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“BD” refers to Franco-Belgian comics, but let's open things up to include ALL Euro comics and GN's. Euro-style artistry from around the world is also welcome. ^^

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So, Konstantin Korovin (1861 – 1939) was a leading Russian Impressionist painter. [WP article]

In 1885 Korovin traveled to Paris and Spain. "Paris was a shock for me … Impressionists… in them I found everything I was scolded for back home in Moscow!", he later wrote.

I guess it goes to show that... "Impressionism" wasn't necessarily like a flash-fire that near-instantly traveled around the world, transforming art everywhere, but was in fact more like a philosophy / technique / approach that took time to disseminate across the various cultures at large.

Or something like that?
I mean, Moscow being so close to the hub of European culture, I would have thought that Impressionism, just like other art movements of the day, would have more quickly seeped in to the 'painterly arts,' but I guess there was more of a... gap, as it were?

Anyway, here's ~20 more of Konstantin's excellent works:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Korovin#Works

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[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

Wow. I was unaware of Korovin's work or that he even existed, and I love impressionism. These are wonderful.

[–] Heterocephalus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Impressive! ;)

Seriously though, the light, shadows, reflections and textures in general are fucking insane!

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Sort of like a 'spooky castle,' yeah?