Tag: Paintings
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Clara Morera, Ulysses and the Sirens 01 Painting, Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities, with footnotes
Clara Morera, (B. CAMAGÜEY, 1944) Ulices y las cirenas/ Ulysses and the Sirens Mixed media on Wood 182.88 X 219.71 cm (72.00 X 86.50 in) Private collection Ulysses and the Sirens is a large mixed media on wood by the Cuban artist Clara Morera. It depicts the scene from Homer’s Odyssey in which Ulysses (Odysseus) resists the…
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Ford Madox Brown, LIJAH AND THE WIDOW 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 123
Ford Madox Brown, 1821-1893 ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW, c. 1864 Watercolour, heighted with bodycolour and gum Arabic 40 by 26cm., 16 by 10in. Private collection The shadow on the wall projected by a bird returning to its nest, typifies the return of the soul to the body. The Hebrew writing over the door consists of…
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Ivar Arosenius, Leda och svanorna, (Leda and the Swan) 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 27
Ivar Arosenius, (1878 – 1909) Leda och svanorna, (Leda and the Swan), c. 1908 Watercolour on paper 8 x 11 cm. Private collection 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…
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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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GEORGE MALVA AKA OMAR HAMDI, Snow In Paris, 1995 01 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 9
GEORGE MALVA AKA OMAR HAMDI, (Lebanese, born 1951), Snow In Paris, 1995 Oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. 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…
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Jean Kevorkian, Paris, la Seine, vu de Notre Dame 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 37 – With Footnotes
Jean Kevorkian, (French, b. 1933) Paris, la Seine, vu de Notre Dame Oil on canvas 23-3/4 x 28-1/2 inches (60.3 x 72.4 cm) Private collection View from the top of Notre Dame Cathedral showing the Seine River and the Eiffel Tower; and the Notre Dame Bridge over the Seine, constructed in 1919 at the site of the very…
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Ivar Arosenius, Susanna och gubbarne 02 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 120
Ivar Arosenius, (1878 – 1909) ”Susanna och gubbarne” (Susanna and the Elders), c. 1907 Watercolour on paper 5 x 5.5 cm Private collection A fair Hebrew wife named Susanna was falsely accused by lecherous voyeurs. As she bathes in her garden, having sent her attendants away, two lustful elders secretly observe the lovely Susanna. When…
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CAMILLE PISSARRO, Bords de l’Oise 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #115
CAMILLE PISSARRO (1830 – 1903) Bords de l’Oise, Environs de Pontoise, c. 1872 Banks of the Oise, surroundings of Pontoise, c. 1872 Oil on canvas 32.4 x 40.9 cm (12 ¾ x 16 ⅛ inches) Private collection The Oise is a river of Belgium and France, flowing for 341 kilometers (212 mi) from its source in the…
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman, ARAB WOMEN ON A ROOFTOP, ALGIERS 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 39
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1847 – 1928, AMERICAN DETAIL, ARAB WOMEN ON A ROOFTOP, ALGIERS BEYOND Oil on canvas 17 7/8 by 30 3/4 in., 45.4 by 78.1 cm Private collection Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet (12 April 1840, Uzès – 11 April 1920, Paris) was a French painter and engraver; best known for his historical and costume…
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Eugène Galien-Laloue, LE MARCHÉ AUX FLEURS 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 36 – With Footnotes
Eugène Galien-Laloue, 1854-1941, FRENCH LE MARCHÉ AUX FLEURS Watercolour and gouache on paper 20.5 by 33cm., 8 by 13in. Private property The famous “Flowers and Birds Market (Marché aux fleurs et aux oiseaux)” has been located since 1808 on the Ile de la Cité, Place Louis Lépine, and Quai de la Corse along the Seine. Halfway…
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Federico del Campo, CANALE DELLA GIUDECCA, VENICE, 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #43
Federico del Campo, 1837 – 1923, PERUVIAN LA CHIESA GESUATI FROM THE CANALE DELLA GIUDECCA, VENICE, c. 1887 Oil on canvas 15½ by 26 in., 39.5 by 66 cm Private collection This painting captures the Zattere, meaning raft, built as a dock in the early sixteenth century to accommodate the delivery of timber for ships and buildings. Painted…
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Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet, THE FAVORITE OF THE HAREM 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 38
Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet, 1840-1920, FRENCH DETAIL, THE FAVORITE OF THE HAREM Oil on panel 20 3/4 by 25 1/2 in., 52.7 by 64.8 cm Private collection Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet, 1840-1920, FRENCH THE FAVORITE OF THE HAREM Oil on panel 20 3/4 by 25 1/2 in., 52.7 by 64.8 cm Private collection Ferdinand Victor…
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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…
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Eugène Galien-Laloue, L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 35 – With Footnotes
Eugène Galien-Laloue, 1854-1941, FRENCH L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE Gouache and watercolour over pencil on paper 18.5 by 30cm., 7¼ by 11¾in. Private collection The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place…
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MEDORA HEATHER BENT, St Ives by Moonlight 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #114
MEDORA HEATHER BENT, (Irish, 1901-1992) St Ives by Moonlight Oil on canvas 50 x 61cm (19 11/16 x 24in) Private collection St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially…
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Mario Tozzi, La Margherita 01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 21 – With Footnotes
Mario Tozzi (1895 – 1979) La Margherita, c. 1950 Oil on canvas 174×68 cm Private collection Mario Tozzi (30 October 1895 – 8 September 1979) was an Italian painter. He was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government. Tozzi studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna in Italy where he met Giorgio Morandi…
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Léon Lemaître, LES HALLES, PARIS 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 34 – With Footnotes
Léon Lemaître, 1850 – 1905, FRENCH LES HALLES, PARIS Oil on panel 15.5 by 27cm., 6 by 10¾in. Private collection Les Halles was the traditional central market of Paris. In 1183, King Philippe II Auguste enlarged the marketplace in Paris and built a shelter for the merchants, who came from all over to sell their wares.…
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Sir William Russell Flint, JASMIN 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 13
Sir William Russell Flint, R.A., P.R.W.S., 1880-1969 JASMIN Watercolour and tempera on paper laid down on panel 33 by 61cm., 13 by 24in. Sir William Russell Flint (4 April 1880 – 30 December 1969) was a Scottish artist and illustrator who was known especially for his watercolour paintings of women. He also worked in oils, tempera, and…
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