<div id="subtitle">9 at Paris auction house face preliminary theft charges</div><div><p>Preliminary charges have been filed against nine employees of Paris' respected Drouot auction house after police found stolen art, including a painting by 19th-century realist master Gustave ...

Realism - The Guiding Influence on Impressionism By Annette Labedzki Expressing real life through the bold strokes of color on canvas is the essence of 'Realism.' The 'Realists' were drawn more towards the natural representation of people, places, and things, rather than covering theatrical drama and lofty subjects, unlike earlier art ...

<div><p>Jean-Siméon Chardin - The Skate (c1725-1726), Soap Bubbles (c1733-1734)</p><p>Time stills and the world goes quiet when you look at Chardin's closely observed scenes and objects. His frequent depictions of people deeply absorbed in ...