Paintings of famous artists

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The world possesses many art-works established as the masterpieces. And every masterpiece has its followers and admirers. Moreover, maybe the paintings could have greater or lower price tags on them, but their artistic value is priceless.

The "Mona Lisa", "The Last Supper", "Starry Nights", and "Whistler's Mother" are paintings that have inspired and awed people for generations.

Download free image of Vincent van Gogh's Self-portrait (1889) famous painting. Original from Wikimedia Commons. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. about van gogh, face, people, art, and man 3865612

When famous Realism artists emerged in France after the French Revolution of 1848, they wanted to portray the common man as he was. They went against the idealized paintings of Neoclassical artists and the often overly dramatized paintings of Romantic artists. These two art movements had been dominant during the first half of the 19th century. It went hand in hand with the political situation at the time. #Artworks #paintings #Realism #Realismpaintings

This select group of most famous paintings will probably continue to echo and leave impressions in the minds of people in the centuries to come.

Pablo Picasso, The Old Guitarist, oil paint, 4′ 0″ x 2′ 9″, 1903-1904