Tag: Artists
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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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Karl Wagner, Venice 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #41
Karl Wagner, (1839 – 1923) Venice Oil on canvas 20”h, 32-1/4”w. Private collection Karl Ludwig Friedrich Wagner , also Carl Wagner (born May 8, 1839 in Karlsruhe , † August 15, 1923 in Dusseldorf ), was a German painter. From 1854 to 1864 he was a student with Ludwig Des Coudres at the Art Academy Karlsruhe…
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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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Raphael von Ambros, THE BAKER’S SHOP, CAIRO 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 36
Raphael von Ambros, 1845-1895, AUSTRIAN THE BAKER’S SHOP, CAIRO, c. 1889 Oil on panel 38.5 by 47cm., 15¼ by 18½in. Private collection Von Ambros established his reputation as a masterful observer of scenes of everyday life in Cairo, painted with the greatest attention to verisimilitude and detail. Here, a woman wearing a black niqāb and…
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Ignacio Zuloaga, MADEMOISELLE SOUTY 02 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #33
Ignacio Zuloaga, 1870 – 1945, SPANISH MADEMOISELLE SOUTY, C. 1915 Oil on canvas 190 by 120cm., 74¾ by 47¼in. Private collection Mlle. Souty was half Spanish, half French. Zuloaga was introduced to Marcelle Souty by his friend the painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue, for whom she also modelled. Attracted to her distinctive, sophisticated elegance she became one…
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Eugene Galien-Laloue, Le Marche aux Puces 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 33 – With Footnotes
Eugene Galien-Laloue, French, 1854-1941 Le Marche aux Puces/ Flea market Gouache on thin board 13 x 16 1/8 inches (33 x 41 cm) Private collection Fleas are parasitic insects that have always been assumed, rightly or wrongly, to infest the old clothes full of vermin sold by the scavengers , “fleas included”. The expression “flea market”…
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Alfred Stieglitz, Venetian Canal 01 Photograph of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #40
Alfred Stieglitz, (1864–1946) Venetian Canal or A Bit of Venice, c. 1898 Toned photogravure 7 x 4 3/4 in. (17.7 x 12 cm) Public domain A Bit of Venice was photographed in the early summer of 1894 and published in New York several times later in the same decade. The striking photograph summarizes the results of…
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Martha Walter, Immigration, Ellis Island 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, from the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #3a
Martha Walter, American, 1875-1976 Immigration, Ellis Island Oil on canvas 36 1/8 x 40 inches Private Collection Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the U.S. as the United States’ busiest immigrant inspection station for over 60 years, from 1892 until 1954. Ellis Island was opened January 1, 1892.…
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School of Paris, Parisian Grand Boulevard 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 30 – With Footnotes
Unknown, School of Paris, 20th CENTURY Parisian Grand Boulevard OIL ON CANVAS 30″ by 40″ Private collection Boulevards of Paris are boulevards which form an important part of the urban landscape of Paris. The boulevards were constructed in several phases by central government initiative as infrastructure improvements, but are very much associated with strolling and leisurely enjoyment in…
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Manal Deeb 04 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 8
Manal Deeb Cordoba Acrylic painting on canvas 24″ X 30″ Private collection Manal Deeb Thoughtful Acrylic painting on canvas 24″ X 30″ Private collection Manal Deeb Spirit Acrylic painting on canvas 18″ X 24″ Private collection Manal Deeb Ancestors 16″ x 24″ Private collection Manal Deeb is a Palestinian-American artist who was born in Ramallah, Palestine,…
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Wladislaw Czachorski, THE BOUQUET 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #35
Wladislaw Czachorski, 1850-1911, POLISH THE BOUQUET, c. 1903 Oil on canvas 36.5 by 24cm., 14½ by 9½in. Private collection Władysław Czachórski (22 September 1850 in Lublin – 13 January 1911 in Munich) was a Polish painter in the Academic style. In 1866 Czachorski attended the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He then spent one year…
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Ilir Pojani, After “Portrait of Anne of Austria” by Rubens 02 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #32
Ilir Pojani, United States After “Portrait of Anne of Austria” by Rubens (below), c. 2018 Oil on canvas 24 H x 18 W x 0.8 in Private collection Anna of Austria (2 November 1549 – 26 October 1580) was Queen of Spain by marriage to her uncle, King Philip II of Spain. She was the eldest daughter of…
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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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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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