Tag: Art
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Edmund Aubrey Hunt, ARAB FANTASIA 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists of the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 35
Edmund Aubrey Hunt, 1855 – 1922, AMERICAN ARAB FANTASIA Oil on canvas laid on panel 37.5 by 54.5cm., 14¾ by 21½in. Private collection Fantasia is a traditional exhibition of horsemanship in the Maghreb performed during cultural festivals and to close Maghrebi wedding celebrations. “Fantasia” is an imported name, the actual traditional term used is lab el…
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Henri Rousseau, 1875-1933, THE GAZELLE HUNT 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 34
Henri Rousseau, 1875-1933, FRENCH THE GAZELLE HUNT Oil on canvas 54.5 by 73cm., 21 by 28in. Private collection Henri Rousseau Henry, Emilien Rousseau (Cairo 1875 – Aix-en-Provence in 1933) was an Orientalist painter. A pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the Beaux Arts in Paris, he won the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1900 and a travel grant…
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Alberto Pasini, MARKET IN CONSTANTINOPLE 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 33
Alberto Pasini, 1826 – 1899, ITALIAN MARKET IN CONSTANTINOPLE Oil on canvas 38.5 by 46cm., 15¼ by 18¼in. Private collection It is common to think that the western terminus of the Silk Road was Rome in Italy. However, whilst Rome was indeed an important destination for Chinese silk during the first two or three centuries…
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Francesco Brina, Madonna and child with young St John, Madonna col Bambino e San Giovannino, 02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 27
Francesco Brina, (1540–1586) Madonna and child with young St John, Oil on panel 54.5 × 43 cm (21.4 × 16.9 in) Private collection This painting depicts the “Virgo lactans,” the Latin term for the nursing Virgin Mary. The image testifies to the humanity of Christ as it shows that he consumed food like all other…
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Jan Lucas van der Baan, Harbor of Zoutkamp 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #137
Jan Lucas van der Baan, (1912-1990) Harbor of Zoutkamp Gouache on paper 28×42 cm Private collection Zoutkamp is a village in the community in the Netherlands. Zoutkamp was primarily mentioned in documents in 1418 as Soltcampum. Its first inhabitants might have been soldiers. Its name refers to salt and field, which probably means that it was…
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Rafael Maniago 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #136
Rafael Maniago Unknown Oil on canvas 24×28 Private collection Rafael Maniago : Renowned Painter and Poet Rafael was born in the Philippines and has been drawing since childhood. He attended the University of the East in Manila, where he studied Fine Arts and Commercial Advertisement. For 20 years he operated his own gallery in the Philippines and…
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Ernst Josephson, 14 JUILLET 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 33 – With Footnotes
Ernst Josephson, 1851 – 1906, SWEDISH 14 JUILLET, c. 1883 Oil on canvas 90 by 119cm., 35½ by 47in. Private collection Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries/lands to the French National Day, which is celebrated on the 14th of July each year. In France, it is formally called la Fête nationale and…
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Victor Huguet, Riders in a Ravine 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 32
Victor Huguet, 1835 – 1902, FRENCH Riders in a Ravine Oil on canvas 118 by 100cm., 46½ by 39¼in. Private collection Victor Pierre Huguet , born Lude the 1 st May 1835 and died in Paris August 16, 1902, was a French, landscape and genre painter.. He was a pupil of Emile Loubon in Marseille and received…
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Gyula Tornai, The new necklace 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 30
Gyula Tornai (Hungarian, 1861-1928) The new necklace Oil on canvas 53 3/4 x 83 3/4in (136.5 x 213cm) Private collection It is typically characteristic of Tornai to depict a crowded, richly furnished interior. The sensually stretched out woman, and several types of human characters are also typical of a Tornai composition. More on this painting Harem a…
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Pino Dangelico, Afternoon Stroll 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #134
Pino Dangelico (1939 – 2010) Afternoon Stroll Hand Embellished Giclee on Canvas 12×12 Private collection 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…
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Guillermo Gomez Mayorga 01 Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #133
Guillermo Gomez Mayorga, (1887 – 1962) Untitled Oil on canvas 100 x 150 cm / 39.3 x 59.9 Private collection Guillermo Gomez Mayorga, (1887 – 1962), was a prominent landscape painter, especially the sea, which he executed with great majesty, marking the bravery of the sea and the areas of sparkling water that provoke a sense…
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Thomas Fearnley, GRAVENSFJORD 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #124
Thomas Fearnley, 1802 – 1842, NORWEGIAN GRAVENSFJORD, c. 12 July 1839 Oil on paper laid on canvas 43 by 57.5cm., 17 by 22¾in. Private collection Gravensfjord is the former name for Granvinfjord, a side fjord Hardangerfjord in Hordaland, located on Norway’s south western coast near Bergen. Thomas Fearnley (27 December 1802 -16 January 1842) was a Norwegian romantic…
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Ferencz Eisenhut, IN THE HAREM 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 29
Ferencz Eisenhut, 1857 – 1903, HUNGARIAN IN THE HAREM, c. 1889 Oil on panel 49 by 32.5cm., 19 by 12¾in. Private collection Harem a sacred inviolable place; for female members of the family. Harem properly refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family and are inaccessible to adult males…
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, ALGERIAN SPAHI ON HORSEBACK 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 25
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN ALGERIAN SPAHI ON HORSEBACK, c. 1900 Watercolour and pencil on paper 41 by 30cm., 16 by 11¾in. Private collection Spahis were light cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the indigenous populations of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. Following the French occupation of Algiers in 1830, detachments of…
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Ferdinand Leeke, The Mermaid and the Satyr 01 Paintings and tales of Mermaids, with Footnotes, 8
Ferdinand Leeke, (1859–1937) The Mermaid and the Satyr, c. 1917 Oil on canvas 39 x 53.1 in. / 99 x 135 cm Private collection A mermaid is a marine creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. The…
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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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Michael Rozenvain, Parisian Cafe 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 33 – With Footnotes
Michael Rozenvain Parisian Cafe Serigraph and acrylic on board 14.5in. by 12in. Private collection Parisian cafés serve as a center of social and culinary life in Paris. They have been around since the 17th century, and serve as the meeting place, neighborhood hub, conversation matrix, rendez-vous spot, and networking source, a place to relax or to…
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Oskar Moll, Reader with a red jacket (portrait Ursula Waetzoldt) 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #32
Oskar Moll Reader with a red jacket (portrait Ursula Waetzoldt), 1925 Oil on canvas 100 x 75 cm Private collection This portrait depicts Ursula Waetzoldt (1910-1983), the daughter of the art historian Wilhelm Waetzoldt (1880-1945), who was a friend of the Mollers. Wilhelm Waetzoldt spent his formative years in Berlin, where he worked since 1920 in…
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Giulio Rosati, THE CARPET MERCHANT 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 24
Giulio Rosati, 1858 – 1917, ITALIAN THE CARPET MERCHANT Pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper 36 by 25.5cm., 14¼ by 10in. Private collection Giulio Rosati, 1858 – Rome – 1917, specialised in eighteenth century costume pieces, comical scenes of from the life of the clergy and Orientalist subjects. His preferred medium was watercolour, though he also worked…
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UMBRIAN-SIENESE SCHOOL, Paris 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 24
UMBRIAN-SIENESE SCHOOL Paris Oil on poplar panel 48.8 x 28.6 cm.; 19 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. Private collection Paris, also known as Alexander, the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, appears in a number of Greek legends. Probably the best known was his elopement with Helen, queen of Sparta, this being…
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