Monet, Renoir, van Gogh, Klimt - these names are synonymous with genius and bring to mind some of the world's most brilliant paintings. Seeing these master works for oneself can effect and influence one's whole perception of art. Who wouldn't want to have a source of such inspiration and beauty to enjoy in their own home? By Famous Artists tapestries from Decor4u.com bring it all within your reach. Visit the Tapestry Shop at Decor4u.com and see how the depth and richness of tapestry weaving can bring these magnificent images to vivid life and add drama and style to your wall dcor.
Vincent Willem van Gogh is one of the world's legendary painters and has perhaps one of the most identifiable and distinctive painting styles. In the tapestry Van Gogh's Irises (based on Irises, Saint-Remy), we see a group of irises by a garden walk. Among the intense blues of the other flowers, a single white iris glows. Another van Gogh tapestry masterpiece is The Starry Night. Easily one of the artist's most famous and important canvases, it shows the night sky, filled with spinning stars and a glowing moon. This amazing scene was glimpsed by van Gogh at night and recreated wholly from memory the next day. All of the details that make a van Gogh so memorable have been captured in these marvelous tapestry wall hangings.
Another familiar van Gogh canvas is Bedroom in Arles. It details the interior of his bedroom at his house in Arles, France, called the Yellow House. An otherwise simple, rustic room with bed, chairs and a table, the space is unique because of its trapezoidal shape. Van Gogh painted no less that three version of Bedroom in Arles. The Bedroom is one of Decor4u.com's tapestries from Belgium and is based on the third version of this work. In all of these tapestries, van Gogh's characteristic use of bold color and forceful painting style have been faithfully reproduced.
One of the most prominent and famous painters of the Art Nouveau movement was Austrian Gustav Klimt. He is perhaps most well known for his painting, The Kiss. A man and a woman enfold one another, their limbs entwined. They appear to become one with one another as well as with the field of flowers that surround them. Klimt had recently returned from Italy and was inspired by the famous mosaics he saw there to start using gold leaf in his own paintings. Hence his Golden Phase during which The Kiss was produced. This amazing tapestry, from Decor4u.com's collection of tapestries from Europe, is woven with gold threads to more fully realize Klimt's vision.
In his own time, much of what Klimt painted was regarded as controversial. An example of this is found in Lady with Fan. This paining shows an intimate glimpse of a woman, her face flushed, her dressing gown slipping from one shoulder to reveal what her fan conceals. Instead of placing her in a room or some other setting, she is displayed against an archetypal Art Noveau background of swirling, curvilinear leaves and vines. The artists who created the Lady with Fan decorative tapestry have loving reproduced Klimt's astonishing use of color and form in all its glory.
Claude Monet is another name that needs little introduction. Founder and principle artist of the Impressionist movement, he is known world wide. It was his painting Impression, Soleil Levant, from which this famous school of painting takes it name. True to the Impressionist belief that art should be inspired by natural forms and scenes, Monet painted extensively from the gardens surrounding his house at Giverny. In Monet's painting, Irises, a cluster of these flowers are shown against a balmy sky. The undulating foliage and petals suggest a gentle breeze. Monet's Irises wall hanging contains all the subtlety and detail of the original work, even including Monet's iconic signature.
Another renowned artist of the French Impressionist school is Pierre-August Renoir. Over the course of his career, he painted thousands of paintings. Some are among the best know images in art and have commanded record breaking prices. A massively talented painter, he was perhaps most adept at creating honest and intimate portraits of people. Take, for example, his painting Dance at Bougival. A young couple is shown enjoying a dance, celebrating life's small but intense pleasures. Renoir's masterly technique in employing color, light and shadow elevates this charming yet simple scene to something more refined. Dance at Bougival Wall Art at Decor4u.com lets you own a true masterpiece for your home.
Paul Ranson was a painter and a member of a group who called themselves Les Nabis, or the prophets. Les Nabis followed the belief that art was not merely symbolic or representational: it was a blending of both. This school of painting would bridge the gap between the Impressionists and the rise of abstract and non-representational art. A case in point is Ranson's Apple Tree with Red Fruit. Although, as the title suggests, the subject is ostensibly a natural scene, a close look at the painting shows the limbs of the trees appear like human arms in a symbolic, rather than realistic gesture. The vivid and distinctive color palette is given an extra dimension when rendered as tapestry art.
