Category: Art
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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 13 – With Footnotes
Pietro Torrini, (Italian, 1852-1920) The rivals Oil on canvas 103 x 121cm (40 9/16 x 47 5/8in) Private collection Pietro Torrini (Italian, 1852-1920) was born on New Year’s Day 1852 IN Florence, Tuscany and was to become a master of the 19th Century conversation piece in Italy He was a prolific artist and is best known…
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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 12 – With Footnotes
Alvaro Guillot, Uruguayan, (1931 – 2010) Do You Love Me, c.1979 Serigraph 30 in. x 23 in. (76.2 cm x 58.42 cm) Private Collection Alvaro Guillot (1931–2010) was a French artist born in Uruguay. He was a notable exponent of the “new surrealist school”. Guillot’s post-surrealist late 20th and early 21st century acrylics and oils celebrated…
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Saturday, March 3, 2018 01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 11 – With Footnotes
The Ecole de Fontainebleau, CIRCA 1600 The lovers Oil on canvas 35 1/2 by 32 3/8 in.; 90 by 82 cm. Private Collection The Ecole de Fontainebleau (c.1530–c.1610) refers to two periods of artistic production in France during the late Renaissance centered on the royal Château de Fontainebleau, that were crucial in forming the French version…
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #27
Romina Ressia, Argentina The Woman & The Hen Photography Size: 11.8 H x 7.9 W x 0 in Private collection A bedraggled hen is rescued from certain starvation by an old woman. The old woman leads a meagre existence, but willing and generously shares food and water with the hen. The hen, it turns out, is…
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 22 – With Footnotes
Eugène Galien-Laloue, (French, 1854-1941) Le Quai de la Seine Gouache 26 x 44.5cm (10 1/4 x 17 1/2in). Private collection The Seine is an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre. It’s impossible to miss the old barges that are lined up along the banks…
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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 9 – With Footnotes
William Holman Hunt, 1827–1910 The Awakening Conscience, c. 1853 Oil paint on canvas 762 x 559 mm Tate A gentleman has installed his mistress (known to be such because of her absence of a wedding ring) in a house for their meetings. As they play and singt, she has a sudden spiritual revelation. Rising from her…
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 21 – With Footnotes
Eugène Galien-Laloue, (French, 1854-1941) La fontaine du Palmier, place du Châtelet Gouache 26 x 44.5cm (10 1/4 x 17 1/2in). Private collection The Fontaine du Palmier (1806-1808) or Fontaine de la Victoire is a monumental fountain located in the Place du Châtelet, between the Théâtre du Châtelet and the Théâtre de la Ville, in the First…
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01 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 6
Farid Haddad, Lebanese (1945 – ) Untitled (Green), c. 1976 Acrylic on Paper, signed verso 15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.88 cm) Private collection Farid Haddad, Lebanese (1945 – ), a painter and media artist, graduated from the AUB Department of Fine Arts and Performing Arts in 1969 (BA). He holds an MFA in painting…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 93
R PAOLETTI (ITALIAN 19TH CENTURY) AFTER ANDREA DEL SARTO Madonna and Child Oil on canvas 110 x 78cm Private Collection The Madonna and Child or The Virgin and Child is often the name of a work of art which shows the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. The word Madonna means “My Lady” in Italian. Artworks…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #16
Antonio Ermolao Paoletti, (1834–1912) A Venetian beauty, c. 1912 Oil on canvas 61 x 90.5 cm Private Collection Antonio Ermolao Paoletti (May 8, 1834 in Venice – December 13, 1912 in Venice) was an Italian painter, mainly of Venetian genre scenes, recalling Bamboccianti life of children and women, as well as sacred fresco work for churches in…
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06 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Cecilia Green and Sir William Russell Flint, , with Footnotes. # 25
Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S., 1880-1969 CECILIA INSPECTING HER ARTIST’S HANDIWORK Model: Cecilia Green Watercolour 25 by 36 cm., 10 by 14 in. Private collection Signed l.l.: W. RUSSELL FLINT-; further signed and inscribed on the backboard: Cecilia Inspecting her Artist’s Handiwork/ by Sir William Russell Flint. R.A./ This little picture is for Cecilia’s own dear…
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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 7 – With Footnotes
Federico Andreotti, 1847-1930, ITALIAN A BASHFUL MAIDEN Oil on canvas 29 1/2 by 23 1/2 in., 74.9 by 59.7 in. Private collection Federico Andreotti (Florence, March 6, 1847 – 1930) was an Italian painter. He initially studied with Angiolo Tricca, Stefano Ussi, and at the Florentine Academy of Fine Arts. At a contest, he won a stipend and ultimately gained…
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04 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #20
John Wesley Jarvis, (American, 1780-1838) Maria Holmes, American 1780-1834) Oil on canvas 28 1/4″ x 24 1/4″ Private collection The subject is depicted in a black dress with lace shawl, her body angled slightly to her right, with part of a red painted chair visible behind her. Mary Jane Holmes (April 5, 1825 – October…
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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 10 – With Footnotes
Pascale Taurua, b. 1961, France Caresse Oil on Canvas 39.4 H x 39.4 W x 0.8 in Private Collection Pascale Taurua , born in 1961 is a French painter elected Miss New Caledonia 1977 , then Miss France 1978 . She succeeds Veronica Bundle, Miss France 1977. She is the 48 th Miss France. A few months…
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #24
Richard Avedon, (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) Veruschka von Lehndorff, 1966 Countess Vera von Lehndorff-Steinort (born 14 May 1939), also known as Veruschka von Lehndorff, is a German model, actress, and artist who was popular during the 1960s. She is known professionally as Veruschka. Veruschka was born Vera Gottliebe Anna Gräfin von Lehndorff-Steinort on…
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01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 8 – With Footnotes
Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet, 1840-1920, FRENCH A CHOICE Oil on panel 37 5/8 by 50 3/4 in., 95.5 by 129 cm Private collection Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet (12 April 1840, Uzès – 11 April 1920, Paris) was a French painter and engraver; best known for his historical and costume genre scenes. His father was the owner of a café and…
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02 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 6 – With Footnotes
Michel Comte, B. 1954 HELENA CHRISTENSEN, c. 1995 Silver print 70.5 by 70.1 cm.; 27 ½ by 27 ½ in. Private collection Helena Christensen (born 25 December 1968) is a Danish fashion model and photographer. She is a former Victoria’s Secret Angel and beauty queen. Christensen has also served as creative director for Nylon magazine, designed…
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03 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 4
Jewad Selim, (1919–1961) Lamea , c. 1949 oil on canvas 61 x 46cm (24 x 18 1/8in) Private collection Depicting the prominent Iraqi poetess Lamea Abbas Amara, the painting, executed in 1949, is one with which Jewad had a well-documented personal connection, and it remained in the artist’s collection until his passing, taking part in the…
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03 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 13
George Frederick Watts, 1817 – 1904 UNDINE Oil on panel 24 1/4 by 23 3/4 in., 61.6 by 60.3 cm Private collection Undine is a fairy-tale novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué in which Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. It is an early German romance, which has…
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF KING HENRY IV, Late 17th Century, with footnotes
French School, Late 17th Century PORTRAIT OF KING HENRY IV, FULL LENGTH, ON A REARING HORSE Oil on canvas 56 7/8 by 42 1/2 in.; 144.5 by 108 cm. Private collection Henry IV (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithet “Good King Henry”, was King of Navarre (as Henry III)…
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