I’m not having much luck finding what I’m looking for through Yahoo, but I am finding plenty of online galleries. I just don’t know what I’m looking for.
Here’s the situation: My friend’s birthday is coming up in a few days, and I’m looking for a good gift for her. She mentioned that she really likes Impressionist paintings, so I was thinking about buying a poster or print, but I don’t know how much it would cost or where to get that kind of thing. I’m also in a little bit of a time crunch.
So, for the art-savvy Dopers, who are the biggies in Impressionism? Monet? Van Gogh? What are the more famous works? And who was the guy that painted scenes with thousands of little paint dots? I’d appreciate any light people can shed for me.
There are lots of poster/print places on line. I personally think it’s very difficult to buy art for another person. I’d give a gift certificate and your friend can do the actual picking. If you go to a poster store in your area, you can go together and discuss what she/he likes dislikes about the various impressionists. Nice gift idea, by the way.
art.com has tons of posters and prints. however, i agree that it’s really hard to buy art for someone else. maybe go with a monet calendar or book with great pictures?
My recommendation for an art poster site is Global Gallery (http://www.globalgallery.com). Not only do they sell a lot of great prints, they also include information about artists and movements (See? Info about Impressionism here). They also have a 30-day return policy, so if your friend doesn’t like the print, she can pick her own.
Another option would be to get her a book on impressionism (maybe I’m projecting here, though… ;)). My recommendations would be anything published by Taschen or Thames and Hudson’s World of Art Series (Impressionism: Origins, Practice, Reception, for example).