Art influenced by the art and themes of the Pre Raphaelites with biographies, auctions and information on these artists.
I realise a smock is just an ordinary working outfit for an artist. But it also has a touch of the bohemian about it, especially when combined with the beard. I am thinking more of Klimt than Rasputin :)
I suspect he saw it as making him a 'man of the people'. Just been reading today that Whistler thought this a conceit and nonsense.
I realise a smock is just an ordinary working outfit for an artist. But it also has a touch of the bohemian about it, especially when combined with the beard. I am thinking more of Klimt than Rasputin :)
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