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The stories behind the world's most loved paintings, and how to choose one for your home.
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ArtistsFamous Frida Kahlo Paintings Explained: The Two Fridas, The Broken Column and Her Self-PortraitsThe Frida Kahlo paintings everyone knows, from The Two Fridas to The Wounded Deer: what each one means, where it hangs today and which canvas size suits your wall.
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ArtistsFamous Landscape Paintings Explained: The Hay Wain, The Fighting Temeraire, Starry Night and the Works Behind ThemThe ten landscape paintings everyone recognises, from The Hay Wain and The Fighting Temeraire to Starry Night and Impression, Sunrise: who painted them, where they hang, which exist as hand-painted reproductions, and...
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ArtistsFamous Monet Paintings Explained: Water Lilies, Impression Sunrise, HaystacksThe Monet paintings everyone knows, from Impression, Sunrise to the Water Lilies and Haystacks: what each shows, where to see it, and which sizes suit an Australian home.
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ArtistsFamous Van Gogh Paintings Explained: Starry Night, Sunflowers, Almond BlossomThe stories behind Van Gogh's best-known works, from The Starry Night to Almond Blossom, where each one hangs today, and which size and frame suit your wall.
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ArtistsFamous Australian Paintings: The Heidelberg School Works Every Australian KnowsThe stories behind Shearing the Rams, Down on His Luck, Golden Summer and other famous Australian paintings from the Heidelberg School, where to see them, and how to choose the right shape...
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ArtistsFamous Klimt Paintings Explained: The Kiss, Adele Bloch-Bauer and the Golden PhaseWhat Gustav Klimt's most famous paintings show and where they hang today, from The Kiss and the Woman in Gold to his square garden landscapes, plus how to choose the right shape,...
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