneled white door stands open. Looking through the central doorway into an adjacent, dimmer room, a woman in a long black dress is viewed from behind, standing silently near a small table.

A multi-paned window in the background of that further room lets in a soft, diffused northern light. On the left wall of the foreground room, a solitary dark wooden chair with a black seat sits beneath two small, square, identical dark picture frames hanging side-by-side, adding to the highly structured, calm, and contemplative atmosphere of the empty home.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 26/08/2026

🎨 Italian master Antonio Ambrogio Alciati’s extraordinarily dark and dramatic 1907 canvas, "Spasmo. This oil on canvas beautifully showcases the early 20th-century transition into psychological Symbolism. #art #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A dark, moody late 19th-century Symbolist oil painting by Antonio Ambrogio Alciati titled "Spasmo" (1907). Set against a hazy, atmospheric golden-brown background, a male violinist in a dark suit leans heavily into his instrument on the left, his head buried in shadow and hair disheveled as he plays with intense, convulsive energy.

In front of him, a semi-nude woman lies completely prone, her head tilted backward in an expression of ecstasy, pain, or total sensory overwhelm. Her body is draped in a long, dark fabric that stretches across the lower half of the frame, blending seamlessly into the dark shadows of the floor, creating a deep sense of psychological unease and emotional tension.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 24/08/2026

🎨 Monday's exhibit: Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl’s haunting "Souls on the Banks of the Acheron" (1898) Spanning nearly four meters wide, this oil on canvas isolates Hermes Necropompos—the stoic guide of souls— as he strides past pleading figures toward Charon’s approaching ferry. #art #painting #artsky

A massive, highly dramatic late 19th-century Symbolist oil painting by Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl titled "Souls on the Banks of the Acheron" (1898). The sprawling, dark composition is packed with a dense, chaotic crowd of pale, ghostly nude and semi-nude dead souls swirling along a rugged, rocky subterranean shore. In the upper right, the Greek god Hermes stands with divine authority, wearing his signature winged petasos hat and a sweeping dark blue cloak while raising his golden caduceus staff into the misty gloom.

Around him, the newly arrived dead crowd together in various expressions of grief, desperation, and longing; women in cascading turquoise and yellow fabrics weep openly, while a man in the center reaches his arms upward in a final plea. In the far left background, the dark, foreboding waters of the River Acheron fade into pitch blackness where the faint silhouette of Charon's ferry approaches from the shadows to collect them

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 21/08/2026

🎨 Dutch-Indonesian symbolist Jan Toorop’s, "The Three Brides" (1893). Chalk and charcoal on paper, this work blends Pre-Raphaelite themes with traditional Javanese wayang puppet silhouettes from Toorop's childhood #art #classicart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist .

A complex, highly stylized late 19th-century Symbolist drawing by Jan Toorop titled "The Three Brides" (1893). The intricate composition is dominated by long, flowing, wavy calligraphic lines of dark hair and fabric that ripple horizontally across the entire frame like liquid patterns. At the center stands a pale young bride in a high-collared white dress, her expression rigid and caught in deep conflict. Flanking her on the left is a pure, saintly bride draped in white garments, posed like a Madonna figure.

On the right stands a dark, demonic carnal bride with angular, sharp features reminiscent of ancient Egyptian art, wearing a necklace made of small human skulls across her chest. In the far left background, a dense crowd of spectral, elongated female figures stand close together. On the far right, a gnarled, dark tree trunk twists upward, while a sinister, stylized snake curls around the upper branches near the center bride's head, adding a heavy sense of ritualism and psychological tension to the rich golden-brown scene

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 20/08/2026

🎨 Thursday's exhibit: French Academic master Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse’s "La Mort de la Pourpre." (1914) Painted on the eve of WWI, it serves as an allegory for the death of antiquity, poetry, and imperial grandeur under industrialization. #art #classicart #painting #symbolist #artsky #artist

A large, dramatic Symbolist oil painting by Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse titled "La Mort de la Pourpre" (1914). In the lower-left foreground, a deceased, youthful classical figure lies on a vast, rumpled blanket of deep, blood-red fabric. The fallen figure has a glowing golden aura around their head, crowned with laurel leaves, and cradles an ornate classical lyre across their chest. Standing over them on a muddy, rocky hillside is a somber man in a long, dark overcoat, his head bowed into his hand in deep mourning.

