Tullio Crali

Boats on the Canal 1950s

Tullio Crali (born in Igalo, 1910 – died in Milan, 5 August 2000) was an Italian artist associated with Futurism. A self-taught painter, he was a late adherent to the movement, not joining until 1929. He is noted for realistic paintings that combine "speed, aerial mechanisation and the mechanics of aerial warfare", though in a long career he painted in other styles as well.

Manierre Dawson

The Struggle 1912

Manierre Dawson (December 22, 1887, Chicago, Illinois- August 15, 1969, Sarasota, Florida) was a painter and sculptor born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, but lived most of his life in Michigan. A precocious and ceaseless experimenter, Dawson independently developed stylistic and material innovations that rivaled his most progressive contemporaries (from wikipedia). 

Sergei Osipov

Early Green, 1982

Randall David Tipton

Undersea , water media on yupo

credits: http://www.randalldavidtipton.com/

Catalan Modernism

Joaquin Mir Trinxet - Ermita de Sant Joan. Vilanova, Oil on Canvas

Juaquin Mir Trinxet (1873 – 1940) was a Catalan Spanish artist. Living through a turbulent time in the history of his native Barcelona, he was known by the color of his paintings. They helped to define the Catalan art movement known as modernisme.

from wikipedia

John Francis Murphy

October Mist

John Francis Murphy (December 11, 1853 – January 30, 1921) was an American landscape painter. (from wikipedia)

Wassily Kandinsky, part II

Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)

If you appreciate Wassily Kandinsky, see Part I on this blog

Rapallo Grauer Day (1905)

Rapallo, Boot im Meer (1906)

Franz Marc Museum, Kochel am See, Germany

Rapallo - The Bay (1906)

Lake Starnberg (1908)

White sound (1908)

Der Blaue Berg (1909)

Cemetery and Vicarage in Kochel (1909)

Winter Landscape (1909)

Wassily Kandinsky - Autumn Landscape (1911)

Hostel

Tor Bjurström (Swedish modernist, 1888 - 1966)

 Afternoon

Summer Idyll

Boat by the Coast

Coastal Landscape

Landscape by the Sea, West-Coast

Tor Bjurström (1888–1966) was an influential Swedish modernist painter, best known for his vivid landscapes, portraits, and still lifes, as well as his pivotal role as an educator in the Swedish art scene.

Artistic Style & French Influence

Early in his career, Bjurström traveled to Paris to study under Henri Matisse. That exposure to Fauvism profoundly shaped his work.

• Palette & Technique: His early pieces feature sweeping lines, swirling brushstrokes, and soft pastel palettes, often evoking light wind or mist veil over landscapes. Over time, his palette broadened into a richer, more expressive color range with strong, emotional brushwork.

• Subject Matter: He focused heavily on rolling landscapes around western Sweden and the Gothenburg coastline, alongside still lifes and portraits.

The Gothenburg Colourists (Göteborgskoloristerna)

Bjurström’s biggest mark on Swedish modernism came during his tenure as director and head teacher at the Valand School of Fine Arts in Gothenburg (1920 to 1929).

Under his mentorship, a new generation of artists emerged who prioritized color, emotion, and expressive light over strict figurative realism. This group—including figures like Åke Göransson, Ivan Ivarson, Inge Schiöler, and Ragnar Sandberg—became known as the Göteborgskoloristerna. Bjurström was regarded as both their stylistic forerunner and ideological mentor.

Recognition & Legacy

Beyond his canvas work and teaching, Bjurström served on the Swedish State Art Council starting in 1940. In 1961, he was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal, one of Sweden's highest honors for artistic achievement. Today, his paintings are housed in major Nordic institutions, including the Gothenburg Museum of Art and the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.