Tag: amorous game
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Filippo Indoni, Two ladies and two gentleman 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 41 – With Footnotes
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 a direct experience. By 1850, they had formed a relatively cohesive movement that battled for popularity with Romanticism, a far more widespread…
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Thomas Saliot, Little black dress 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 43 – With Footnotes
Thomas Saliot: “I live in Morocco, France and Spain where i paint simple iconic images from the net or my life, like big oil sketches. I have been painting professionally for over thirty years. Sort of a child of Hopper, figurative and Pop art, i love colors, provocation and big canvas. Thomas Saliot was born in…
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Filippo Indoni, Two Peasants 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 40 – With Footnotes
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 a direct experience. By 1850, they had formed a relatively cohesive movement that battled for popularity with Romanticism, a far more widespread…
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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 36 – With Footnotes
Jorn Fox Unknown Oil on canvas 24×48 inches Private collection Jorn Fox was exposed to art at an early age by his father, an art instructor and abstract painter. Even through Jorn had studied in College he believes that his real education came from many hours he spent painting in his studio. There his canvases offered…
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Pino Dangelico, Sensuality 02 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 39 – With Footnotes
Pino Daeni (November 8, 1939 – May 25, 2010) was an Italian-American book illustrator and artist. He is known for his style of feminine, romantic women and strong men painted with loose but accurate brushwork. Considered one of the highest paid book illustrators of his time, he created over 3,000 book covers, movie posters and magazine…
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Pamela Pindell, A Moment’s Hesitation 02 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 34 – With Footnotes
Pamela Pindell (American, b. 1950)A Moment’s HesitationPastel on paper23″ x 18″Private collection A young woman in the nude seated in front of oval mirror, her face in profile. More on this painting Pamela Pindell was born in 1950 in Elkhart, Indiana. Her initial education was at Syracuse University and the Tyler School of Art in Rome,…
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Daniel Ridgway Knight, A Cavalier and His Lady 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 35 – With Footnotes
Daniel Ridgway Knight, (American, 1839-1924) “A Cavalier and His Lady” Oil on canvas 29″ x 23-1/2″Private collection Daniel Ridgway Knight (15 March 1839 – 9 March 1924) was an American artist born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Knight was a pupil at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, under Gleyre, and later worked in the private studio of Meissonier.…
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Pascale Taurua, Warm evening 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 33 – With Footnotes
Pascale Taurua Warm evening Oil on Canvas 51.2 H x 35 W x 1.6 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 after…
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Jack Vettriano; Heaven or Hell: The Sweetest Choice 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 32 – With Footnotes
Jack Vettriano Heaven or Hell: The Sweetest Choice Oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches Private collection Jack Vettriano, otherwise known as Jack Hoggan, was born on 17. of November 1951 in Methil, Fife, Scotland. His parents are of Italian origin. Jack Vettriano has been working for the last two decades as a very successful painter. The…
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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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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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Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Serenade 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 21 – With Footnotes
Studio of Frans van Mieris the Elder The Serenade Oil on panel 15 x 11 cm. Private collection Frans van Mieris the Elder, 1635 – 1681, belonged to an illustrious family of goldsmiths and painters. After an apprenticeship with his cousin, Van Mieris studied painting with Gerrit Dou, the first and most famous member of the fijnschilders…
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Rob Hefferan, Dancing by the Fire 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 20 – With Footnotes
Rob Hefferan, (b. 1968) Dancing by the Fire Hand Embellished Giclee Canvas 20″ x 28.25″ Private collection Born in Manchester in 1968, Rob Hefferan, was a true free spirit from the very beginning. Desperate to follow an artistic career he found discouragement round every corner. Ignoring the advice of his elders, he gained a place at university…
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Taeil Kim, South Korea, Waiting 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 19 – With Footnotes
Taeil Kim, South Korea Waiting Oil on Canvas. 20 H x 16 W x 0.7 in Private collection Taeil Kim begins his art by thinking, “how will I observe and re-create the figure?” Influenced by his observations of peoples’ daily interactions with nature, he is able to create moving and unique portraits. Kim is heavily influenced by…
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Lawrence Alma-Tadema, In the Tepidarium 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 16 – With Footnotes
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, (1836–1912) In the Tepidarium, c. 1881 Oil on canvas 24.2 × 33 cm (9.5 × 13 in) Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight Village, United Kingdom The tepidarium was the warm bathroom of the Rome, heated by an underfloor heating system.The specialty of a tepidarium is the pleasant feeling of constant radiant heat which directly…
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN Almeh Flirting With An Armenian Policeman in Cairo 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 18 – With Footnotes
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN Almeh Flirting With An Armenian Policeman in Cairo Oil on canvas 55.5 cm (21.85 in.), Width: 46 cm (18.11 in.) Private collection Almeh (Egyptian Arabic) was the name of a class of courtesans or female entertainers in Arab Egypt, women educated to sing and recite classical poetry and to discourse wittily,…
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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 17 – With Footnotes
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN Queen of the Brigands, c. 1882 Oil on canvas Private collection Brigandage refers to the life and practice of brigands: highway robbery and plunder. A brigand is a person who usually lives in a gang and lives by pillage and robbery. The brigand is an outlaw who conducts warfare after the…
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07 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 3 – With Footnotes
N. C. Wyeth, 1882 – 1945 UNTITLED (COUPLE AND WAGON), c. 1914 Oil on canvas 44 by 32 inches, (111.8 by 81.3 cm) Private Collection Newell Convers Wyeth (October 22, 1882 – October 19, 1945), known as N. C. Wyeth, was an American artist and illustrator. During his lifetime, Wyeth created over 3,000 paintings and illustrated…
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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 20 – With Footnotes
Caspar Netscher, 1639 – 1684 The Hague THE SEDUCTION, c. 1664 Oil on panel 15 by 12 1/2 in.; 38.1 by 31.8 cm Private Collection Scenes of love and gallantry dominate Caspar Netscher’s genre paintings of the mid-1660s. While most are politely circumspect or mildly flirtatious, The Seduction offers a more pointed representation of venal love.…
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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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