#early modernism

Albert von Keller (1844–1920, Germany)

Figures and scenes

Keller was a Germanhistoricalandgenre painter, popular in his time as a societyportraitist. Over his fairly long life, unlike a lot of artists who found their style at odds with modernistic trends, he appears to have adapted quite easily to the altering artistic priorities at the end of the 19th Century. In some of his work can be found elements of symbolismandexpressionism.

Thomas Dewing (1851–1938, United States)

Oil paintings3

Thomas Dewing was an American painter working at the turn of the 20th century. His style was influenced by the Englishaesthetic movement, which prioritised beauty and sensual qualities opposed to traditional moral or narrative considerations. His art became known for an extreme refinement of style, as well as its characteristic dream-like haze and detachment.

Henri Fantin-Latour (1836–1904, France)

Figure paintings

Fantin-Latour was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings. He was the most celebrated French still-life painter of the 19th Century and a friend to many artistic figures of the time (including Manet and Whistler), many of whom he painted.