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Happy Birthday, Claude Monet!

Posted 11.14.2012 | Arts
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Today is the birthday of French Impressionist master, Claude Monet. The plein-air devotee would turn 172 years old if he were miraculously still alive...

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5 Artist Studios Turned Museums In Paris

Untapped Cities | Posted 11.18.2012 | Travel
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Tired of long lines at the Louvre?

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Happy Birthday, Jean Arp!

Posted 09.16.2012 | Arts
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Today is the birthday of French avante-garde artist Jean Arp. The sculptor and painter, who when speaking in German referred to himself as Hans, would...

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Happy 125th Birthday, Marcel Duchamp!

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 08.23.2012 | Arts
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Today is the 125th anniversary of the birth of French artist and readymade master, Marcel Duchamp. The artist was born in the upper Normandy region...

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Happy Birthday, Edgar Degas!

Posted 07.19.2012 | Arts
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Today is the birthday of Impressionist extraordinaire Edgar Degas. The dreamy painter who idealized the beauty of ballet would turn 178 if he were mag...

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Happy Birthday Camille Pissarro!

Posted 07.10.2012 | Arts
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Today is the birthday of Impressionist frontrunner and Post-Impressionist father figure, Camille Pissarro. The great French artist would turn 182 year...

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French Artist Michel Blazy Plays With Foam in a Monastery

Heidi Kim Thompson | Posted 08.13.2012 | Arts
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Greeted with a sensation of grandeur amidst tall, stoic, vaulted archways and gothic pillars made of pale stone, Michel Blazy's work generates intrigue in the material presented.

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