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AVAILABLE AS SEEN IN RALPH LAUREN COLLECTION
One of the new ranges that has been causing quite a stir this summer is the Classic Work Of Art range. With the greatest respect for the original works of art, the famous painting’s brought to life by lifting images out of the flat surfaces and creating 3d sculptures
Geopolitical child watches the birth of the new human (1943)
The temptation of Saint Anthony (1946)
The Burning Giraffe (1936- 1937) - £37.99
Portrait of Picasso (1947) - £18.99
Self Portrait - £19.99
This extremely versatile Scottish artist played a prominent role in the Arts and Crafts movement in Great Britain and his name became synonymous with the independent Northern European version of Art Nouveau. Mackintosh can be interpreted as a decorative orientated architect who drew his inspiration from symbolism and the art of fine Japanese drawing. During his relatively short working life he developed his very own linear-decorative style with a recognisable use of colours. It was these elements in particular that made his interior designs become world famous and unforgettable. Like no one else, he combined a strict architectural theory of shapes with a playful lyricism which goes back to the Pre-Raphaelites and Celtic ornamentation.
Klimt was a prominent member of an innovating group of artists called 'Sezession' and is considered to be one of the main pioneers of modern art. Apart from this, his ornamental Jugendstil style evokes an irresistible feeling which is inspired by the 'fin-de-siecle' of 19th century Vienna: elitist, liberal-middle class, decadent, pleasantly-decorative. His work is extremely recognizable due to his monumental style combined with Byzantine-like ornamental art and classical symbolism, created against the background of romanticism which was so characteristic of his time. In Sezession's own words: "Art guides us to an ideal realm, the only place where we will be able to find pure joy, pure happiness and pure love. A choir of angels from paradise. Joy given by divine sparkles. That kiss from the entire world!" The Kiss (1907) - £29.99
The Fulfilment (1905-1909) - £29.99
Three ages of woman (1905) - £37.99
Expectation (1905-09) - £29.99
The young count Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, who was quite small and suffered from a limp, was not born to a traditional military career. His parents recognised his talent for drawing at an early stage and he was allowed to receive artistic schooling. After a romantic/academic education, Henri soon felt attracted to the city life of Paris with her avant-gardists such as Cézanne and, more especially, Degas. He felt at home in Montmartre, with its humour, irony and its fancy dress parties so typical of the fin de siècle. He was a regular customer of the cabaret bar "Le Mirliton" and for its owner, the singer Aristide Bruant, he designed wall paintings and magazine covers. It was the poster for 'Le Moulin Rouge', though, which brought him instant fame in 1891. He executed his compositions, with their unusual perspective and radical cut-outs, in contrasting colour schemes and flamboyant style. After a number of very productive years Toulouse-Lautrec appears to lose his grip on life. In 1893 his friend and housemate Dr. Gourges got married and for the first time in his life he has to stand on his own two feet. Alcohol increasingly takes over his life and he becomes withdrawn and paranoid. A short stay in a psychiatric clinic is of no help and two years later he dies in his parental home, the Chateau de Marlome in Albi, at the age of thirty-six. Jane Avril (1893) - £26.99
Jane Avril (1899) - £26.99
ALL THAT JAZZ The Dali-esque interpretation of the Jazz instruments brings a fascinating feel to each piece as if you can almost hear the notes being played - £19.99 each
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