Category: Art
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05 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 17 – With Footnotes
Gabriel Spat, Russia (1890-1967) Sortie de L’glise/ Exit from the church Oil on board 15.5″ X 6.5″ Private collection Gabriel Spat, 1890-1967 was born in Kishinev, Russia, now Chisinau, Moldova. He was active in France from 1919 to 1942 and in the USA from 1942. Spat studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Geneva, as well as in Paris, at…
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04 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 5 – With Footnotes
Mercier François, Canadian Slowly, she exploited the moment Acrylic on canvas 36 “x48”; 91 x 122 cm Private collection Jack Vettriano, b. 1951 Private Dancer, c. 2006 310 gsm Hahnemuhle mould made paper 495 + 50 cm Private collection Jack Vettriano, b. 1951, see below Jack Vettriano, b. 1951 The Opening Gambit, c. 1994 Private collection Jack…
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05 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 16 – With Footnotes
Manfred Lindemann-Frommel, 1852 – 1939, GERMAN THE PORTE SAINT MARTIN, c. 1891 Oil on canvas 59 by 73.5cm., 23 by 29in. Private collection The Porte Saint-Martin is a Parisian monument located at the site of one of the gates of the now-destroyed fortifications of Paris. It is located at the crossing of Rue Saint-Martin, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin and…
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03 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #20
Konstantin Korovin, (1861–1939) Portrait of Vera Fokina Oil on canvas 82 × 66 cm (32.3 × 26 in) Private collection Fokina, Vera (1886–1958), a Russian ballerina. Born Vera Petrovna in 1886; died in New York on July 29, 1958; graduated from the St. Petersburg Ballet School in 1904; married Michel Fokine, in 1905 (died 1942); children:…
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02 Painting, Streets of Paris, by John Singer Sargent, Part 14 – With Footnotes
John Singer Sargent, (1856–1925) A Parisian Beggar Girl, circa 1880 Oil on canvas 64.5 × 43.7 cm (25.4 × 17.2 in) Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, IL By ‘79 Sargent begins his major portraits and he never particularly showed any desire to paint scenes of Parisian life, opting for more exotic locals for his…
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04 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by its Artists, 19 and 20 Centuary. Part 12 – With Footnotes
Constantin Kluge, French, 1912-2003 Notre-Dame (Dessin), c. 1963 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 28 3/4 inches (73 x 73 cm) Private collection Constantin Kluge (1912–2003) was an award winning painter originally from Russia. Raised mostly in Manchuria and Beijing, Kluge eventually settled in Paris and became a French citizen. He is known for his French landscapes…
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05 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #16
John Duncan Fergusson, R.B.A. 1874–1961 In the Patio: Margaret Morris Fergusson Oil on canvas 71 x 61 cm Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art This is a portrait of the artist’s wife Margaret Morris (1891-1980), an influential innovator in modern dance and an accomplished artist in her own right. She studied dance in Paris and by 1910…
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09 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by its Artists , – Part 11 – With Footnotes
Paris, France’s capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along…
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07 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 5
Hassan Hajjaj, B. 1961, MOROCCAN WINK, c. 2007 Metallic Lambda inset with kohl boxes mounted on board in artist’s frame 94 by 66cm.; 37 by 26in. Private collection Hassan Hajjaj (born Larache, Morocco in 1961) is a contemporary artist who lives and works between London, UK and Marrakech, Morocco. Hajjaj’s work is in the collections of the Brooklyn…
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07 Paintings of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #9
Jean-Baptiste van Moer, BRUXELLES 1819 – 1884, ECOLE BELGE THE GRAND CANAL, VENICE, c. 1879 Oil on canvas 130 x 197 cm ; 51 1/4 by 77 1/2 in Private collection The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis,…
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08 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 3 – With Footnotes
Filippo Indoni, (Italian, born circa 1842-1908) The distracted shepherd Watercolour and bodycolour 76.5 x 54cm (30 1/8 x 21 1/4in) Private collection Filippo Indoni, Italian (1800 – 1884). In a reaction against the frivolous and unrealistic images of early 19th century Romanticism, artists turned to less glamorous aspects of life and society in search of…
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14 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 4
Laila Shawa, B. 1940, PALESTINIAN THE ZAR (FROM THE WOMEN AND MAGIC SERIES), c. 1992 Acrylic on canvas 90.7 by 90.5cm.; 35¾ by 35½in Private collection The Zar is best described as a “healing cult” which uses drumming and dancing in its ceremonies. It also functions as a sharing of knowledge and charitable society among the women of…
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15 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #13
Feuerbach, Anselm Friedrich, (b. 1829, Speyer, d.1880, Venezia) Miriam, c. 1862 Oil on canvas 102 x 81 cm Nationalgalerie, Berlin Feuerbach’s imposing Italian model, Anna Risi, the wife of a Roman shoemaker, is found in many of his paintings. Her severe beauty suggests both a dominatrix and a nanny. In Miriam, she poses as Moses’ sister,…
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12 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by its Artists , – Part 10 – With Footnotes
Paris, France’s capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along…
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08 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #37
Thomas Somerscales, 1842-1927 A SHIP OF THE LINE 100 YEARS AGO, c. 1900 Oil on canvas 70 by 106cm., 27½ by 42in. Private collection The author Alex Hurst commented, the ship’s hull paint suggests she is a little earlier than 1800, however she has double dolphin strikers which were not introduced into the British Navy until…
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12 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, including Madame Mottewith Footnotes. # 12
Willem Wissing, AMSTERDAM 1656 – 1687 BURGHLEY, LINCOLNSHIRE PORTRAIT OF A LADY, TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS MARY ‘MOLL’ DAVISLAP Oil on canvas 126.9 x 103 cm.; 50 x 40 1/2 in. Private Collection Mary “Moll” Davis (1648 – 1708) was a seventeenth-century entertainer and courtesan, singer, and actress who became one of the many mistresses of King…
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11 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 9
Joyce Tenneson Angel and Lit Wings – 2016 Private collection Joyce Tenneson (born in Weston, Massachusetts on May 29, 1945) is an American fine art photographer known for her distinctive style of photography, which often involves nude or semi-nude women. Tenneson earned her master’s degree in photography from George Washington University after starting as a model…
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10 Ivory Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! 15 & 16th Century. With Footnote, # 13
Maria lactans, c. mid-15th century, France Ivory Height: 17 cm Private collection The Nursing Madonna, Virgo Lactans, or Madonna Lactans, is an iconography of the Madonna and Child in which the Virgin Mary is shown breastfeeding the infant Jesus. The depiction is mentioned by Pope Gregory the Great, and a mosaic depiction probably of the 12th century…
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09 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by its Artists from 1850-1910 – With Footnotes – Part 10
Edouard Vuillard, circa 1908-1910 Café Wepler, circa 1908-1910 Oil on canvas Height: 62.2 cm (24.49 in.), Width: 103.2 cm (40.63 in.) Cleveland Museum of Art (United States – Cleveland, Ohio) For over a hundred years the Wepler has been the largest oyster house in Paris; located between Montmatre and Pigalle. The Brasserie Wepler celebrated its 100…
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11 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes – # 46
Florentine school circa 1700, circle of P. Dandini Saint Cecilia Oil on canvas 25 1/4 X 20 7/8 IN. 64 X 53 CM Private Collection St. Cecilia is one of the most famous of the Roman martyrs, even if the familiar stories about her are apparently not founded. The existence of the martyrs, however, is a…
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