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I find myself returning to the “classics” from contemporary artists once again. Today, it’s the paintings of Emile Claus. In just a couple of days, he’ll be celebrating his 175th anniversary.

Impressionism, my favorite art movement, this time in its Belgian form. Claus’s technique gave rise to the artistic movement known as “luminism.” Other artists associated with this style include Joaquín Sorolla, whom I wrote about earlier in May.

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Josef Kote. While his subjects may seem simple, his unique technique and use of color immediately distinguish his works, making them highly recognizable. Essentially, his art revolves around four main themes—seascapes, cityscapes, landscapes, and what appears to be the same woman.

It also seems that he works exclusively with acrylic on canvas. Acrylic paints dry quickly, allowing the artist to layer strokes without waiting for them to dry. This means that blending, characteristic of oil painting, is almost nonexistent in acrylic unless special additives are used to slow drying. However, acrylics provide a brightness and color saturation that oil paints cannot achieve.

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Andre Kohn is an athlete from Volgograd, who later became an impressionist painter in the United States. His works often depict solitary couples in a black, white, and red palette. Personally, I find it a bit dull—clichéd red hats and red umbrellas—but people seem to like it. For some reason, he also avoids painting faces. Yet, if you examine all his works, he is quite an interesting and unique artist.

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