Tag: FLIRTATION
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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 44 – With Footnotes
Thomas Saliot: “I live in Morocco, France and Spain where i paint simple iconic images from the net or my life, like big oil sketches. I have been painting professionally for over thirty years. Sort of a child of Hopper, figurative and Pop art, i love colors, provocation and big canvas. Thomas Saliot was born in…
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Gerard ter Borch the Younger; A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 42 – With Footnotes
Ter Borch was an astute observer of social behavior as well as the physical environment. In this intimate courtship scene, fine fabrics, silver objects, wood, paper, light, and shadows all reveal their distinctive qualities. The woman strums a theorbo and the man appears to sing, a duet that resonates with the heartstrings. More on this painting…
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Filippo Indoni, Two ladies and two gentleman 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 41 – With Footnotes
Filippo Indoni, Italian (1800 – 1884). In a reaction against the frivolous and unrealistic images of early 19th century Romanticism, artists turned to less glamorous aspects of life and society in search of a direct experience. By 1850, they had formed a relatively cohesive movement that battled for popularity with Romanticism, a far more widespread…
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Thomas Saliot, Little black dress 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 43 – With Footnotes
Thomas Saliot: “I live in Morocco, France and Spain where i paint simple iconic images from the net or my life, like big oil sketches. I have been painting professionally for over thirty years. Sort of a child of Hopper, figurative and Pop art, i love colors, provocation and big canvas. Thomas Saliot was born in…
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Filippo Indoni, Two Peasants 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 40 – With Footnotes
Filippo Indoni, Italian (1800 – 1884). In a reaction against the frivolous and unrealistic images of early 19th century Romanticism, artists turned to less glamorous aspects of life and society in search of a direct experience. By 1850, they had formed a relatively cohesive movement that battled for popularity with Romanticism, a far more widespread…
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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 36 – With Footnotes
Jorn Fox Unknown Oil on canvas 24×48 inches Private collection Jorn Fox was exposed to art at an early age by his father, an art instructor and abstract painter. Even through Jorn had studied in College he believes that his real education came from many hours he spent painting in his studio. There his canvases offered…
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Pino Dangelico, Sensuality 02 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 39 – With Footnotes
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 book illustrators of his time, he created over 3,000 book covers, movie posters and magazine…
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Pamela Pindell, A Moment’s Hesitation 02 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 34 – With Footnotes
Pamela Pindell (American, b. 1950)A Moment’s HesitationPastel on paper23″ x 18″Private collection A young woman in the nude seated in front of oval mirror, her face in profile. More on this painting Pamela Pindell was born in 1950 in Elkhart, Indiana. Her initial education was at Syracuse University and the Tyler School of Art in Rome,…
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Daniel Ridgway Knight, A Cavalier and His Lady 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 35 – With Footnotes
Daniel Ridgway Knight, (American, 1839-1924) “A Cavalier and His Lady” Oil on canvas 29″ x 23-1/2″Private collection Daniel Ridgway Knight (15 March 1839 – 9 March 1924) was an American artist born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Knight was a pupil at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, under Gleyre, and later worked in the private studio of Meissonier.…
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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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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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Jack Vettriano; Heaven or Hell: The Sweetest Choice 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 32 – With Footnotes
Jack Vettriano Heaven or Hell: The Sweetest Choice Oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches Private collection Jack Vettriano, otherwise known as Jack Hoggan, was born on 17. of November 1951 in Methil, Fife, Scotland. His parents are of Italian origin. Jack Vettriano has been working for the last two decades as a very successful painter. The…
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Eugen von Blaas, FLIRTATION, c. 1894 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 22 – With Footnotes
Eugen von Blaas, 1843 – 1931, AUSTRIAN FLIRTATION, c. 1894 Oil on canvas 41 1/2 by 52 in., 105.4 by 132.1 cm Private collection Flirtation depicts three young women gathered around a vera da pozzo, the stone structure that protects the opening of a well. The carefully observed coat of arms represents the wealthy Venetian family who donated…