Winslow Homer's shingle-style home and studio in Maine was his private retreat, but it is opening to the public in September.
Winslow Homer in Scarborough, Maine —
Winslow Homer's shingle-style home and studio in Maine was his private retreat, but it is opening to the public in September.
Courtesy Trent Bell Photography
Winslow Homer referred to the exterior walkway of his studio as the "piazza." From there, he could see the Atlantic Ocean.
Winslow Homer in Scarborough, Maine —
Winslow Homer referred to the exterior walkway of his studio as the "piazza." From there, he could see the Atlantic Ocean.
Courtesy Trent Bell Photography
Among the bits of graffiti in Winslow Homer's home and studio is this windowpane where the artist scratched his signature into the glass.
Winslow Homer in Scarborough, Maine —
Among the bits of graffiti in Winslow Homer's home and studio is this windowpane where the artist scratched his signature into the glass.
Courtesy Trent Bell Photography
Andrew Wyeth's studio in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, was built as a schoolhouse in the 19th century.
Andrew Wyeth in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania —
Andrew Wyeth's studio in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, was built as a schoolhouse in the 19th century.
Courtesy Carlos Alejandro
The artist's tools, the sketches and photos pinned to the walls and the slight disarray are much as they would have been when Andrew Wyeth worked in this studio.
Andrew Wyeth in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania —
The artist's tools, the sketches and photos pinned to the walls and the slight disarray are much as they would have been when Andrew Wyeth worked in this studio.
Courtesy Carlos Alejandro
The wooden door to Georgia O'Keeffe's house in Abiquiu, New Mexico, opens into this adobe zaguan (vestibule).
Georgia O'Keeffe in Abiquiu, New Mexico —
The wooden door to Georgia O'Keeffe's house in Abiquiu, New Mexico, opens into this adobe zaguan (vestibule).
Courtesy Paul Hester and Lisa Hardaway
Paul Cézanne's father, Louis-Auguste Cézanne, bought the estate at Jas de Bouffan in 1859, when Paul was 20. Paul had a studio in the attic. The murals he painted on the walls of the home's Grand Salon are now in the collections of the Petit Palais Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville in Paris and the National Gallery in London.
Paul Cezanne in Aix-en-Provence —
Paul Cézanne's father, Louis-Auguste Cézanne, bought the estate at Jas de Bouffan in 1859, when Paul was 20. Paul had a studio in the attic. The murals he painted on the walls of the home's Grand Salon are now in the collections of the Petit Palais Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville in Paris and the National Gallery in London.
R. Cintas Flores
Paul Cézanne's sun-washed studio in Aix-en-Provence is filled with props that visitors might recognize from his still-life paintings.
Paul Cezanne in Aix-en-Provence —
Paul Cézanne's sun-washed studio in Aix-en-Provence is filled with props that visitors might recognize from his still-life paintings.
R. Cintas Flores
Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul is filled with Mexican folk art and crafts, like the pottery she used to make this mosaic in the kitchen.
Frida Kahlo's Mexico City home and studio —
Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul is filled with Mexican folk art and crafts, like the pottery she used to make this mosaic in the kitchen.
Courtesy Betsabee Romero
In her studio at Casa Azul, Frida Kahlo's wheelchair is positioned in front of an easel purportedly given to her by Nelson Rockefeller.
Frida Kahlo's Mexico City home and studio —
In her studio at Casa Azul, Frida Kahlo's wheelchair is positioned in front of an easel purportedly given to her by Nelson Rockefeller.
Courtesy Betsabee Romero
Peter-Paul Rubens' grand baroque house in Antwerp reflects his status as royal court painter and his influence in society.
Peter-Paul Rubens in Antwerp, Belgium —
Peter-Paul Rubens' grand baroque house in Antwerp reflects his status as royal court painter and his influence in society.
Flanders Tourism
The years Rubens spent studying and working in Italy as a young man influenced his design for the Italianate courtyard of his home in Antwerp.
Peter-Paul Rubens in Antwerp, Belgium —
The years Rubens spent studying and working in Italy as a young man influenced his design for the Italianate courtyard of his home in Antwerp.
Courtesy Flanders Tourism