Fans of contemporary art can find by Famous Artists wall tapestries to suit their tastes as well. Bunny Oliver is a present day Impressionist whose technique reflects her extensive studies with other modern Impressionist masters. She chooses still life for many of her canvases, believing that much of life's beauty can be fond in simple scenes and common objects. In her painting, Poppies Galore, a bunch of red poppies seem to burst from their blue and white porcelain vase. Her use of vibrant color and contrast give a dynamic feel to what could be a static scene. The color and shapes of Poppies Galore by Bunny Oliver achieve a new vitality when rendered in tapestry form. - 16732
Vincent Willem van Gogh is one of the world's legendary painters and has perhaps one of the most identifiable and distinctive painting styles. In the tapestry Van Gogh's Irises (based on Irises, Saint-Remy), we see a group of irises by a garden walk. Among the intense blues of the other flowers, a single white iris glows. Another van Gogh tapestry masterpiece is The Starry Night. Easily one of the artist's most famous and important canvases, it shows the night sky, filled with spinning stars and a glowing moon. This amazing scene was glimpsed by van Gogh at night and recreated wholly from memory the next day. All of the details that make a van Gogh so memorable have been captured in these marvelous tapestry wall hangings.
Another familiar van Gogh canvas is Bedroom in Arles. It details the interior of his bedroom at his house in Arles, France, called the Yellow House. An otherwise simple, rustic room with bed, chairs and a table, the space is unique because of its trapezoidal shape. Van Gogh painted no less that three version of Bedroom in Arles. The Bedroom is one of Decor4u.com's tapestries from Belgium and is based on the third version of this work. In all of these tapestries, van Gogh's characteristic use of bold color and forceful painting style have been faithfully reproduced.
One of the most prominent and famous painters of the Art Nouveau movement was Austrian Gustav Klimt. He is perhaps most well known for his painting, The Kiss. A man and a woman enfold one another, their limbs entwined. They appear to become one with one another as well as with the field of flowers that surround them. Klimt had recently returned from Italy and was inspired by the famous mosaics he saw there to start using gold leaf in his own paintings. Hence his Golden Phase during which The Kiss was produced. This amazing tapestry, from Decor4u.com's collection of tapestries from Europe, is woven with gold threads to more fully realize Klimt's vision.
In his own time, much of what Klimt painted was regarded as controversial. An example of this is found in Lady with Fan. This paining shows an intimate glimpse of a woman, her face flushed, her dressing gown slipping from one shoulder to reveal what her fan conceals. Instead of placing her in a room or some other setting, she is displayed against an archetypal Art Noveau background of swirling, curvilinear leaves and vines. The artists who created the Lady with Fan decorative tapestry have loving reproduced Klimt's astonishing use of color and form in all its glory.
Claude Monet is another name that needs little introduction. Founder and principle artist of the Impressionist movement, he is known world wide. It was his painting Impression, Soleil Levant, from which this famous school of painting takes it name. True to the Impressionist belief that art should be inspired by natural forms and scenes, Monet painted extensively from the gardens surrounding his house at Giverny. In Monet's painting, Irises, a cluster of these flowers are shown against a balmy sky. The undulating foliage and petals suggest a gentle breeze. Monet's Irises wall hanging contains all the subtlety and detail of the original work, even including Monet's iconic signature.
Another renowned artist of the French Impressionist school is Pierre-August Renoir. Over the course of his career, he painted thousands of paintings. Some are among the best know images in art and have commanded record breaking prices. A massively talented painter, he was perhaps most adept at creating honest and intimate portraits of people. Take, for example, his painting Dance at Bougival. A young couple is shown enjoying a dance, celebrating life's small but intense pleasures. Renoir's masterly technique in employing color, light and shadow elevates this charming yet simple scene to something more refined. Dance at Bougival Wall Art at Decor4u.com lets you own a true masterpiece for your home.
Paul Ranson was a painter and a member of a group who called themselves Les Nabis, or the prophets. Les Nabis followed the belief that art was not merely symbolic or representational: it was a blending of both. This school of painting would bridge the gap between the Impressionists and the rise of abstract and non-representational art. A case in point is Ranson's Apple Tree with Red Fruit. Although, as the title suggests, the subject is ostensibly a natural scene, a close look at the painting shows the limbs of the trees appear like human arms in a symbolic, rather than realistic gesture. The vivid and distinctive color palette is given an extra dimension when rendered as tapestry art.
Fans of contemporary art can find by Famous Artists wall tapestries to suit their tastes as well. Bunny Oliver is a present day Impressionist whose technique reflects her extensive studies with other modern Impressionist masters. She chooses still life for many of her canvases, believing that much of life's beauty can be fond in simple scenes and common objects. In her painting, Poppies Galore, a bunch of red poppies seem to burst from their blue and white porcelain vase. Her use of vibrant color and contrast give a dynamic feel to what could be a static scene. The color and shapes of Poppies Galore by Bunny Oliver achieve a new vitality when rendered in tapestry form. - 16732
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The European Tapestry Wall Art is exceptionally popular as a special treat to accent wall decor. Klimt's famed work of art shows off well in this The Flower Basket, woven in France is depicted from a very famous Wallace Collection of Limoges porcelain.