The background features a sprawling, multi-layered industrial city stretching up a steep hillside, engulfed in a dense haze of white and grey smoke pouring from tall factory chimneys and scaffolding. On the far left, a port with ships sits under a dramatic twilight sky where pale yellow sunlight breaks through dark, heavy storm clouds.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 19/08/2026

🎨 Wednesday's exhibit: German Symbolist master Franz von Stuck's striking portrait "Mary with a Red Hat" (c. 1902). He places his young daughter against a rich, textured green backdrop, framing her steady gaze under a massive, vibrant crimson hat. #art #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A striking turn-of-the-century portrait painting by Franz von Stuck titled "Mary with a Red Hat" (c. 1902). The composition features a young girl with brown hair looking directly at the viewer with a calm, solemn expression. Her dark hair is parted down the middle, styled with two small curls flanking her forehead, and pinned with small red bows. She wears a dark burgundy garment and an oversized, highly textured, dramatic red hat that dominates the upper half of the canvas. The entire background is rendered in loose, swirling, heavy strokes of dark and vibrant green paint, creating an intense color contrast with her pale skin and her vivid headwear.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 18/08/2026

🎨 Tuesday's exhibit: French Symbolist master Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer's dreamlike pastel painting, "Moonlight Serenade, Venice." Rendered in pastel, this work showcases Lévy-Dhurmer’s extraordinary handling of late-night atmosphere and reflection. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A dreamlike, atmospheric Symbolist pastel painting by Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer titled "Moonlight Serenade, Venice." The scene portrays a nocturnal view of a Venetian lagoon blanketed in a cool, misty teal and dark blue fog. In the foreground, several traditional dark wooden gondolas are moored close together, bobbing gently on the water. A dense, brilliant cluster of glowing amber-yellow lanterns is affixed to the canopy of one prominent gondola on the left, casting a rich, shimmering golden light across the dark canvas.

Additional lone gondolas drift across the quiet midground, while the far background shore is lined with a perfectly symmetrical row of soft, blurred golden streetlights reflecting long, dancing trails of light vertically down the surface of the calm river.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 17/08/2026

🎨 Monday's exhibit: Belgian Symbolist master Jean Delville’s ethereal canvas, "The Angel of Splendour" (1894). Delville uses dramatic highlights & rich, glowing golds to represent the triumph of spiritual evolution over material desire. #symbolism #esotericart #art #painting #blueskyart #artsky

A monumental, otherworldly Symbolist oil painting by Jean Delville titled "The Angel of Splendour" (1894).
On the left, a radiant, transcendent female angel floats gracefully in mid-air, cloaked in a glowing yellow gown. Her head is crowned with light and multi-layered wings, and a massive circular halo of blinding white sunburst beams radiates from behind her head, illuminating the scene. She gently extends her hand toward a nude, youthful mortal man with long, wild blonde hair on the right.

The man looks upward at her with a rapturous, longing expression, his lower torso entangled in dark, twisting black snakes and thorny brambles emerging from a steep ridge. The background is a vast, dreamlike expanse of jagged, rocky violet mountains and canyons fading into a soft, hazy pink and gold sky filled with low-lying clouds.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 14/08/2026

🎨 Friday’s exhibit is Paul-Élie Ranson’s decorative landscape "Apple Tree with Red Fruit" (c. 1902). Heavily inspired by Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, Ranson utilizes sinuous, rhythmic lines to transform nature into an ornamental tapestry. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A late 19th-century Post-Impressionist landscape painting by Paul-Élie Ranson titled "Apple Tree with Red Fruit" (c. 1902). The decorative, highly stylized scene features a gnarled, dark brown apple tree on the left with serpentine, calligraphic branches weaving across the top of the canvas, bearing round red apples. In the foreground, long, slender, twisting green stems of flowering plants with yellowing leaves reach upward, punctuated by vibrant, star-like crimson red dahlias.

