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Abstraction in Modern Art
Studying artists as diverse as Hilma af Klint, Paul Klee, and Joan Miró, this course explores abstraction between the 1900s and 1950s. Instructor: Francesca Ferrari
Caillebotte: The Modern Eye
Explore Gustave Caillebotte’s modern vision and his vital role in advancing impressionism through innovative paintings and patronage. Instructor: Christa DiMarco
Close-Looking Immersion: Renoir’s Young Mother
Take a deep dive into what is perhaps Renoir’s modern, secular take on the Madonna and Child subject. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Decades of Change: American Art and Culture 1950–70
See how postwar American art reflected innovation, protest, and social change. Instructor: Matthew Palczynski
The Hudson River School in Context
Explore 19th-century landscape painting and its politics through deep-zoom analysis. Instructor: William L. Coleman
Seeing with Words: Cézanne and Poetry
Delve into the artist’s influence on poets including Rainer Maria Rilke, William Carlos Williams, and Allen Ginsberg. Instructor: Naina Saligram
Sicily: Crossroads of Art and Culture
Explore the island’s rich artistic history from antiquity to the early modern era. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Close-Looking Immersion: Pissarro’s Garden in Full Sunlight
Examine Pissarro’s radiant brushwork using guided close looking and deep-zoom technology. Instructor: William Perthes
Close-Looking Immersion: Demuth’s Piano Mover’s Holiday
Using a meditative approach, this hour-long session offers an in-depth look at Demuth’s precise technique. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Close-Looking Immersion: Vieira da Silva’s The Domestic Symphony
Using a meditative approach, this hour-long session offers an in-depth look at Vieira da Silva’s masterful composition. Instructor: Naina Saligram
Japonisme in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art
Learn how Japanese art transformed modern painting in this online workshop Instructor: Larissa Bailiff
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