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Le Naufrage (The Shipwreck)
Georges Rochegrosse
A hauntingly dramatic scene of light and shadow depicting figures in the aftermath of a shipwreck.
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Scholarly, moody, and old-world works with gravity.
Moody palettes, old-world formality, and scholarly subjects give this style its literary charm and quiet intensity.
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Der Kunstfreund (Portrait of Dr. Karl Schwarz)
Lovis Corinth
A dramatic expressionist portrait by Lovis Corinth featuring bold brushwork and a moody, atmospheric palette.
Contains disturbing content
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Gwynplaine (L'Homme qui rit)
Georges Rochegrosse
A haunting 19th-century character study of Gwynplaine from Victor Hugo's tragic novel, 'The Man Who Laughs.'