Behind the foliage, a wide, flat body of water spans the midground, reflecting a series of rolling, layered mountains painted in warm terracotta and brown hues. The entire composition is bathed in a bright, swirling, textured sky rendered in rich shades of mustard yellow and gold, giving the entire landscape an enchanted, tapestry-like appearance.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 13/08/2026

🎨 Thursday’s piece from the Nabis circle. Édouard Vuillard’s "Le petit-déjeuner à Pont-l'Évêque" (1930) This piece depicts a morning breakfast conversation at the manor of his close friend & patron, Jean Laroche. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

An Intimist post-impressionist oil painting by Édouard Vuillard titled "Le petit-déjeuner à Pont-l'Évêque" (1930). The scene depicts an intimate, dimly lit dining room where three people are gathered around a heavily laden breakfast table covered in a patterned blue-and-white tablecloth. In the left foreground, an elderly woman with voluminous white hair is viewed from the side, wearing a pink garment and holding a small morsel of food up to her mouth.

Seated next to her is a bald man in a warm tan jacket looking across the table toward another balding man with a mustache who wears a blue-and-white checkered shirt. The table is cluttered with breakfast dishes, white bowls, a large white coffee pot, and a dark brown teapot sitting on a white tray. A solitary, unshaded glowing lightbulb hangs low from the ceiling over the middle of the table, casting a warm golden radiance over the textured yellow walls, wood cabinetry, and a framed picture hanging in the background.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 12/08/2026

Wednesday spotlights a foundational influence on the Nabis circle. Paul Cézanne's "The Card Players" (c. 1892-1896). He treats the local working-class with incredible dignity, freezing their concentration into a timeless monument. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 11/08/2026

🎨 Tuesday's piece is Paul-Élie Ranson’s vibrant, undulating masterpiece "Coast" (1889). He frames the sea between towering, flat tree trunks, capturing a woman walking under a parasol amidst a sea of highly saturated greens and golds. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A late 19th-century Post-Impressionist landscape painting by Paul-Élie Ranson titled "Coast" (1889). Rendered in flat, bold blocks of color with strong rhythmic lines, the scene features a woman in a long, elegant coral-pink gown walking down a sloping, golden-yellow hillside while holding a matching pink parasol over her shoulder. She is framed on either side by two prominent, vertical tree trunks painted in shades of muted blue-gray.

The path leads toward a curving bay filled with deep turquoise water under a solid, bright blue sky dotted with two soft, puffy white clouds. On the right side of the water, a single, highly stylized yellow sailboat glides along the shore, backed by a rolling green mountain ridge in the background.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 10/08/2026

🎨 Henri-Gabriel Ibels' striking fin-de-siècle lithograph "Pantomime" (1898). Published for the Parisian art journal L'Estampe Moderne, this print portrays a solemn Pierrot at the center, a sly Harlequin on the right, & the ballerina Columbine on the left. #art #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A late 19th-century color lithograph by Les Nabis artist Henri-Gabriel Ibels titled "Pantomime" (1898). Set against a vibrant, solid terracotta-red background, three theatrical figures stand in a row on a muted olive-green floor. In the center stands Pierrot, clad in an oversized, loose-fitting, stark white costume that covers his entire body, his face painted dead white with a melancholic, wide-eyed expression.

To his right, Harlequin leans in conspiratorially, wearing his signature tight-fitting bodysuit patterned with green, orange, and brown diamonds, a black mask over his eyes, and a slender wooden sword tucked behind his back. On the left, a graceful ballerina representing Columbine is captured mid-motion, wearing a strapless dark bodice and a wide, layered, bright yellow tutu that she holds out elegantly with her right hand.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 07/08/2026

🎨 Friday closes our week with Édouard Manet's "In the Conservatory" first exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1879. It depicts Manet's friend Guillemet and his wife. The physical barrier of the bench highlights their emotional detachment. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 06/08/2026

🎨 Thursday brings P.S. Krøyer's breathtaking Danish masterpiece, "Summer Evening at Skagen Beach – The Artist and his Wife" (1899). He captures himself and Marie walking along the shore, enveloped in a glowing, twilight tranquility. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A luminous, atmospheric impressionist oil painting by Peder Severin Krøyer titled "Summer Evening at Skagen Beach – The Artist and his Wife" (1899). The scene captures a tranquil beach at dusk during the "blue hour," where a calm sea and soft sky meet on the horizon. Strolling along the wet, sandy shore on the right are two figures and a dog. On the left is Marie Krøyer, wearing an elegant, flowing white gown with full sleeves, looking out thoughtfully toward the ocean. Beside her, holding her arm, is the artist himself, P.S. Krøyer, dressed in a pale summer suit, matching hat, and spectacles, with his brown dog, Rap, walking closely at his side.

