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Secessions - Klimt, Stuck, Liebermann Published on 10 September, 2024
In cooperation with the Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin, the Wien Museum is showing an exhibition about the Secession movements in Munich, Vienna and Berlin at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The establishment of secessions in many European countries in the late 19th century symbolized a break from the prevailing artistic institutions. The objective of secessionist artists was vibrancy and a diverse form of artistic expression.
The exhibition runs from May 23 – October 13, 2024 at the Wien Museum, 8 Karlsplatz, Vienna, 1040 Austria.
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For more exhibitions and events, visit the ARC Calendar.
The ARC Museum is the largest online museum dedicated completely to realist art work. It contains tens of thousands of images by thousands of artists and includes works by 19th century and old master artists through our general search pages, as well as 21st century realist works by our ARC Affiliated ArtistsSM.
Our news section consists of two parts, the first being our News Blog where we post daily to keep our viewers informed on relevant topics about realist art and the second is our Events Calendar which is an interactive calendar listing of all the exciting realist art events taking place around the world including: exhibitions, lectures, open houses, competitions, artist demonstrations, video and podcast releases, publication releases, enrollment dates and more. The calendar can also be viewed in three ways, as a calendar, a general listing, or as a world map.
As a non-profit educational foundation, education is one of our primary goals. Here is where you can find our ARC ApprovedR School listing, ARChives where we have our articles, letters and more, The Da Vinci Initiative which focuses on skill-based learning in K-12 classrooms, artist interviews, artist demonstrations, podcasts, self help books and more.
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View the results of past and current ARC competitions or submit your entries here. The ARC holds two types of competitions. The ARC Scholarship Competition, held every May, gives thousands of dollars in direct financial aid to students attending ARC ApprovedR Schools. The International ARC Salon, the most prestigious realist art competition in the Americas and perhaps the world, offers over $100,000 in cash awards and International recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries, museum exhibitions, and a strong online presence.
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September 11, 2024
Added Francis van Bossuit.
Added Ignaz Elhafen.
Added Untitled by Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy.
Added Mermaids on the rocks by Wilhelm Kray.
Added Love Never Stops by Wilhelm Kray.
Added Idle Moments, Capri Beyond by Wilhelm Kray.
Added Eros Ferrying Lovers to Kythera by Wilhelm Kray.
Added Fairy by Wilhelm Kray.
Added Lure of the Mermaids by Wilhelm Kray.
Added Ladies on a Boat by Wilhelm Kray.
Added Scene by Wilhelm Kray.
Added Allegorie der Musik by Wilhelm Kray.
Added Psyche with a Butterfly by Wilhelm Kray.
Added Sleeping Fisherman with Mermaids by Wilhelm Kray.
Added The Boatman and the Mermaids by Wilhelm Kray.
Added Der Frühling by Wilhelm Kray.
Added The Flaying of Marsyas by Francis van Bossuit.
Added Mercury, Io and Argus by Francis van Bossuit.
Added Woman holding a lute by Francis van Bossuit.
Added Susanna and the Elders by Francis van Bossuit.
Added Pan and Nymphs by Ignaz Elhafen.
Added Diana and Callisto by Ignaz Elhafen.
Added View of the Valle d'Aosta by John Singer Sargent.
Added a new image of Idle Moments, Capri Beyond by Wilhelm Kray.
Added a new image of Scene by Wilhelm Kray.
Added a new image of Psyche with a Butterfly by Wilhelm Kray.
Added a new image of Allegorie der Musik by Wilhelm Kray.
September 10, 2024
Added Book of Hours of Simon de Varie by Jean Fouquet.
Added Armorial de Gilles Le Bouvier by Jean Fouquet.
