Mary Cassatt: Young Lady in a Loge Gazing to Right (1878-79)

“…As Paul Gauguin, the original owner of Young Lady in a Loge Gazing to Right, reflected after viewing another painting in the series, “Mlle Cassatt has as much charm, but she has more power” than her female contemporaries (as quoted in The Queen Bees: The Women Who Shaped America, New York, 1979, p. 117). It…

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John William Waterhouse: Saint Cecilia (1895)

“In Christian iconography, Cecilia is the patron saint of music. The connection to music relates to the early accounts of Cecilia’s life. According to these, Cecilia did not want to hear musical instruments because she wanted to remain pure to be able to hear heavenly music. Saint Cecilia is based on a verse from Alfred…

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Marianne Stokes: The Weaver (1917)

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Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu: Olokun Dancers

‘In our rising nation, I see the forces embodied in womanhood; the beginning, and then, the development and flowering into the fullest stature of a nation- a people!’ The present work is unique in composition in comparison to other works of the ‘Africa Dances’ series as the posture of the women is hunched over, contrasting…

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Henri-Edmond Cross: Sunset Over the Sea

Read More Henri-Edmond Cross at wikiwand Henri-Edmond Cross at The Art Story See More Henry Edmond Cross At Sunnyside Henri-Edmond Cross at The Met Henri-Edmond Cross at wikimedia Henri-Edmond Cross at Christie’s Henri-Edmond Cross at Google Arts and Culture Henri-Edmond Cross at Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum Thanks for Visiting 🌻 ~Sunnyside

Camille Pissarro: La Gardeuse de chèvre (1881)

“Portrayals of local peasant life capture the rural charm of Pontoise, where Pissarro lived from 1866 until 1883. This location allowed Pissarro to separate himself from the influence of his predecessors, the established French landscape painters, and to depict an environment previously scarcely recorded by other masters.” READ FULL ESSAY: Sotheby’s See More Camille Pissarro…

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Willard Leroy Metcalf: May Pastoral (1907)

Happy Birthday, dear one! You are loved today and every day. ❤️❤️❤️ “Critics lauded Willard Leroy Metcalf for his ability to capture the spirit of the New England landscape in a uniquely American style. In May Pastoral, Metcalf conveys the quiet energy of spring in a realistic depiction of the Old Lyme, Connecticut countryside. The…

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Gari Melchers: Young Mother (1892-5)

“In this poignant work entitled Young Mother, Gari Melchers portrays a mother and child, a favorite theme throughout the artist’s career, in a form suggestive of religious imagery. Evoking past images of the Madonna and Child and introducing the compositional device of a porcelain plate as a halo. Melchers creates a radiant image of a…

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Marie Berrio: La Cena (2012)

Hat Tip Many thanks to Deborah J. Brasket for introducing me to this artist in the post Maria Berrio and the Art of Myth-Making Read More “María Berrío”. The Georgia Review. Maria Berrio at wikiwand Marie Berrio, The collage artist creating women she wants to see in the world At The Guardian: ‘Like magical realism’: María…

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New Dawn, New Day, New Life

“…It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me Yeah, it’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me…” Hear More Sam Robson At Sunnyside Sam Robson Website See More Max Pechstein at Christie’s Max Pechstein at Artcyclopedia Learn More Max Pechstein at wikiwand Official…

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Odilon Redon: Le crucifix

“Redon’s interpretations of the life and sacrifice of Christ contain elements of his liberal social outlook and generally underplay the traditional devotional aspect of such imagery. The present work is especially beautiful for its spiritual treatment of abstract elements in the composition. Interlocking vertical and horizontal forms frame the scene, and Christ is viewed half-length,…

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Cochran & McAllister: Letter from Home

See More František Kupka At Sunnyside Orphism at Guggenheim Frantisek Kupka at Sotheby’s František Kupka at Christie’s Frantisek Kupka at Guggenheim Read More František Kupka at Art Story Frantisek Kupka, 1871-1957 – Internet Archive Thanks for Visiting 🌻 ~Sunnyside

Gustave Loiseau: Falaises

“Loiseau’s interpretation of the cliffs of Northern France is charged with scintillatingly bright colour, tightly dappled brushstrokes in contrasting hues that vibrate off one another, creating a glittering sense of movement. Harnessing his subject on a grand scale and from an elevated viewpoint, Loiseau employs vertical brushstrokes in the cliff-faces to provide a vertiginous and…

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Sonia Delaunay: Marché au Minho, Portugal