In the upper left sky, a bright crescent moon hangs low, casting a long, shimmering, fragmented golden reflection across the smooth surface of the dark blue water. In the far distance on the left, a small sailboat rests quietly on the calm sea.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 05/08/2026

🎨 Wednesday brings a bit of magic & folklore. Viktor Vasnetsov's enchanting "The Flying Carpet" (1880). He conjures folk hero Ivan Tsarevich soaring high above a vast, misty landscape, holding a glowing cage containing the mythical Firebird. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A majestic, romanticized oil painting by Viktor Vasnetsov titled "The Flying Carpet" (1880). The central focus is an ornate, richly patterned Oriental carpet soaring like a giant bird through a pale twilight sky. Standing proudly near the front of the carpet is Ivan Tsarevich, a handsome Slavic folk hero dressed in a dark green and gold historical caftan and a traditional hat. In one hand, he holds a golden sword hilt, and in the other, he holds an intricate golden cage containing the mythical Firebird, which emits a radiant, magical golden light.
The background features a winding river slicing through a dense, dark green forest under a soft crescent moon and rolling gray clouds. In the lower-left foreground, a small flock of large owls flies alongside the carpet, adding to the enchanted, atmospheric mood of the scene

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 04/08/2026

🎨 Moving to Polish Realism for Tuesday's piece. Józef Chełmoński's "Indian Summer" (1875). Here he captures a young peasant girl resting in a wide pasture while letting floating strands of gossamer drift through her fingers. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A 19th-century Realist oil painting by Józef Chełmoński titled "Indian Summer" (1875). The scene depicts a young peasant woman in Ukrainian folk costume lying fully extended on a blanket in the middle of a vast, grassy field under a pale, overcast sky. She rests her head on a bundled yellow cloth and a patterned sack, wearing a loose white long-sleeved shirt and a long white skirt, leaving her bare feet exposed on the left. Her right arm is raised, delicately holding thin, shimmering strands of spiderweb gossamer drifting in the air. In the middle ground behind her, a small black dog sits upright on the grass, facing away from the viewer toward a distant, blurred line of cattle grazing on the horizon.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 03/08/2026

🎨 Kicking off a new week of art. Édouard Manet's final masterpiece, "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère" (1882). He captures the bustling, melancholic atmosphere of Paris nightlife, leaving us questioning the mysterious perspective in the mirror. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

An iconic oil painting by Édouard Manet titled "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère" (1882). At the center stands Suzon, a barmaid with short blonde bangs, staring straight ahead with a detached, melancholic expression. She wears a tight, dark blue vest-jacket with a lace-trimmed neckline, adorned with a small corsage of flowers at her chest, and a black ribbon choker with a pendant. She leans her hands on a marble bar counter stocked with bottles of champagne, beer, a glass vase holding a rose, and a crystal bowl piled high with oranges.
Behind her, a massive mirror reflects the entire vibrant interior of the crowded Parisian music hall, filled with hazy figures under glowing white globes and a massive crystal chandelier. In the upper left corner of the reflection, the green-slippered feet of a trapeze artist dangle. In the upper right corner of the mirror, her own back is reflected as she leans toward a top-hatted male customer.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 31/07/2026

🎨 Closing out the week with Post-Impressionism. Paul Cézanne's "Le lac d'Annecy" (1896). He beautifully reimagines the landscape by layering geometric blocks of color, locking the heavy mountains & shimmering water together in perfect harmony. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A Post-Impressionist oil painting by Paul Cézanne titled "Le lac d'Annecy" (1896). The artwork depicts Lake Annecy in France, framed on the far left by the dark, heavy trunk of a large tree whose deep blue and green foliage stretches across the top of the canvas. Across the water on the far shore stands the Château de Duingt, a pale-colored building with a distinct round tower surrounded by green trees. Behind the castle, steep, towering mountains rise up, rendered in geometric patches of deep blue, violet, and warm ochre. The calm, flat surface of the lake in the foreground mirrors the rich blue and green tones of the landscape and mountains, creating a highly structured and balanced composition built from thick, deliberate brushstrokes.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 30/07/2026

