Tag: Fine Art
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Theodoros Rallis, The Captive (Turkish Plunder), 1885 02 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 32
Theodoros Rallis (1852-1909) The Captive (Turkish Plunder), 1885 Oil on canvas 60 by 81.5cm., 23½ by 32in. Private collection Rallis painted this less than ten years after a Bulgarian uprising against the Turkish Ottoman Empire. The Turks’ bashi-bazouk irregular soldiers were accused of many massacres and other atrocities, including seizing Bulgarian girls to be sold…
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Maher Morcos, At dusk 01 The Art Of The Nude,At dusk, with footnotes # 02
“Sedona , AZ last summer , the lighting was so magical,so I took a picture went back to our hotel & painted this little one in watercolor.” Maher Morcos Maher Morcos. From his evocative illumination of the female form, to the enchanting imagery of North America , Europe and the exotic mystery of the Middle East,…
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Noel Georges Bouvard, The Doge’s Palace 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #47
Noel Georges Bouvard, (French, 1912–1975) The Doge’s Palace and the columns of St. Theodore and the Lion of Venice Oil on canvas 50 x 65 cm. (19.7 x 25.6 in.) Private collection Theodore and the Lion refers to the two columns outside the Palazzo Ducale, named after two patron saints of Venice. The Column of…
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Hans Graeder, Untitled – Nude 1 The Art Of The Nude, Nude 1, with footnotes #3
Hans Graeder, German (1919 – 1998)Untitled – Nude 1, circa 1979Lithograph23 in. x 34 in. (58.42 cm x 86.36 cm)Private collection An expressionist nude in complimentary colors. Hans Graeder (born July 15, 1919 in Mannheim , † February 26, 1998 ibid) was a painter , graphic artist and sculptor. Graeder grew up in Mannheim and in 1943…
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Moses Bianchi, Gondola on the canal 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #45
Chioggia is a coastal town and commune of the Metropolitan City of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy. The town is situated on a small island at the southern entrance to the Lagoon of Venice. Mosè Bianchi ( Monza , 1840-1904) was an Italian painter and printmaker. Bianchi’s family moved from Monza to Milan and he enrolled…
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François Schommer, The beautiful dancer, 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 24
François Schommer, (French,1850-1935) The beautiful dancer, c. 1885 Oil on canvas 173 x 112 cm. (68.1 x 44.1 in.) Private collection François Schommer, born in Paris on November 20 , 1850 and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1935, was an academic painter, aquafortist and French decorator . Schommer exhibited at the Paris Salons and at the…
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Sante D’Orazio, Stephanie Seymour 03 photographs, The Art Of The Nude, Stephanie Seymour, with footnotes #4
Sante D’Orazio Stephanie Seymour 2 St Barths , 1992 Polaroid photograph 4 × 5 in; 10.2 × 12.7 cm Private collection Sante D’Orazio Stephanie Seymour 2 St Barths , 1992 Polaroid photograph 4 × 5 in; 10.2 × 12.7 cm Private collection Stephanie Seymour was born on July 23, 1968 in San Diego, California. From her…
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Arnulf de Bouche, Aegypterin 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 23
Arnulf de Bouche, (German, 1872–1945) Aegypterin, c. 1913 Oil on canvas 64 x 54.3 cm. (25.2 x 21.4 in.) Private collection Arnulf De Bouche 1872-1945 (German) was the son of the glass painter Karl de Bouché (1845-1920), he received his first painting lessons from his father, then from November 2, 1863, studied at the Royal Academy…
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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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George Malva, Paris Blues 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 39 – With Footnotes
George Malva (Syrian, b. 1957) Paris Blues, 1986 Oil on canvas 32 x 28 inches (81.3 x 71.1 cm) Private collection Omar “Malva” Hamdi was a Syrian Kurdish artist. Born in 1952 in Al-Hasakah, Syria, he worked as a graphic artist for the Syrian Press, where he also wrote articles on an Artistic Criticism. He settled…
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Nicolas Tournier, Judith with the Head of Holofernes 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 129
Follower of Nicolas Tournier, (French, 1590-1638) “Judith with the Head of Holofernes” Oil on canvas 16-1/4″ x 13-1/4″ Private collection The Book of Judith is the Old Testament of the Bible. The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful widow, who is upset with her Jewish countrymen for not trusting God to deliver them…
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Dietz Edzard, Carnival in Venice 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #44
Dietz Edzard, (German/Paris, 1893-1963) Carnival in Venice, 1958 Oil on canvas 25-1/2″ x 31-1/2 Private collection The Carnival of Venice is an annual festival. The Carnival ends with the Christian celebration of Lent, forty days before Easter, on Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday. The festival is world-famous for its elaborate masks Dietz…
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Cecil B. DeMille, Samson and Delilah 02 works, RELIGIOUS ART – Photography from the Bible, with footnotes, 3a
Samson and Delilah (1949 film), directed by Cecil B. DeMille Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature Samson and Delilah is a 1949 American romantic biblical drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount Pictures. Praised upon release for its Technicolor cinematography, lead performances, costumes, sets, and innovative special effects, the film was a box-office…
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Robert Mapplethorpe, Lisa Lyon The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes #1
Robert Mapplethorpe, (1946 – 1989) Lisa Lyon Photograph 15 1/8 by 15 1/4 in. (38.4 by 38.7 cm.) Private collection Lisa Lyon (born 1953) is a female bodybuilder and photo model from the United States, and is regarded as one of female bodybuilding’s pioneers. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1953. Lisa Lyon studied art at…
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Félix Ziem, VENICE, SUNRISE OVER BACINO DI SAN MARCO 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #42
Félix Ziem, 1821-1911, FRENCH VENICE, SUNRISE OVER BACINO DI SAN MARCO Oil on canvas 21 3/8 by 27 3/4 in., 54.3 by 70.5 cm Private collection Félix Ziem was the painter of Venice par excellence. In Venice, Sunrise over Bacino di San Marco, Ziem has positioned the viewer on the Molo, evidenced by the piers…
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John Currie, The Witch 03 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Dolly Henry, with Footnotes. #49
John S. Currie, (British, circa 1884-1914) Dolly Henry on Hampstead Heath, c. 1913 Oil on canvas 61 x 46cm (24 x 18 1/8in) Private collection Currie met Dorothy Henry, a tall, attractive seventeen-year-old who modelled dresses at a Regent Street department store. Currie’s friend and patron, Michael Sadleir, remarked that she “was of flower-like loveliness,…
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