What are the origins of this fun-filled festive custom?
Katsushika Hokusai painted this instantly recognizable work in Japan between 1829-33. It is part of his famous 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji' series.
This 1897 painting by post-impressionist Henri Rousseau is on display in the New York Museum of Modern Art. It is one of Rousseau's most famous works.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted this in 1876. The painting shows a normal Sunday afternoon in the neighborhood of Montmartre, Paris.
This 1885 painting is considered one of Vincent van Gogh's masterpieces, depicting peasants in a way he regarded as honest. It is held in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
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Art is in the eye of the beholder, and not everyone is interested in the same styles or artists. However, the immense popularity of these masterpieces of the modern artistic world seems far from subjective.
And the value of these paintings isn't just cultural! They are all worth huge amounts of money, sometimes selling for hundreds of millions.
Have a look through the magnificent works of art.
Claude Monet's 'Sunrise' and other expensive masterpieces
And certainly the most expensive
LIFESTYLE Art
Art is in the eye of the beholder, and not everyone is interested in the same styles or artists. However, the immense popularity of these masterpieces of the modern artistic world seems far from subjective.
And the value of these paintings isn't just cultural! They are all worth huge amounts of money, sometimes selling for hundreds of millions.
Have a look through the magnificent works of art.