🎨 Georges Seurat's iconic "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884". He captures Parisian life along the River Seine, transforming a sunny park afternoon into a timeless, geometric world of stillness. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A famous Pointillism oil painting by Georges Seurat titled "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884." The scene is a sun-dappled island park along the River Seine, populated by numerous stylized Parisians relaxing on the grass. The composition is built from millions of tiny dots of distinct color. In the immediate right foreground, a sharply dressed couple stands in deep shadow; the woman wears a structured, bustled purple dress and a dark hat, holding a black parasol and walking a small monkey and a dog on a leash. On the bottom left, a man in a red sleeveless shirt reclines on the grass near another man in a top hat and a woman knitting. Scattered throughout the rest of the sunny lawn are other figures standing, sitting, fishing, and strolling under parasols beneath tall, leafy green trees. A calm blue river with sailboats is visible along the left side

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 29/07/2026

🎨 Wednesday brings pure Impressionism. Claude Monet's hazy "Morning on the Seine near Giverny" (1897) beautifully captures the quiet, early morning mist dissolving over the water, melting the riverbanks & trees into a soft sea of violet and blue. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

An Impressionist oil painting by Claude Monet titled "Morning on the Seine near Giverny" (1897). The scene depicts a calm, quiet river enclosed by lush, dense trees under a hazy morning sky. Rendered in signature loose, visible brushstrokes, the palette is dominated by soft, cool tones of deep violet, muted blue, and lavender-grey. Heavy foliage on the left creates dark shadows along the water's edge, while the right bank is softly lit by a pale, creamy yellow dawn light breaking through the mist. The smooth surface of the river perfectly mirrors the shapes of the trees and the glowing sky, creating a dreamlike, symmetrical composition where water and land softly blend together. Monet's signature and the date "97" are visible in dark paint in the lower left corner.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 28/07/2026

🎨Neo-Impressionism. Paul Signac's kaleidoscopic "Portrait of Félix Fénéon" (1890).The swirling, geometric colors explode in a hypnotic background, capturing the eccentric energy of the French art critic. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 27/07/2026

🎨 A haunting masterpiece to start our art series. Alfred Stevens' "Maria Magdalena" (1887), modeled by Sarah Bernhardt.Her golden hair, the look over the skull, and that lingering gaze against a stormy horizon are unforgettable. #art #dailyart #painting #blueskyart #artsky #artist

A moody, realistic oil painting by Alfred Stevens titled "Mary Magdalene" (1887). The model is French actress Sarah Bernhardt, shown from the waist up against a dark, stormy night sky with faint pink light breaking on a low horizon. She has long, voluminous, textured blonde hair that spills over her shoulders. Her face is resting thoughtfully on her left hand with her chin in her palm, her wide, light-colored eyes looking upward and off-canvas with a melancholic expression. In her right hand, she gently clutches a human skull against her chest, a traditional vanitas symbol. She wears a loose-fitting, heavily textured off-white garment that drapes softly over her form.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 17/07/2026

🎨 Closing out our week with deep Andalusian mystery. Federico Beltrán Masses’s “Granada” (1929) presents a mesmerizing dreamscape. The lush basket of fruit, the offering of a pomegranate, and the classic guitar player perfectly capture the raw romance of Spain. #ArtSky #Art #Artist #Painting

A Symbolist oil painting by Federico Beltrán Masses titled Granada. Three figures stand close together against a deep blue background, holding a basket filled with tropical fruits. A woman on the left wearing a translucent veil offers a ripe pomegranate, while a central woman adorned with pink flowers stands beside a man carrying a guitar.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 16/07/2026

🎨 A fusion of music and late-surrealism. Luis Navarro Buñuel’s “Amor de la guitarra” (1973) turns a musical performance into a fluid, dreamlike embrace. His signature faceless geometry captures the feeling of melting straight into the instrument. #ArtSky #Art #BlueSkyArt #Painting #Artist

