At Sunnyside – Where Truth and Beauty Meet

John William Waterhouse: Flora

‘You start in April and cross to the time of MayOne has you as it leaves, one as it comesSince the edges of these months are yours and deferTo you, either of them suits your praises.The Circus continues and the theatre’s lauded palm,Let this song, too, join the Circus spectacle.‘ Ovid, Fasti (V.185-190) Read Full…

A Little Sérusier and Sibelius

See More Paul Serusier At Sunnyside Paul Sérusier at Musée d’Orsay Paul Sérusier at wikimedia commons Read More The Nabis at ArtStory Les Nabis on Wikiwand Paul Sérusier at wikiwand Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History Les Nabis at Google Arts and Culture Thanks for Visiting 🌻 ~Sunnyside

Childe Hassam: Improvisation

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Emil Nolde: Blumenstilleben mit orchideen

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William Adolphe Bouguereau: La Petite Esméralda

“The subject is Emeralda, the young gypsy who taught her goat tricks in order to earn her subsistence in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Notre Dame de Paris) by Victor Hugo. The tragic figure of Esmeralda, who meets her end through the machinations of the Church based on charges of which she is completely innocent,…

Marc Chagall’s Fleurs de Printemps

“Painting seemed to me like a window through which I could have taken flight towards another world.” Marc Chagall quoted in S. Compton, Chagall, London, 1985, p. 20 READ FULL ESSAY: Sotheby’s Read More Marc Chagall at The New Criterion See More Marc Chagall at Guggenheim Thanks for Visiting 🌻 ~Sunnyside

Beethoven: “Spring” Sonata No. 5

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Mikhail Nesterov: Spring

Hat Tip Many thanks to Claudio Capriolo at la regina gioiosa for introducing me to this music in the post Φούγκα. See More Mikhail Nesterov At Sunnyside Mikhail Nesterov at Christie’s Paintings by Mikhail Nesterov‎ at wikimedia Read More Mikhail Nesterov at wikiwand Thanks for Visiting 🌻 ~Sunnyside

Zhang Daqian: Spring Mountains in Sichuan

“The political changes in China in 1949 forced Zhang Daqian to leave his homeland in Sichuan, and in August 1952, Zhang Daqian left Hong Kong to reside in Mendoza, Argentina… In Spring Mountains of Sichuan, Daqian wrote a deeply felt inscription, unmistakably a nostalgic recollection of the artist’s homeland in Sichuan: In the ample greenery…

Stepan Kolesnikoff: The Arrival of Spring

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Jose Joya: Composition Sketch No.11

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Philip de László: Portrait of Mrs William Wickham Hoffman

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Franz Marc: The Little Mountain Goats

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Claude Monet: Sandvika, Norway

“Claude Monet’s trip to Norway in 1895 was perhaps the most physically taxing of all his many painting campaigns. Touring the country with his stepson Jacques Hoschedé, who lived in Christiania (now Oslo), he was awestruck but initially frustrated in his search for good motifs amid the snow. Nevertheless, he painted 29 Norwegian scenes during…

John William Waterhouse: Good Neighbours

“The attention to realistic harmony of colour and naturalistic detail is paramount in these early pictures, which were to an extent eclipsed by the idealism of the nymphs and sorceresses that increasingly dominated his work from the 1890s onwards. The early works of Waterhouse bear comparison with the best work of the Newlyn painters, particularly…

Zhang Daqian: Temple at the Mountain Peak

“Temple at the Mountain Peak confronts us with a staggering mountain that is both monumental in scale and visually impressive. Through the hues of blue and green, Zhang gives credence to his own philosophy: “the best brush strokes are gentle but not effete, bold but not wild, profound yet clear”. Zhang’s composition lends an air…

Léon de Smet: Piccadilly Circus

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Philip de László: Princess Ruspoli, Duchess de Gramont

For this portrait, de László has employed unusual shades of green and purple not often seen in his palette. This, and the swathe of material draped about her head, may be said to reflect the original tastes of his sitter, well known as a fashion icon, whose olive skinned beauty well suited these colours. Christie’s…

Dame Laura Knight: Gypsies at Home

“Knight first became fascinated by gypsies at Ascot race meetings where, for many years, she drew and painted them from the comfort of a shining Rolls Royce; ‘This Royal meeting was a special occasion for the gipsies [sic.]; they came in their bright satin gala dresses, hair elaborately arranged with curls soaped to their cheeks,…

Caspar David Friedrich: Woman at a Window

“This painting employs the motif of the Rückenfigur, or a figure seen from behind, which is commonly associated with Friedrich who notoriously made use of this compositional device in many of his pieces. The Rückenfigur serves as a surrogate for the viewer to experience what they are witnessing.[3] In this painting, the viewer is invited to look…

Gustave Loiseau: Le jardin

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Child Hassam: Bridge at Old Lyme

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Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature

Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature February 8 — May 11, 2025. See More Caspar David Friedrich At Sunnyside List of works by Caspar David Friedrich at wikiwand Read More Moonrise Over the Sea at wikiwand Caspar David Friedrich at wikiwand Caspar David Friedrich at ArtStory Caspar David…

James Jebusa Shannon: On the Dunes

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Claude Monet: Houses of Parliament, Sunset

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Frantisek Kupka: La cathédrale

“On his return from the war – where he fought for France at the Somme and then, after injury, organized the Czechoslovakian anti-German resistance in Paris – Kupka immersed himself back in his research. At the time La cathédrale was painted, Kupka had just finished the translation into Czech of his treaty, La creation dans…

August Macke: Marienkirche

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Edwin Landseer: The Monarch of the Glen

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Paul Delaroche: The Execution of Lady Jane Grey

“Delaroche shows the final moments of the blindfolded Lady Jane as she pleads, ‘What shall I do? Where is the block?’ She is being guided towards it by Sir John Brydges, Lieutenant of the Tower. Her outer clothing has already been removed and is gathered in the lap of a lady-in-waiting, who has slumped to…

Edouard Vuillard: Two Seamstresses in the Workroom

“The women seen in profile in the painting worked for Vuillard’s mother in her corset and dress-making business. For a few years in the early 1890s Vuillard’s paintings became so highly patterned that they verged on abstraction. It is likely that his day-to-day contact with patterned materials through his mother’s work influenced his very intricate,…