Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874 – 1939) was an American Impressionist painter who spent most of his life as an expatriate in France. An influential member of the Giverny art colony, his paintings often concentrated on various effects of dappled sunlight in scenes of female subjects. wikipedia Click For Enlarged Detail: Slideshow best viewed At…
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The Four Freedoms – Freedom From Fear
What Are the Four Freedoms? The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Monday, January 6, 1941. In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech (technically the 1941 State of the Union address), he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people “everywhere in the world” ought to enjoy:…
Childe Hassam: The Ledges, October in Old Lyme, Connecticut, 1907
From Tonalism to Impressionism “Already familiar with other New England art colonies, Childe Hassam found much to like in Old Lyme, including the town’s history and rugged terrain. He depicted the area’s rock ledges in both spring and fall during stays at Florence Griswold’s boarding house. Choosing a square canvas and setting a high horizon line,…
Mary Cassatt: Mother and Two Children
“I do not admit that a woman can draw like that,” said Edgar Degas when he saw one of Mary Cassatt’s pictures. David Lowe continues in American Heritage, At eight o’clock on the evening of June 14, 1926, a very old woman—blind and suffering from advanced diabetes—died in her chateau on the edge of the…
Lilian Westcott Hale: Black Eyed Susans
Charcoal Portraiture “Without Rival” A gifted draftsman, Lilian Westcott Hale was widely admired for her charcoal style, characterized by the use of fine, vertical strokes. Hale was a consummate portraitist, particularly in the medium of charcoal, with a contemporary critic writing, “in her drawing it is safe to say that she is without a rival…Mrs. Hale’s…
Lilian Westcott Hale: The Convalescent (1906)
Echoes of Japanese Prints – and Monet Lilian Westcott Hale, whose work is associated with the Boston School of American Impressionism, painted The Convalescent in 1906, shortly after completion of her formal art training at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts. Typical of American Impressionists of the time, Hale chose an…
Tamara Natalie Madden: An Artist Remembered
Tamara Natalie Madden (1975 –2017) was a Jamaican-born mother, mixed-media artist, and professor of art and visual culture at Spelman College in Atlanta. On November 4, 2017, she died at her home in Snellville, Georgia, only two weeks after being diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer. She was 42. “Out of Many, One People” Though Tamara…
Leon Kroll: Appletrees, Woodstock (1922)
Leon Kroll first visited Woodstock in the summer of 1906 to study at the Byrdcliffe art colony. In 1920, Kroll returned to Woodstock, as it was a popular destination for artist’s to spend the summer. In Kroll’s autobiography, A Spoken Memoir, he describes hosting dinners for fellow artists who would summer in Woodstock, including the…
Edward Hicks: Peaceable Kingdom (1833)
Note: Image galleries do not display properly in WordPress Reader. Best Viewed At Sunnyside. Isaiah 11:6-9 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the…
Mignarda: ‘When You and I Were Young, Maggie’
“As Mignarda (http://www.Mignarda.com), we typically perform music from the 16th century, but while taking a break from recording the music of John Dowland, we did an impromptu rendition of this lovely old song.” The poem was written for Maggie Clark of Glanford, Ontario by poet George Washington Johnson. George and Maggie became engaged, married, and…
The Tree of Life: 17th century
“This association with the Tree of Life in Revelations is reinforced by the curling grape vine wrapped around the trunk of the tree, which is symbolic of the Passion of Christ and the promise of eternal life.” TheMet This unique image of a miraculous tree bearing multiple species of fruits and vegetables…
Lilla Cabot Perry: The Blue Kimono
Who Is Lilla Cabot Perry? Lilla Cabot Perry (1848 – 1933) was an American Impressionist artist and writer who published four volumes of original poetry and a translation of classical Greek verse. According to National Museum of Women in the Arts, “Although she had no formal art training until age 36, Lilla Cabot Perry became a professional painter…
Eric Sloane: Barn in the Valley
Click for Enlarged Image: Best viewed At Sunnyside To be auctioned November 8: Eric Sloane, Barn in the Valley.Oil on Masonite, 17-1/2 x 22-3/4 inches (44.5 x 57.8 cm), Signed, image source: MutualArt: https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Barn-in-the-Valley/9B9F8C2531AAE839 Thanks for visiting! 🙂 The End
Life is real! Life is earnest! – dual personalities
Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul….
