Tag: Art

Andre Hambourg, 1909-1999 (French) Dans les Jardins du Luxembourg, 1961 oil on canvas h:20 w: 50 cm. Private collection Le Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Garden, located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, was created beginning in 1612 by Marie de’ Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France, for a new residence she…

01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! from the SPANISH GOLDEN AGE, With Footnotes – 87

Mar 10, 2018

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Juan Carreño De Miranda Saint Anthony Of Padua With The Christ Child Spanish Gallery at Bishop Auckland Until its recent acquisition for the Spanish Gallery at Bishop Auckland, this archetypal image of Saint Anthony had been in the collection of the Marquises de Legarda, Spain, for over three centuries. With remarkable painterly fluency Carreño expresses…

01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #29

Mar 9, 2018

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in Portrate of a Lady, Uncategorized

Jean-Pierre Cassigneul, (b. 1935) Cavalier au bois, c. 1983 Original lithograph on paper 21in. by 29in. Private Collection Jean-Pierre Cassigneul is a French artist who continues the decorative traditions of the early 20th century artists Bonnard and Vuillard. He paints fairly flatly rendered colorful women with stylized classical, dramatic features with large, stylized eyes, who often wear…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! from the SPANISH GOLDEN AGE, With Footnotes – 86

Mar 9, 2018

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Luis Tristán De Escamilla The Penitent Magdalene Private collection As the preeminent painter of his generation in Toledo, Tristán achieved an expressive intensity in his art that reconciled the extreme mannerism of El Greco, in whose workshop he had trained, with the strong naturalism of seventeenth-century tenebrist painting. The Penitent Magdalene is among the best…

01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 13 – With Footnotes

Mar 8, 2018

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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…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #71

Mar 8, 2018

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Zena Holloway, United Kingdom Sea Dance 1 Photography 23.2 H x 16.5 W x 0.1 in Private collection Haenyeo (sea women) are female divers in the Korean province of Jeju. Known for their independent spirit, iron will and determination, the haenyeo are representative of the semi-matriarchal family structure of Jeju. Jeju’s diving tradition dates back to 434…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #70

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JOY LAVILLE Figures on sand bar and fish, c. 1984 Gouache on paper 43 x 64 cm / 16 x 25 inches. Private Collection Joy Laville (born September 8, 1923) is an English/Mexican artist whose art career began and mostly developed in Mexico when she came to the country to take art classes in San Miguel…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 18

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Julian Schnabel, Born in 1951, 1975–1979. St. Sebastian Oil, wax, modelling paste on canvas 281.9 x 167.6 cm Oko Gallery Saint Sebastian (died c. 288 AD) was an early Christian saint and martyr. Sebastian had prudently concealed his faith, but in 286 was detected. Diocletian reproached him for his betrayal, and he commanded him to be led to…

02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 17

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JODY CARIOLANO, (American/Texas b. 1951) Pieta Oil and mixed media on canvas, a diptych 59 3/4″ x 48″ Private Collection The Pietà is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture. As such, it is a particular form of the Lamentation of Christ, a…

01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #20

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in Uncategorized, Venice

Giacomo Favretto Venedig, 1849 – Venedig 1887 and collaborator Venetian Street Scene Watercolour, 17,5 x 25 cm Private collection Giacomo Favretto (August 11, 1849 – June 12, 1887) was an Italian painter, mainly depicting genre subjects in Venice, his native city. Born in Venice into a family of humble origin, his father was a carpenter and he…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #75

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Kasia Derwinska, Spain The wait was long Photography 15.7 H x 15.7 W x 0.4 in Private collection Kasia Derwinska: “Photography is my way of communicating with the world. In my work, I talk about own experiences, thoughts, doubts, fears and hopes trying to reflect my own life’s path. In addition to my experiences, my creations…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #69

Mar 4, 2018

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Backhuysen, Ludolf, Dutch, 1630 – 1708 Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast, c. 1667 Oil on canvas 114.3 x 167.3 cm (45 x 65 7/8 in.) National Gallery of Art The three cargo ships in this large painting are the type of wide-bellied, seagoing vessels used to transport much of the commodities that generated the wealth…

01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 12 – With Footnotes

Mar 4, 2018

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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…

01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 15

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in Orientalists, Uncategorized

John Frederick Lewis RA , 1804-1875 A Veiled Egyptian Girl, Cairo, c. 1940 Watercolour and bodycolour 15 ½ x 11 ¼ inches; 396 x 285 mm Private collection John Frederick Lewis RA (London 14 July 1804 – 15 August 1876) was an Orientalist English painter. He specialized in Oriental and Mediterranean scenes in exquisitely detailed watercolour or…

Adolf Schreyer – TWO RECLINING ARABS AND TWO TETHERED HORSES

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in Orientalists, Uncategorized

Adolf Schreyer, 1828 – 1899, GERMAN TWO RECLINING ARABS AND TWO TETHERED HORSES Oil on canvas 32 by 50 3/4 in. 81.3 by 128.9 cm Private collection Schreyer’s loose, bold brush and warm palette of earthy tones effectively creates a feeling of place enhanced by his own experience on the field. More on this painting Adolf Schreyer (July…

Frederick Arthur Bridgman – ARAB WOMEN ON A ROOFTOP, ALGIERS BEYOND

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in Orientalists, Uncategorized

Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN ARAB WOMEN ON A ROOFTOP, ALGIERS BEYOND Oil on canvas 17 7/8 by 30 3/4 inches, 45.4 by 78.1 cm Private collection Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria. Sometimes nicknamed El-Behdja or alternatively Alger la…

Saturday, March 3, 2018 01 Paintings, of The amorous game, Part 11 – With Footnotes

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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…

Saturday, March 3, 2018 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #28

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in Portrate of a Lady, Uncategorized

Steven Assael, b. 1957, New York Woman with Knitting Needle Oil on Canvas 18 1/2 in. H x 14 1/2 in. W Private collection Steven Assael paints modern-day figures in haunting, quietly psychological portraits. A leader in contemporary figurative painting, Assael works exclusively from live models, fusing his modern subjects—goths and teens, men and women in…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #67

Mar 2, 2018

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