A Surrealist oil on canvas painting by Luis Navarro Buñuel titled Amor de la guitarra. An abstract, smooth yellow humanoid figure with an elongated arm and no facial features reclines on a stylized green chair while holding and playing a dark acoustic guitar. A green horn structure loops outward beneath the frame, all set against a textured blue background.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 15/07/2026

🎨 Capturing the heavy, shimmering light of Normandy. Paul-Antoine Bar’s “Le pont sur la Touques” (1912) uses thick, textured Post-Impressionist brushstrokes to frame a moment of absolute countryside stillness. #art #ArtSky #BlueSkyArt #artist #painting

A Post-Impressionist landscape painting by Paul-Antoine Bar titled Le pont sur la Touques. A stone arched bridge spans a calm river, its structure and surrounding green grassy banks perfectly reflected in the water's surface. In the background, lush green trees and a steep mountain ridge rise under a heavy, overcast silver-grey sky.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 14/07/2026

🎨 Didier Mazuru’s “Rébus au sortir d'un songe” (1983-1984) constructs a visual puzzle emerging from the subconscious..The radiating background rays clash beautifully with the heavy, mysterious wooden forms. #ArtSky #Surrealism #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

A Post-Surrealist oil painting on wood by Didier Mazuru titled Rébus au sortir d'un songe. An elevated, theatrical stage is filled with smooth, abstract, organic wooden sculptures that resemble bone fragments and stylized geometric figures. The scene features a heavy red wall section on the left and a dramatic background of radiating teal and blue sunburst rays.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 13/07/2026

🎨 Reimagining opera through a nocturnal, decadent lens. Federico Beltrán Masses’s “Aïda” (1920) is a masterclass in his signature, hypnotic “Beltrán Blue” palette. The stark theatrical lighting & sheer luxury create a heavy, seductive atmosphere. #ArtSky #Symbolism #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

A Symbolist painting by Federico Beltrán Masses titled Aïda. A central, pale woman wears a sheer, jewel-encrusted bodysuit and an ornate Egyptian headdress, holding open a large, heavy red cloak. She stands in front of a giant dark elephant statue, flanked by an ancient Egyptian guard kneeling beside a stylized green-striped tiger, and an attendant holding a fan on the right under a deep blue night sky.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 06/07/2026

I'm going to eat some crow. After looking into "German Serota," I've decided that this is indeed a fake. There doesn't appear to be any such artist, no exhibits etc. Countering with a hyper-real piece by my late friend Drew Galloway. I KNOW it's real, & he lets the rust on the metal create the look.

An oil painting by artist Drew Galloway titled "Calico" (2012), rendered on a weathered, horizontal rectangular sheet of found tin metal. The hyper-realistic landscape captures a tightly cropped, high-contrast reflection of a dense forest line across the still, dark surface of a Southern swamp or marsh. Skeletal tree trunks and bright, dappled canopies of white and green foliage are mirrored perfectly upside down. The rich, deep brown and ochre undertones of the composition are formed by the natural rust, oxidation, and aged patina of the raw metal canvas showing through the translucent layers of paint.

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 06/07/2026

Tired of getting taken in by fake "hyper-real" art on here, so I’m sharing something undeniable. This is "Calico" (2012) by my old friend, Drew Galloway. He painted hyper-realistic landscapes on sheets of weathered tin, letting the rust work naturally with his oils. Real, tactile soul. 🌿✨ #ArtSky

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The Bohemian Star @thebohemianstar.com · 04/07/2026

🎨 The definitive American Impressionist celebration. Childe Hassam’s “The Fourth of July, 1916” captures 5th Avenue transformed into a sea of red, white, & blue. His vibrant brushstrokes beautifully turn the heavy architecture into pure, shimmering motion. Happy 4th! #ArtSky #HistorySky #4thJuly

An Impressionist painting by Childe Hassam titled The Fourth of July, 1916. A narrow New York City street canyon is densely decorated with dozens of large, vibrant American flags hanging vertically from the buildings. Below, crowds of people walk along the sunlit avenue under a bright blue sky filled with fluffy white clouds.

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