Edward Bannister: Boston Street Scene (1898-99)
Who Is Edward Mitchell Bannister? Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 –1901) was a Black Canadian–American Tonalist painter. Like other Tonalists, his style and predominantly pastoral subject matter were drawn from his admiration for Millet and the French Barbizon School. In fact, Bannister’s work often reflects the composition, mood, and influences of French Barbizon painters including Jean-Baptiste-Camille…
Albert Bierstadt: On the Saco
This is my favorite Albert Bierstadt painting, and I have searched high and low for more information (and a better image). I assume it must be privately owned (?). If you have any details, please let me know in the comments below.
Henry Keller: The Madonna of Ivory, 20th century
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Maurice Brazil Prendergast: Portrait of a Girl with Flowers (1913)
Click for Enlarged Image Details Title: Portrait of a Girl with Flowers Artist: Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St. John’s, Newfoundland 1858–1924 New York) Date: ca. 1910–13 Medium: Oil on canvas Credit Line: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), 1967 Read More Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History At Sunnyside: Maurice Prendergast: Biography and Central…
LEAF CRAFT – Plants and Beyond
Originally posted on Moda-Creative thinking: These leaves look amazing. What a work of art. Happy Friday, dear friends. Luda@PlantsandBeyond🌿 All photographs belong to Moda Creative Thinking Blog. ©PlantsandBeyond.com 🌱 Moda-Creative thinking View original post via LEAF CRAFT — Plants and Beyond Visit their sites to see many more leaf paintings. ~ At Sunnyside 🙂
Maurice Brazil Prendergast: Picnic by the Inlet
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John La Farge: Nocturne
A founder and leader of the American watercolor movement by the late 1870s, La Farge used the medium to make studies for illustrations and decorative projects, to record his travels, and to paint exquisite floral still-life exhibition pieces. This sheet typifies those still lifes in its quiet mood, its nuanced handling of the medium, and…
Harriet Powers’s Bible Quilt (1885-1886)
Who Is Harriet Powers? According to the National Museum of American History, “Harriet Powers, an African American farm woman of Clarke County, Georgia, made this quilt in about 1886. She exhibited it at the Athens Cotton Fair of 1886 where it captured the imagination of Jennie Smith, a young internationally-trained local artist. Of her discovery,…
Thomas Wilmer Dewing: Summer
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Francis David Millet: A Cosey Corner (1884)
Francis Davis Millet (November 3, 1848 – April 15, 1912) was an American Academic classical painter, sculptor, and writer who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912 Click for enlarged detail: Image credit: The Athenaeum
Through Norman’s Glasses — At Home & Afield
“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters.” – Dau Voire As an artist, I often times wonder what my role in sharing my values with society is. In a time in which everyone shares their opinion ad nauseum, it inspires me to see others craft their ideals–quite literally. From another time that predated […]…
Leon Kroll: Broadway Looking South
Broadway Looking South – Leon Kroll American 1884-1974 Via huariqueje
Joseph Bartholomew Kidd – Birds (after John James Audubon)
Joseph Bartholomew Kidd – Trio of Birds (copy of the work of John James Audubon) Works of Art Yellow Warbler Orchard Oriole Black-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, after John James Audubon Kidd, Joseph Bartholomew Scottish, 1808 – 1889 Audubon, John James American, 1785 – 1851 Via National Gallery of Art
Louis Comfort Tiffany: Magnolias and Irises
Magnolias and Irises by Louis Comfort Tiffany, American Decorative Arts Medium: Leaded Favrile glass Anonymous Gift, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Frank, 1981 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/9819
Maurice Brazil Prendergast: A woman and two girls sitting in the park
the-met-art: Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: A woman and two girls sitting in the park by Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Robert Lehman Collection Medium: Recto: watercolor over pencil; bordered in pencil and watercolor Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/459540
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