The dynamic Storm on the Sea of Galilee is the only seascape by renowned baroque artist Rembrandt van Rijn. Depicting Christ leading his disciples through a stormy ocean, the artwork was famously stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990, and remains missing to this day. In this article, Singulart will explore the life of Rembrandt, the composition of…
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When Wassily Kandinksky created Composition VIII, he considered it the high point of his postwar achievement. Looking at the playful, complex composition, it is easy to see why – the intersecting lines and circles show a mastery of abstract art. In this article, Singulart will discover why Kandinsky is considered the father of abstract art, explore Composition VIII, and delve…
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Henri Matisse’s The Joy of Life (1905-1906) is a radical Fauvist work that placed him as one of the leaders of early modernism, with its expressive use of color, fluid lines and distorted perspective. In this article, Singulart takes a closer look at the masterpiece, its Fauvist style and its influence on modernism. Who was Henri Matisse? Henri Matisse (1869-1954)…
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Last month, Singulart invited its Paris-based artists to the office for a night of celebration, discussion and mingling. Though we would have loved to have been able to host all our artists, we were excited to welcome the locals into our little world. Here are our takeaways: Artists IRL Our whole team was thrilled to get to meet our artists…
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Start a new decade of art collecting off on the right foot by investing in promising artists set to make moves on the market in 2020. Here are your Artists to Watch: Pieter Ceizer “I project what I live in my head and it becomes real. Words trigger a thought, an energy, and we get where we want to go.“…
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Recently, Singulart had the honor of presenting the work of 3 emerging artists from Europe and Asia at Aqua Art Miami. The curation was airy and positive, featuring Pieter Ceizer’s colorful typographic work, the street art inspired paintings of Lucas Beaufort, and the eclectic piggies of Seunghwui Koo. We spoke with our art fair coordinator Marion Sailhen to get the…
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Ever since her creative childhood, Timna Rosenbauer has been fascinated by colors and shapes. After completing her studies, she worked as an interior designer for a while, before venturing into the fashion world. Later, she worked in home staging, dressing homes and villas to prepare them for sale. But despite being involved in high-quality designs, she felt that something was…
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Olga Nikitina is a Russian painter involved in the growing field of underwater painting. After moving to Egypt and working as a scuba diver instructor in the Red Sea, Nikitina fell in love with the vibrant corals and marine life in contrast to the surrounding desert landscape. Totally immersed in the marine environment, Nikitina paints using a special canvas cover…
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Claude Monet was one of the first impressionists, and the paintings he completed at his house in Giverny are some of his most beloved works. Towards the end of his life, Monet developed cataracts in both his eyes, leading to a departure from his bright, soothing color palette into the more rich, robust colors seen in The Japanese Footbridge. Singulart…
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Vincent van Gogh called The Night Café “one of the ugliest paintings I have ever done.” The artwork depicts a desolate café scene at quarter past midnight in violently contrasting colors. In a letter to his brother Theo, Van Gogh described the café as “a café de nuit… staying open all night. Night prowlers can take refuge there when they…
