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Irving Ramsey Wiles; Ada May Weeks 02 Works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #44
Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861 – 1948) Ada May Weeks Oil on canvas Height of 35-3/8″ with Width of 27-1/2″ Private collection Versatile dancer of the stage and screen, Ada-May (Ada May Weeks) first headlined on Broadway in the 1924 musical “Lollipop.” A native of Long Island, she danced in public at age five, and by high school…
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Ivar Arosenius, Susanna och gubbarne 02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 120
Ivar Arosenius, (1878 – 1909) ”Susanna och gubbarne” (Susanna and the Elders), c. 1907 Watercolour on paper 5 x 5.5 cm Private collection A fair Hebrew wife named Susanna was falsely accused by lecherous voyeurs. As she bathes in her garden, having sent her attendants away, two lustful elders secretly observe the lovely Susanna. When…
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CAMILLE PISSARRO, Bords de l’Oise 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #115
CAMILLE PISSARRO (1830 – 1903) Bords de l’Oise, Environs de Pontoise, c. 1872 Banks of the Oise, surroundings of Pontoise, c. 1872 Oil on canvas 32.4 x 40.9 cm (12 ¾ x 16 ⅛ inches) Private collection The Oise is a river of Belgium and France, flowing for 341 kilometers (212 mi) from its source in the…
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CIRCLE OF SIR PETER LELY, Portrait of a lady 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #43
CIRCLE OF SIR PETER LELY Portrait of a lady Oil on canvas 60.8 x 49.1 cm.; 24 x 19 3/8 in. Private collection Peter Lely, Dutch, British, English (Born Soest, Westphalia, 14 September 1618; died London, 30 November 1680). Painter of Dutch origin who spent almost all his career in England and was naturalized in…
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Eugène Galien-Laloue, LE MARCHÉ AUX FLEURS 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 36 – With Footnotes
Eugène Galien-Laloue, 1854-1941, FRENCH LE MARCHÉ AUX FLEURS Watercolour and gouache on paper 20.5 by 33cm., 8 by 13in. Private property The famous “Flowers and Birds Market (Marché aux fleurs et aux oiseaux)” has been located since 1808 on the Ile de la Cité, Place Louis Lépine, and Quai de la Corse along the Seine. Halfway…
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Federico del Campo, CANALE DELLA GIUDECCA, VENICE, 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #43
Federico del Campo, 1837 – 1923, PERUVIAN LA CHIESA GESUATI FROM THE CANALE DELLA GIUDECCA, VENICE, c. 1887 Oil on canvas 15½ by 26 in., 39.5 by 66 cm Private collection This painting captures the Zattere, meaning raft, built as a dock in the early sixteenth century to accommodate the delivery of timber for ships and buildings. Painted…
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Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet, THE FAVORITE OF THE HAREM 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 38
Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet, 1840-1920, FRENCH DETAIL, THE FAVORITE OF THE HAREM Oil on panel 20 3/4 by 25 1/2 in., 52.7 by 64.8 cm Private collection Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet, 1840-1920, FRENCH THE FAVORITE OF THE HAREM Oil on panel 20 3/4 by 25 1/2 in., 52.7 by 64.8 cm Private collection Ferdinand Victor…
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Eugen von Blaas, FLIRTATION, c. 1894 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 22 – With Footnotes
Eugen von Blaas, 1843 – 1931, AUSTRIAN FLIRTATION, c. 1894 Oil on canvas 41 1/2 by 52 in., 105.4 by 132.1 cm Private collection Flirtation depicts three young women gathered around a vera da pozzo, the stone structure that protects the opening of a well. The carefully observed coat of arms represents the wealthy Venetian family who donated…
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Isaac Israels, Carmencita 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #42
Isaac Israels, 1865-1934, DUTCH Carmencita Oil on canvas 91.5 by 72cm., 36 by 28¼in. Private collection Carmen Dauset Moreno, better known simply as Carmencita (1868 – 1910), was a Spanish-style dancer in American pre-vaudeville variety and music hall ballet. Born in Almería, Andalusia, Spain, Carmencita took dancing lessons in Malaga and first danced professionally at Malaga’s…
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Eugène Galien-Laloue, L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 35 – With Footnotes
Eugène Galien-Laloue, 1854-1941, FRENCH L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE Gouache and watercolour over pencil on paper 18.5 by 30cm., 7¼ by 11¾in. Private collection The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place…
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MEDORA HEATHER BENT, St Ives by Moonlight 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #114
MEDORA HEATHER BENT, (Irish, 1901-1992) St Ives by Moonlight Oil on canvas 50 x 61cm (19 11/16 x 24in) Private collection St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially…
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Mario Tozzi, La Margherita 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 21 – With Footnotes
Mario Tozzi (1895 – 1979) La Margherita, c. 1950 Oil on canvas 174×68 cm Private collection Mario Tozzi (30 October 1895 – 8 September 1979) was an Italian painter. He was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government. Tozzi studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna in Italy where he met Giorgio Morandi…
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Mahmoud Said, MME. BATANOUNI BEY, 03 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #34
Mahmoud Said, 1897-1964, EGYPTIAN PORTRAIT DE MME. BATANOUNI BEY, c. 1923 Oil on canvas 79.5 by 65cm.; 31 1/2 by 25 1/2 in. Private collection Ferdous, Mme Batanouni Bey, whose name means ‘Paradise’ in Arabic, was a lady of prominence in Alexandria, even serving as Queen Farida’s lady in waiting. A philanthropist by nature, she was one…
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Léon Lemaître, LES HALLES, PARIS 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 34 – With Footnotes
Léon Lemaître, 1850 – 1905, FRENCH LES HALLES, PARIS Oil on panel 15.5 by 27cm., 6 by 10¾in. Private collection Les Halles was the traditional central market of Paris. In 1183, King Philippe II Auguste enlarged the marketplace in Paris and built a shelter for the merchants, who came from all over to sell their wares.…
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Sir William Russell Flint, JASMIN 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 13
Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S., 1880-1969 JASMIN Watercolour and tempera on paper laid down on panel 33 by 61cm., 13 by 24in. Sir William Russell Flint (4 April 1880 – 30 December 1969) was a Scottish artist and illustrator who was known especially for his watercolour paintings of women. He also worked in oils, tempera, and…
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, THE PROCESSION OF THE BULL APIS 02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of ancient Egyptians deities, by the Old Masters, With Footnotes – 96
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN DETAIL, THE PROCESSION OF THE BULL APIS, c. 1879 Oil on canvas 39 7/8 by 70 1/4 in., 101.3 by 178.4 cm Private collection In Egyptian mythology, Apis was a sacred bull worshipped in the Memphis region, the ancient capital of Lower Egypt, identified as the son of Hathor, a primary deity…
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SIDNEY NOLAN, Leda and Swan 02 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities, with footnotes #9
SIDNEY NOLAN, 1917-1992 Leda and Swan, c. 1961 Oil on paper on board 25 x 30.2 cm Private collection Leda, in Greek legend, usually believed to be the daughter of Thestius, king of Aetolia, and wife of Tyndareus, king of Lacedaemon. She was also believed to have been the mother (by Zeus, who had approached…
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JOHN HENRY WITT, In the Canoe 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #113
JOHN HENRY WITT, American (1840-1901) In the Canoe Oil on canvas 21 x 27 inches Private collection John Witt (1840 – 1901) began his career in Dublin, Indiana as a wagon painter in a small agricultural implement factory owned by his uncle. At the age of eighteen, Witt went to study in Cincinnati during the late 1850s…
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