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Thalia Flora-Karavia, 1871-1960, A Girl dressed in the traditional costume of Gida

Thalia Flora-Karavia

October 25, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou 20th century ArtModern Greek ArtTeaching Resources

Pencils in hand, Thalia Flora-Karavia followed the Greek army through liberated Macedonia in 1912 — a woman defying every barrier to document war’s human face with extraordinary sensitivity.

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William Waterhouse, 1849-1917, Penelope and the Suitors

Louise Glück and William Waterhouse

October 23, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou 20th century ArtMythologyTeaching Resources

Louise Glück’s Meadowlands reimagines Homer through Penelope’s voice, echoing Waterhouse’s painting—where a single thread captures fidelity, tension, and the timeless complexity of waiting, weaving, and desire.

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Victor Prouvé, Portrait of Emile Gallé

Émile Gallé

September 26, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou 20th century ArtArt NouveauTeaching Resources

A childhood memory of wonder finds its echo in the artistry of Émile Gallé, whose nature-inspired glass—shaped by curiosity, science, and imagination—transforms fragile material into poetic brilliance.

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Aristide Maillol, La Méditerranée

Aristide Maillol and La Méditerranée

August 20, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou 20th century ArtTeaching Resources

Aristide Maillol transforms the female nude into pure form and balance, seeking timeless beauty rather than character, where sculpture becomes architecture, and La Méditerranée embodies serene, classical simplicity.

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Grant Wood, Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

Grant Wood and the Revolutionary Spirit

July 24, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment 20th century ArtAmerican ArtTeaching Resources

Grant Wood’s Grant Wood transforms American history into a dreamlike vision in The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, blending folk simplicity and national memory into a poetic, childlike landscape of Revolutionary imagination.

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Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo

When Fashion becomes Art

July 17, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment 20th century ArtTeaching Resources

Fortuny’s Delphos Dress, inspired by the Charioteer of Delphi, transforms ancient drapery into luminous modern fashion, blending art, movement, and innovative textile craftsmanship into a timeless, iconic creation.

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Henri Matisse, the Cut-Outs

Matisse Cut-Outs

June 11, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment 20th century ArtTeaching Resources

Matisse’s Cut-Outs distill abstraction into joyful essence—scissors, colour, and form uniting in late works that redefine painting as playful composition, inspiring timeless creativity and student engagement.

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Hôtel Hannon

Brussels Virtual Destination

May 3, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Art NouveauTeaching Resources

Brussels embodies Art Nouveau elegance—its curved lines and organic forms shaping a city of architectural beauty, where imagination, design, and European identity meet in a harmonious, marsh-born capital.

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Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company,  Design Drawing and Glass Bowl

A Tiffany Drawing and the final product!

February 25, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment 19th century ArtAmerican ArtArt Nouveau

Tiffany’s luminous enamel-on-copper bowl, crafted by Julia Munson’s all-women workshop, dazzles with three-dimensional plums among leaves — a rare, shimmering masterpiece of extraordinary craftsmanship and organic beauty.

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Three artworks by Roy Lichtenstein inspired by the Sun

A Roy Lichtenstein Trilogy

January 5, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment 20th century ArtTeaching Resources

Lichtenstein’s Sunrise trilogy transforms the ephemeral sun into Pop Art form—spanning painting, enamel, and fashion—where comic abstraction turns landscape, light, and perception into bold, ironic modern iconography.

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