Tag: Painting
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Philip Krevoruck, Women Watching 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY., with Footnotes. #32
Philip Krevoruck, (1919-1999) was born January 26, 1919 in Fitchburg, MA. He was active/lived in New York, Massachusetts / China. He is known for abstract urban and industrial scene painting. Krevoruck completed 4 years of college prior to WWII and taught art. The artist is well versed in a variety of extraordinary styles. Particularly known…
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Gaetano Bellei, Giornata di pioggia, (Rainy day) 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY., with Footnotes. #31
Capturing something of the Belle Époque, Bellei painted a number of large canvases which feature elegant women, either set in glamorous interiors, such as In the theatre and Off to the Masquerade, or battered by the elements, such as Gust of wind and A windy day. These works allow the artist to demonstrate his skill…
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Eugene de Blaas, The Water Carrier 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY., with Footnotes. #30
His colorful and rather theatrical period images of Venetian society, e.g. On the Balcony (1877; Private Collection), were quite different compared to delicate pastels and etchings of the courtyards, balcony and canals of modern Venice. Eugene de Blaas’ paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy, Fine Art Society, New Gallery and Arthur Tooth and Sons…
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Flemish School 17th century, The Stigmatization of Saint Francis 01 Work, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 119
The Stigmatization of Saint Francis. Two years before his death, according to his custom, Saint Francis had repaired to Mt La Verna to spend the 40 days preceding the feast of St. Michael the Archangel in prayer and fasting. On the morning of the feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross, as he was praying in…
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Eugen von Blaas, A STOLEN GLANCE 01 Painting, PORTRAIT OF A LADY., with Footnotes. #29
Eugene de Blaas, (24 July 1843 – 10 February 1932), was an Italian painter in the school known as Academic Classicism. He was born at Albano, near Rome, to Austrian parents. His father Karl, also a painter, was his teacher. The family moved to Venice when Karl became Professor at the Academy of Venice. He…
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Edgar Degas, At the Mirror 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY., with Footnotes. #28
Edgar Degas (19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917) was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, preferring to be…
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01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Jorn Fox, with Footnotes. #55
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 him unlimited opportunities for expression, exploration and discovery. The varied…
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Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, Rosa Bonheur 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #54
The work depicts Klumpke’s companion, painter Rosa Bonheur. Klumpke was also a biographer for Bonheur’s life and work. Bonheur is depicted sitting at her easel and wearing her medal of the Legion of Honor. Bonheur is wearing a “long frogged coat” and a stiff white collar. In her hand is a drawing and on the…
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Thomas Saliot, Close up lipstick 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #53
The artist paints the lady’s portrait one time; while the lady paints her own portrait every day! 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…
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Giovanni Boldini, Alaide Banti 02 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #53
The young Alaide, daughter of Cristiano Banti, appears here in a spontaneous and confidential pose, which brings to mind the familiarity and the sentimental bond that joined her to the painter in these years. In 1885 Boldini stayed as guest of the Banti family (an Italian figurative painter of academic training, a leading figure in…
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Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Jane Fleming 02 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #52
Jane Stanhope, Countess of Harrington (née Fleming; 23 May 1755 – 3 February 1824), was a society hostess and heiress who served as a lady of the Bedchamber to the British queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Jane Fleming became engaged to Charles Stanhope, Viscount Petersham, a war hero who had recently returned from North America to…
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Ferdinand Bol, An Elegant Lady at a Window 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists of the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 36
Ferdinand Bol (24 June 1616 – 24 August 1680) was a Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman. Although his surviving work is rare, it displays Rembrandt’s influence; like his master, Bol favored historical subjects, portraits, numerous self-portraits, and single figures in exotic finery. Ferdinand Bol was first an apprentice of Jacob Cuyp in his hometown and/or of…
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Achille Mollica, Playing hard to get 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 37 – With Footnotes
Achille Mollica (Italian 19th Century) Playing hard to get Oil on canvas 52.1 x 73.7cm (20 1/2 x 29in). Private collection Achille Mollica (1832-1885) was an Italian painter of both canvases and ceramics. Achille was born to a family who manufactured maiolica ceramics. His father, Giovanni, had established the factory of “Mollica Ceramiche”, which employed Achille’s…
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Titti Garelli, QUEEN ELENA 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #51
Titti Garelli, Italy QUEEN ELENA Acrylic on Wood Size: 27.6 H x 19.7 W x 0.8 in Private collection Princess Elena of Montenegro, or more commonly known as Queen Elena of Italy (8 January 1871 – 28 November 1952) was the daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and his wife, Milena Vukotić. As wife of Victor…
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Heywood Hardy, Riding on the Dunes 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Dolly Henry, with Footnotes. #50
Heywood Hardy, (British, 1843-1933) “Riding on the Dunes” Oil on canvas 33″ x 30″Private collection Heywood Hardy (25 November 1842 – 20 January 1933) was a British artist, in particular an animal painter and painter of horse riding scenes. He also painted landscapes and portraits, especially equestrian portraits. Heywood Hardy was born on 25 November 1842…
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PAUL DELVAUX, Les baigneuses/The Bathers 02 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #48
PAUL DELVAUX, (1897-1994) Les baigneuses/The Bathers, c. 1930 Chinese ink and watercolor on paper 55 x 73,5 cm Private collection Paul Delvaux (23 September 1897 – 20 July 1994) was a Belgian painter famous for his paintings of female nudes. He was influenced by the works of Giorgio de Chirico, and was also briefly associated with surrealism. The young…
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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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Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Marie Breunig 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #46
Gustav Klimt Portrait of a Lady in Black/Portrait of Marie Breunig, About 1894 Oil on canvas 155 x 75 cm Privately owned, Austria Marie Breunig was born in humble circumstances in one of the crownlands of the monarchy and married a successful Viennese businessman. She was also a client of the Flöge sisters’ fashion salon and…
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Paul Delaroche, The Execution of Lady Jane Grey 02 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #45
Paul Delaroche, 1797 – 1856 The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, c. 1833 Oil on canvas 246 × 297 cm National Gallery The Execution of Lady Jane Grey was enormously popular in the decades after it was painted, but in the 20th century realist historical paintings fell from critical favour and it was kept in storage.…
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Nikolai Vasilyevich Nevrev, The Young Widow, 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #45
Nikolai Vasilyevich Nevrev, (Russian 1830-1904) The Young Widow, 1867 oil on canvas 60.5 x 45.7 cm (23 3/4 x 18 in.) Private collection Nikolai Vasilyevich Nevrev (Russian: 1830, Moscow – 3 May 1904, Mogilev Governorate) was a Russian painter who specialized in genre and historical scenes. Nevrev was born to a family of merchants. His first art…
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