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Henry Malfroy ( b. January 15, 1895, in Martinique; died in 1944) Martigues Oil on canvas 60 x 92 cm Private Collection Martigues is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte. Nicknamed the “Provençale Venice”, Martigues is a…

Joaquín Sorolla, 1863 – 1923, SPANISH, RETURN WITH THE CATCH, c. 1908 17 Classic Works of Art by the Old Masters, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #21a

May 6, 2018

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Joaquín Sorolla, 1863 – 1923, SPANISH RETURN WITH THE CATCH, c. 1908 Oil on canvas 25.5 by 37.5cm., 10 by 14½in. Private Collection Painted on El Cabañal beach, Valencia, in 1908, the present work takes up a theme that preoccupied Sorolla like no other: returning fishermen attended by their wives and daughters carrying baskets in which to carry…

Montague Dawson, British, 1895-1973 Night Suspect (A British Coast Guard Cutter in Pursuit) 01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #125

May 5, 2018

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Montague Dawson, British, 1895-1973 Night Suspect (A British Coast Guard Cutter in Pursuit) Signed Montague Dawson(ll) Oil on canvas 25 x 36 inches (61 x 91.5 cm) Private collection The painting depicts the dramatic chase on a moonlit night by the British Coast Guard, firing a canon at suspected smugglers in the English Channel. More on this…

Deborah Stevenson, United States, The Sin Of Shame. RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 10h

May 5, 2018

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Deborah Stevenson, United States The Sin Of Shame Collage Size: 8.4 H x 7.7 W x 0.1 in Private collection Shame has plagued us since Adam and Eve bit into the fruit and realized they were naked. Their first instinct was to hide from each other and God (Genesis 3:7–11). They now stood guilty before God…

Dimitar Voynov-Jr, Sofia 1971, Angel 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 10g

May 4, 2018

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Dimitar Voynov-Jr, Sofia 1971 “Angel” 30×30 Private collection An angel is generally a supernatural being found in various religions and mythologies. In Abrahamic religions and Zoroastrianism, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between God or Heaven and Humanity.[1][2] Other roles of angels include protecting and guiding human beings, and carrying…

Dimitar Voynov-Jr, Sofia 1971, Angel 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 10f

May 4, 2018

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Dimitar Voynov-Jr, Sofia 1971 Angel 24×18 Private collection An angel is generally a supernatural being found in various religions and mythologies. In Abrahamic religions and Zoroastrianism, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between God or Heaven and Humanity.[1][2] Other roles of angels include protecting and guiding human beings, and carrying…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 10e

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Sophie Wilkins Angélique, c. 2011 acrylique 36×40 Private collection Angélique; messenger of God. Sophie Wilkins is an active artist on the Montreal scene. She was born in 1976 , Ste- Barbe, Quebec. Passionate about her art since childhood, she now uses various mediums, either acrylic, oil or coal powder. Painting and the murals are its main fields of action.…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 10d

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Sophie Wilkins Solédade, (Our Lady of Solitude?), c. 2011 acrylique 36×40 Private collection Our Lady of Solitude (Spanish: María de la Soledad) is a title of Mary (mother of Jesus) and a special form of Marian devotion practised in Spanish-speaking countries to commemorate the solitude of Mary on Holy Saturday. More on Solédade Sophie Wilkins is an active artist on…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 10c

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Tsanko Tsankov, Bulgaria Touch, A Saint? Oil on Canvas Size: 19.7 H x 15.8 W x 0.1 in Private collection Tsanko Tsankov, 1962, born in Sofia and working in Varna,Bulgaria. In 1988 he graduated from the National Academy of Arts, Sofia. The energy store of the artistic paint, the use of the golden gilt as a marking credo…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 10b

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Freddy Fabris, United States The Renaissance Series, ” The last supper “ Photography Size: 24 H x 36 W x 1 in Private collection The Last Supper is based on a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan. It is one of the world’s…

01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 10a

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Freddy Fabris, United States The Renaissance Series, ” The Creation of Adam “ Photography 24 H x 36 W x 1 in Private collection The Creation of Adam is based on a fresco painting by Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, painted c. 1508–1512. It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART BY THE OLD MASTERS, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #21G

May 2, 2018

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Joaquín Sorolla, 1863 – 1923, SPANISH CHILDREN ON THE SHORE, ,c. 1905 Oil on canvas 33.5 by 63cm., 13 by 24¾in. Private Collection This scene combines one of Sorolla’s most jewel-like renditions of the sea and cliffs of Cabo de San Antonio, Jávea, with a portrayal of a personal family moment. Depicting, from left to right, his three…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART BY THE OLD MASTERS, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #21F

May 2, 2018

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Ernest Buttura CÔTE NORMANDE, MER DÉCHAÎNÉE Oil on canvas 200 x 100 cm Private Collection The Normandy coastline stretches for nearly 640km via a series of smaller “côtes” with incredibly evocative names: Côte d’Albâtre (Alabaster Coast), Côte Fleurie (Flower Coast), Côte de Nacre (Mother of Pearl Coast), and so on. Its cliffs form an imposing wall of…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART BY THE OLD MASTERS, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #21E

May 2, 2018

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Helene Schjerfbeck, 1862 – 1946, FINNISH ON THE JETTY Oil on canvas 38.5 by 35cm., 15¼ by 13¾in. Private Collection The present work was painted in 1879, the year Schjerfbeck completed her studies under Adolf von Becker in Helsinki, and exhibited for the first time with the Finnish Fine Arts Society. Although distinct from the…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART BY THE OLD MASTERS, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #21D

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Egon Schiele – 1890 – 1918 Harbor of Trieste, c. 1907 Oil on cardboard Height: 25 cm (9.84 in.) Width: 18 cm (7:09 in.) Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum (United States) The Port of Trieste is a port in the Adriatic Sea in Trieste, Italy. In the period between the beginning of 1700 and 1850, Trieste was…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART BY THE OLD MASTERS, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #21B

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Egon Schiele Sailing Ship With Dinghy, c. 1908 Oil on cardboard Private Collection Egon Schiele (German: 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and the many…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART BY THE OLD MASTERS, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #21A

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Maurice VAUMOUSSE (1876-1961) Le bassin à Honfleur Oil on canvas 37 x 55 cm Private Collection Honfleur is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. Its inhabitants…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #99

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Eugène Boudin, (1824–1898) Navires dans le Port à Honfleur/ Ships in the Port at Honfleur, c. 1856 Oil on wood panel Height: 20.3 cm (8 in). Width: 26.5 cm (10.4 in). Princeton University Art Museum Honfleur is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the…

01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, from the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #3a

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