When Manet painted this piece, scenes of bourgeois life were in vogue, yet The Balcony went against the conventions of the day. The painting tells no story or anecdote; the protagonists are frozen, as if isolated in an interior dream, evidence that Manet was freeing himself from academic constraints, despite the obvious reference to Majas on the Balcony by Francisco Goya,
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Strut – Haiku out of Africa by Lize Bard
brace against the storms ~ against oceans and the wind ~ find the calm within — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa via Strut — Haiku out of Africa
Maurice Brazil Prendergast: Picnic by the Inlet (ca. 1918–23)
Details: Picnic by the Inlet by Maurice Brazil Prendergast (ca. 1918–23) American Paintings and Sculpture Medium: Oil on canvas Gift of Margaret and Raymond J. Horowitz, 1996 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the-met-art http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/15587 Click to view enlarged: Thanks for visiting! The End
David Redpath: Utopia
`Utopia´ ~ by david redpath ( acrylic on canvas ) © 2018 via Utopia — David Redpath
John La Farge: Nocturne (c.1885)
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,…
‘Unburdened’ – Brandewijn Words – MORALITY PARK
In silent veracity the falseness Comes alive and steals the night. Dwelling in temerity it ticks and tocks, Takes time from me in gasping gulps of air. The trigger of one’s validation Slowly breeds anticipation that Builds and builds until it falls Like castles small and made of sand. The raging winds that push…
Truth and Beauty: Charity Water
Watch The Spring- The Charity Water Story: How a radical decision to reset his life led Scott Harrison to build a nonprofit that would change the way we think about giving. Image Credit: Among the Waves (1898), source: Ivan Aivazovsky [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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…
Lize Bard: Haiku Out of Africa – Vision
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creativity ~ perfection in our blunders ~ often beautiful — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
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
Elusive – Haiku out of Africa by Lize Bard
mysteries of life ~ keep us looking for answers ~ never to be found © Lize Bard @ https://wandererhaiku.wordpress.com/ via Elusive — Haiku out of Africa
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
Delight: Haiku out of Africa by Lize Bard
this is finding bliss ~ in ordinary places ~ because we are there © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa via Delight — Haiku out of Africa
Odilon Redon: Underwater Vision (1910)
Underwater Vision, 1910, Odilon Redon Medium: oil on canvas Via: artist-redon
Sprouting: Haiku out of Africa by Lize Bard
life’s complexities ~ growing deeper into us ~ and our new spaces — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa via Sprouting — Haiku out of Africa
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
Come Closer: Haiku out of Africa by Lize Bard
take a closer look ~ colours, textures, emotions ~ often unnoticed © Lize Bard @ https://wandererhaiku.wordpress.com/ via Come closer — Haiku out of Africa
Édouard Manet: View in Venice – The Grand Canal (1874)
Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883), View in Venice – The Grand Canal, 1874. Oil on canvas, 57.2 x 47.6 cm. Via: herzogtum-sachsen-weissenfels
Berthe Morisot: Julie Manet and Her Nurse (1880) detail
Who Is Berthe Morisot? Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot (January 14, 1841 – March 2, 1895) was a painter and a member of the circle of painters in Paris who became known as the Impressionists. She was described by Gustave Geffroy in 1894 as one of “les trois grandes dames” of Impressionism alongside Marie Bracquemond and Mary…
Edvard Munch: A life in paintings 1884-1892 — The Eclectic Light Company
First article outlining Munch’s life and work. His early works shocked critics in Norway, and in Berlin brought an exhibition to a premature end. Read entire article: via Edvard Munch: A life in paintings 1884-1892 — The Eclectic Light Company
Haiku Out Of Africa: Shielded
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in the pouring rain ~ umbrellaed from a blue world ~ the circle complete — © Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Martiros Sarian: Flowers against the backdrop of carpet (1915)
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Martiros Sarian: Persian still life (1913)
Martiros Saryan is an Armenian painter, and the founder of a modern Armenian national school of painting. Persian still life, 1913, Martiros Sarian Size: 89×75 cm Medium: canvas, tempera Via artist-sarian
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
Eugène Delacroix: The Education of the Virgin (1852)
The Education of the Virgin Eugène Delacroix 1852 From the collection of The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo L’Éducation de la Vierge (The Education of the Virgin) (1852). Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863. Oil on canvas. Musée national Eugène-Delacroix Delacroix portrayed the subject with great simplicity, centering the composition on the two monumental figures of…
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…
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