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Smoke and Mirrors – Existential Poetry
Smoke and Mirrors And you, with all your glorious flowering self-deception – your words are glowing embers and your tongue stokes the fire that engulfs me like paper but I think it fills the void inside of you. How does it feel to sleep with the lies you’ve fashioned from the flames? Some may wonder…
David Redpath: Utopia
`Utopia´ ~ by david redpath ( acrylic on canvas ) © 2018 via Utopia — David Redpath
John Everett Millais: ‘Mariana’ (1851)
Who is John Everett Millais? John Millais (1829–1896) was a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of English artists who united in 1848 hoping to renew British painting. They idealized the sincerity of purpose and clarity of form of the early Italian Renaissance artists—before Raphael—finding art that they sought to emulate. The Pre-Raphaelite…
Brandon Knoll: Macaw
Post by Chaotic Shapes Here is the Finished drawing. It took longer than it was supposed to because of my vacation. It could have taken me about a week and a half instead it took about 3 weeks. The drawing Is done and that’s the only thing that matters. The length of time it takes…
Suzanne Valadon: Still Life (1922)
Still Life – Suzanne Valadon , 1922. French,1865-1938 oil on canvas, 18 3/8 x 15 1/8 in. 46.67 x 38.42 cm. Via: huariqueje
Emily Carr: Untitled forest scene (c1932)
Emily Carr: On Jungles, January 1, 1936: “I painted one of the thick jungle sketches. Perhaps I am getting “junglier.” They won’t be popular. Few people know the jungle, or care about it or want to understand it. An organized tumult of growth, that’s what those thick undergrowth woods are, and yet there is…
Cabinet with personifications of the Five Senses, 17th Century
What Is Stumpwork? “Raised work, or stumpwork as it is sometimes called, developed in England during the early seventeenth century, and was characterized by its high relief. The technique was used to create pictures and to decorate objects such as storage boxes for jewelry and writing supplies, baskets, and mirror frames. This box is typical…
Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky: Portrait of a Peasant
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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,…
Santiago Rusiñol: Sitges Interior (c1894)
Click for Enlarged Detail Slideshow best viewed At Sunnyside Details Title: Sitges Interior Creator: Santiago Rusiñol Date Created: Around 1894 External Link: Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya Medium: Oil on canvas Image credit: Google Arts and Culture Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside
Jacobus ‘Jack’ Hamel: Damrak Amsterdam (c.1938)
Damrak Amsterdam – Jacobus Gerardus ‘Jack’ Hamel , c.1938 Dutch, 1890-1951 Oil on canvas, 61 x 80 cm Via: huariqueje
Jacobus ‘Jack’ Hamel: Damrak in Amsterdam, view of St. Nicholas Church (1930)
The Damrak in Amsterdam with a view of St. Nicholas Church – Jacobus Gerardus ‘Jack’ Hamel,1930 Dutch, 1890-1951 oil on canvas , 50.3 x 60.0 cm Via: huariqueje
Firdawsi: Gayumarth from the Shahnameh
What is the Shahnameh? “The seminal work of Persian literature is the Shahnameh, an epic poem that recounts the history of pre-Islamic Persia or Iranshahr (Greater Iran). The Shahnameh contains 62 stories, told in 990 chapters with 50,000 rhyming couplets. It is divided into three parts—the mythical, heroic, and historical ages. Written in modern Persian,…
Rudolf Koller: Outing on the Forest’s Edge
Who Is Rudolf Koller? Rudolf Koller (Swiss, 1828-1905) is considered one of Switzerland’s finest animal painters associated with a realist and classicist style, and also with Düsseldorf school of painting.[2] Koller’s style is similar to that of the realist painters Gustave Courbet and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Click for Enlarged Image Slideshow best viewed At Sunnyside …
Édouard Vuillard: Flowers on Mantel at Les Clayes
Édouard Vuillard: Flowers on a Mantelpiece at Les Clayes (1935)
“Magnificent peonies, at the point of wilting, have been arranged on a mantelpiece in front of a mirror. Depicted vividly in a matt paint, their deep red hue …
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Party in the Country (1882)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, “Party in the Country” Owner/Location: Private collection Dates: circa 1882 Artist age: Approximately 18 years old. Dimensions: Height: 46.7 cm (18.39 in.), Width: 38.8 cm (15.28 in.) Medium: Painting – oil on canvas Click for image detail: Image source: Athenaeum and wikiart
Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky: Twilight in Riga
Twilight in Riga, Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky Size: 97.5×81 cm Medium: oil, canvas Via: artist-belsky Click for enlarged image:
Martiros Sarian: Flowers against the backdrop of carpet (1915)
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Charles Conder: The Shore at Dornoch (c.1880)
The Shore at Dornoch (c.1880). Charles Conder (British, 1868-1909). Oil on canvas. Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums. The lady sitting on the beach reading is Amaryllis Robichaud who was a friend of both Conder and Toulouse Lautrec. She owned this painting. This captures the beauty and elegance for which she was famed and with its…
Alice Brasser: Birds (2010)
Birds by Alice Brasser, 2010 Dutch,b.1965- Oil on canvas,120 x 90 cm. Via: huariqueje
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
Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson: Benoît Agnès Trioson, “Reading the Bible” (1797)
Who is This Sad Child? Benoît Agnès Trioson Reading the Bible (1797). Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (French, 1767-1824). Oil on canvas. Musée Girodet. Presented at the Salon of 1798, the first portrait of Benoît-Agnès shows the child at the age of eight. Immersed in an illustrated Bible, the child seems surprised by the painter who distracts…
Vincent van Gogh: A Tale of Two Paintings
Preface See previous posts for detailed images of The Olive Trees and The Starry Night. Note that Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background is also called The Olive Trees Vincent van Gogh painted at least 18 paintings of olive trees, but only one –The Olive Trees — was a complement to The Starry…
Josef Mánes: Red parasol in the summer
IMG_1047 Josef Mánes 1820-1871. Prague. Red parasol (in the summer) Parasol rouge (en été) 1855 1855 Prague Galerie Nationale (Narodni Galery) Palais Salmovski. by jean louis mazieres Josef Mánes 1820-1871. Prague. Red parasol (in the summer) Parasol rouge (en été) 1855 1855 Prague Galerie Nationale (Narodni Galery) Palais Salmovski. Fils d’Antonin Manes, formé par…
Medieval Beaded Necklace
Beads from Frankish necklaces exhibit a stunning variety of patterns, colors, and forms. Though the beads seen here were made in the seventh century, the particular combination in which they were strung together is a creation of the late nineteenth century, when the beads were first found in graves. Quote from the-met-art On view at…
Santiago Rusiñol: Poblet Monastery
Click for enlarged detail Slideshow best viewed At Sunnyside Details Poblet Monastery Santiago Rusiñol i Prats Catalan, 1861-1931 Oil on canvas, 80 x 64cm. Image Via huariqueje Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside
Santiago Rusiñol: A Romance (1894)
Details Title: A Romance Creator: Santiago Rusiñol Date Created: Paris, 1894 Location Created: Paris External Link: Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya Medium: Oil on canvas Click for enlarged image: Image from Google Arts and Culture
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