Sir David Muirhead Bone (1876-1953) The First Official War Artist It is one of the ironies of British military history that Wellington House decided to take two steps that would change the way in which the Great War was depicted for the public in the fateful summer of...
Sir David Muirhead Bone (1876-1953) The First Official War Artist The Great War posed unique challenges to artists, especially those born deep in the nineteenth century and trained in its artistic techniques and standards. Mature and distinguished by the time the War...
Georges Braque Post-War Return to Cubism The question both during and after the Great War was the fate of Cubism. The forward thrust of the pre-war avant-garde in Paris was abruptly halted by what Barbara Tuchman called “The Guns of August.” Conflict and...
Matisse at War The Dark Period, Part Two The Great War proved to be an important transition for Henri Matisse (1869-1954), out of Fauvism, an excursion into Cubism, a walk through dark despair and, finally, a breakthrough into the sun. For any artist, finding the next...
Matisse at War The Dark Period, Part One In the narrow confines of the world of the Parisian avant-garde, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) were well known rivals for the affections of art dealers and art collectors alike. Both were associated...
Making Parade (1917) Pablo Picasso during the Great War Part One Pablo Picasso was bored. Paris was empty of the stimulating company he had grown accustomed to. His partner in Cubism, its invention, its evolution and its four year development, Georges Braque, had...
