Though he died young in relative obscurity, the works of Amedeo Modigliani are now regarded as some of the most important canvases of the twentieth century. Mod

Camille Pissarro was a key figure in the history of Impressionism, being the only artist to show his work in all eight Impressionist exhibitions, remaining dedi

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The founder of the nineteenth century French school of Neo-Impressionism, Georges Seurat devised the technique of Pointillism, portraying the play of light with

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