Say Impressionism and Claude Monet immediately comes to mind, but did you know there was a Czech Impressionist whose work arguably is every bit as strong as Monet's? From the Impressionist era, meet Czechoslovakian painter Vaclav Radimsky, 1867-1946.
Radimsky, a close friend of Cezanne, met Monet and eventually became his neighbor. Not only that, but in Paris he received recognition for his work, receiving gold medals in Rouen in 1895 and the Universal
Exhibition in Paris in 1900.
This week's Tip is not so much instructional as to share with you this new discovery. It's exciting to find artists who our historical documents have left behind. In their day they, too, made their
mark.
In this case, the Impressionist movement of the late 19th and early 20th century was not limited to Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Cassatt and others whose names we routinely encounter. They just happen to be the ones who rose to the top and got recognition. But the movement would not have survived without the unsung artists who joined
them, giving strength because of their dedication to and participation in the movement.
To see a larger body of Radimsky's work, go HERE. To explore other
little-known Impressionists, go HERE.
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