Tag: Artists
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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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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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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, WOMEN OF BLIDAH ON THE DAY OF THE PROPHET 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 27
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN WOMEN OF BLIDAH ON THE DAY OF THE PROPHET, c. 1900 Oil on canvas 66 by 54.5cm., 26 by 21½in. Private collection The Day of the Prophet, known as Mawlid, is celebrated on either the twelfth or seventeenth day of Rabia al Awal, the third month of the…
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Gustavo Simoni, THE CARPET SELLER 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 26
Gustavo Simoni, 1846 – 1946, ITALIAN THE CARPET SELLER, c. 1893 Watercolour and pencil on paper 57 by 86.5cm., 22¾ by 34in. Private collection Arab Market Scene is the type of on-site composition that Simoni developed into paintings in his studio from travel sketches in North Africa and the Middle East. Although best known for his…
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Jules van Biesbroeck, THE CARAVAN, EL KANTARA 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 23
Jules van Biesbroeck, 1873 – 1965, BELGIAN THE CARAVAN, EL KANTARA Oil on board 99 by 122cm., 39 by 48in Private collection El Kantara is a town and commune in Biskra Province, Algeria. The 1911 Baedeker travel guide described it as “one of the most important caravan-stations in E. Algeria.” The town is well known for the eponymous…
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Manfred Lindemann-Frommel, THE PORTE SAINT MARTIN 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 31 – With Footnotes
Manfred Lindemann-Frommel, 1852 – 1939, GERMAN THE PORTE SAINT MARTIN, c. 1891 Oil on canvas 59 by 73.5cm., 23 by 29in. Private collection The Porte Saint-Martin is a Parisian monument located at the site of one of the gates of the now-destroyed fortifications of Paris. It is located at the crossing of Rue Saint-Martin, Rue du Faubourg…
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Wladislaw Czachorski, LADY WITH A FAN 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., Diane de Poitiers, with Footnotes. #41
Wladislaw Czachorski, 1850-1911, POLISH LADY WITH A FAN Oil on panel 39 by 17.5cm., 15½ by 7in. 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 and had Rafał Hadziewicz as a teacher.…
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Antonietta Brandeis, The Bridge of Sighs 01 Paintings of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #38
Antonietta Brandeis, 1849 – 1920, CZECH The Bridge of Sighs Oil on panel 21.5 by 12cm., 8½ by 4¾in. (2) Private collection The Bridge of Sighs is an enclosed bridge made of white limestone. It has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison to the interrogation rooms in the Doge’s…
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Tate blockbuster to prove Pierre Bonnard was a great Modern painter | The Art Newspaper
Pierre Bonnard Dining Room in the Country (1913) Minneapolis Institute of Art Tate blockbuster to prove Pierre Bonnard was a great Modern painter | The Art Newspaper: Next January, Tate Modern will hold the first major exhibition of the work of Pierre Bonnard in Britain for 20 years. Pierre Bonnard: The Colour of Memory is…
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Why Art History Is Full of People Taking Baths – Artsy Please click on link for the full post!
Paul Cézanne The Large Bathers, 1900–06 Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Why Art History Is Full of People Taking Baths – Artsy: It’s one of the most common human activities—yet artists from the ancient Greeks to the Surrealists and beyond have been fascinated by bathing. The figure of the bather is one of…
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Henri Rousseau, A DESERT ENCAMPMENT 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 22
Henri Rousseau, 1844 – 1910, FRENCH A DESERT ENCAMPMENT, c. 1908 Oil on canvas 87 by 127.5cm., 34½ by 50¼in. Private collection Henri Rousseau Henry, Emilien Rousseau (Cairo 1875 – Aix-en-Provence in 1933) is 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…
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04 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., Diane de Poitiers, with Footnotes. #40
Salvador Dalí ‘Diane de Poitiers’, 114/250 Hand-colored drypoint etching 40 x 50 cm Private collection Diane de Poitiers (3 September 1499 – 25 April 1566) was a French noblewoman and a prominent courtier at the courts of king Francis I and his son, King Henry II of France. She became notorious as King Henry’s chief mistress and in this…
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Giovanni Boldini, LES PARISIENNES 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 32 – With Footnotes
Giovanni Boldini, 1842 – 1931, ITALIAN LES PARISIENNES Oil on panel 31.5 by by 24¾cm., 12¼ by 9¼in. Private collection Les Parisiennes epitomises Boldini’s compositions of the salons of Empire-period homes, providing a glimpse into the leisured lives of their elegantly costumed occupants. Here two beautiful, fashionable young ladies are shown passing a quiet afternoon in a…
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Antonio Reyna, ST MARK’S SQUARE, VENICE 01 Paintings of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #37
Antonio Reyna, 1859 – 1937, SPANISH ST MARK’S SQUARE, VENICE Oil on canvas 35.5 by 75cm., 14 by 29½in. Private collection Piazza San Marco or St. Mark’s Square is the main public square in Venice. The Piazza is located in front of the great Byzantine church known as Basilica di San Marco. This Piazza is surrounded by…
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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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Cesare Dell’Acqua, AN OTTOMAN BEAUTY 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #39
Cesare Dell’Acqua, 1821-1905, ITALIAN AN OTTOMAN BEAUTY Oil on panel 92.5 by 71cm., 36½ by 28in. Private collector While the sitter’s dress and the gueridon table are quintessentially Turkish, in her left hand she appears to be holding a Jiajing or Wanli wucai decorated jarlet and cover, of the style produced in the sixteenth or…
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