“In Marché au Minho, the artist places the beautiful young woman as the central figure within the composition, within her domain of the market. Colourful fabrics, fruits, vegetables and ceramics surround her in bright, primary hues formed of abstract coloured spheres, generating movement and depth and enhancing the dynamic arrangement of colour. The overall tone…

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Henri Edmond Cross: Two Women by the Shore, Mediterranean

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Marianne Stokes: Young Girl With a Spinning Wheel

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Henri-Edmond Cross: Women Tying the Vine

“In 1886 the critic Fénéon defined Cross’s style in the following words: “a light palette, objects, beings indicated with flat colours, light brushwork, a pretty fantasy.” These flat, toned-down colours (mixed with white) are here displayed above all in the traditional bonnets and in the bodies of the women bent over in the sun. In…

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Torelli: Violin Concerto Op.8, No.8

Hat Tip Many thanks to Claudio Capriolo at la regina gioiosa for introducing me to this performance in the post Op. 8 n. 8. See More CHU TEH-CHUN at Christie’s CHU TEH-CHUN at Sotheby’s CHU TEH-CHUN at Bonhams Read More CHU TEH-CHUN at wikiwand 10 things to know about poet painter Chu Teh-Chun Chu Teh chun:…

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Pierre Bonnard: Dining Room in the Country (1913)

“In 1912, Pierre Bonnard bought a country house called Ma Roulotte (“My Caravan”) at Vernonnet, a small town on the Seine. This painting shows the dining room there, with cats perching on the chairs and Marthe de Méligny, the artist’s wife, leaning on the windowsill. Bonnard, who considered himself “the last of the Impressionists,” emphasized…

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Chen Yifei: Beauty With Fan (1996)

“Props in portrait works often play an important role in perfecting the composition of the work and shaping the subject’s personality. Chen Yifei arranged a round fan for the seated lady in Beauty with Fan, which carries an important symbolic meaning: In traditional Chinese culture, the gesture of holding a fan is closely related to…

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Robert Delaunay: Portuguese Woman

“The outbreak of the First World War found Robert and Sonia Delaunay vacationing in the Spanish resort of San Sebastián. After spending some time in Madrid, they lived from June 1915 to March 1916 in the Portuguese village of Vila do Conde, near Oporto. Both painters were fascinated by the warm, clear light of northern…

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Carlo Mannelli: Trio Sonatas Op.3

See More CHU TEH-CHUN at Christie’s CHU TEH-CHUN at Sotheby’s CHU TEH-CHUN at Bonhams Read More CHU TEH-CHUN at wikiwand 10 things to know about poet painter Chu Teh-Chun Chu Teh chun: The Man Behind the Legendary Painter Chu Teh-Chun in Three Works: Symphonic, Calligraphic, Lyrical Thanks for Visiting 🌻 ~Sunnyside

Johannes Itten: Group of Houses in Spring (1916)

“The Swiss Expressionist painter Johannes Itten..set up his own school in Vienna and in 1919 began to perform an important educational role at Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus. The present work on canvas, entitled Group of Houses in Spring, depicts a number of buildings on Gansheide, a wooded hill near Stuttgart where the painter had rented a…

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Vincent van Gogh: Pietà (after Delacroix)

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, September 1889 In the Autumn of 1889, Vincent remains ill. Consoling himself by copying works from some of his favorite artists, Vincent works in a small studio in the asylum of Saint Paul of Mausole in Saint Remy de Provence as he recovers from a prolonged episode of mental illness. To Theo, his brother,…

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Julian Onderdonk: Bluebonnets at Dawn, North of San Antonio (1915)

“Hailed as “Texas’ Greatest Artist,” Julian Onderdonk is considered the state’s most celebrated early 20th century painter for his glorious depictions of bluebonnets, the state flower. Field of Bluebonnets is an archetypal example of Onderdonk’s celebrated landscapes which earned him the nicknamed the “Bluebonnet Painter.”” Read More Julian Onderdonk at wikiwand See More Julian Onderdonk…

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Frederick Carl Frieseke: Yellow Room – Afternoon (1910)

Read More Tag: Frederick Carl Frieseke At Sunnyside Frederick Carl Frieseke at wikiwand See More Frederick Carl Frieseke at Google Arts and Culture Frederick Carl Frieseke at Christie’s Frederick Carl Frieseke at Sotheby’s Frederick Carl Frieseke, ArtCyclopedia (links to museum paintings) Frederick Carl Frieseke at TuttArt Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside