Tag: NORMAN LINDSAY
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09 paintings on Halloween night with John William Waterhouse, Mariska Karto, Johfra Bosschart, Francisco de Goya, Jan or Frans Verbeeck, Norman Lindsay, Gustave Moreau, and Franz von Stuck, with Footnotes
This is one of Waterhouse’s earlier works, and reflects his fascination with the exotic. The woman in this picture appears to be a witch or priestess, endowed with magic powers. Her dress and general appearance is highly eclectic, and is derived from several sources: she has the swarthy complexion of a woman of middle-eastern origin;…
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01 Painting, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, NORMAN LINDSAY’s Leda and the Swan, with footnotes # 37
Leda, in Greek legend, usually believed to be the daughter of Thestius, king of Aetolia, and wife of Tyndareus, king of Lacedaemon. She was also believed to have been the mother (by Zeus, who had approached and seduced her in the form of a swan) of the other twin, Pollux, and of Helen, both of whom…
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19 Works, The Art Of The Nude by Norman Lindsay, with footnotes # 241
Norman Alfred William Lindsay (22 February 1879–21 November 1969) was an Australian artist, etcher, sculptor, writer, editorial cartoonist, scale modeller, and an accomplished amateur boxer… Please follow link for full post
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NORMAN LINDSAY, Summer Idyll 01 Work, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 53
Norman Alfred William Lindsay (22 February 1879 – 21 November 1969) was an Australian artist, etcher, sculptor, writer, editorial cartoonist, scale modeller, and an accomplished amateur boxer. In 1895, Lindsay moved to Melbourne to work on a local magazine with his older brother Lionel. In 1901, he and Lionel, his older brother, joined the staff of the Sydney…
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Norman Alfred William Lindsay, Woman Enchanting Man 01 Painting, The amorous game, Part 52 – With Footnotes
Norman Alfred William Lindsay (22 February 1879 – 21 November 1969) was an Australian artist, etcher, sculptor, writer, editorial cartoonist, scale modeller, and an accomplished amateur boxer. In 1895, Lindsay moved to Melbourne to work on a local magazine with his older brother Lionel. In 1901, he and Lionel, his older brother, joined the staff of the Sydney…
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NORMAN LINDSAY 1879-1969 – Boarded, c. 1954 01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #126
NORMAN LINDSAY 1879-1969 Boarded, c. 1954 Watercolour on paper 51.5 x 40 cm Private collection Naval boarding is to come up against, or alongside, an enemy ship to attack by placing combatants aboard the enemy ship. The goal of boarding is to capture, or destroy, the enemy vessel. Larger ships carried specially trained and equipped sailors,…