Tag: Paintings
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #93
Alain Héraud Voilier noir/ Black sailboat Oil on paper. 61 x 46 cm Private collection Alain Héraud was born and raised in Paris. At the age of 12, he follows courses in the Louvre and this experience determined his artistic direction. At the age of 16, he entered the Collège d’Enseignement d’Art Graphique de Corvisart. At…
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02 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #92
Alain Héraud Deux voiliers/ Two sailboats Oil on paper. 61 x 46 cm Private collection Alain Héraud was born and raised in Paris. At the age of 12, he follows courses in the Louvre and this experience determined his artistic direction. At the age of 16, he entered the Collège d’Enseignement d’Art Graphique de Corvisart. At…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #89
Jack Laycox, (1921 – 1984 San Francisco, CA) “Beach at Honfleur”, France Watercolor on Arches paper 22.25″ H x 29.5″ W 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…
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02 CLASSIC MARINE PAINTINGS, THE LOWER POOL – WITH FOOTNOTES, #52
Charles Edward Dixon, 1872 – 1934 The Lower Pool, 1902 Watercolour 27 x 78 cm. Private collection The Pool of London is a stretch of the River Thames from London Bridge to below Limehouse. Part of the Tideway of the Thames, the Pool was navigable by tall-masted vessels bringing coastal and later overseas goods—the wharves there…
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01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 16
Arthur von Ferraris, 1856-1936, HUNGARIAN THE ARMOURER’S SHOP, c. 1893 Oil on canvas 60 by 89cm., 23½ by 35in. Private collection In painting Ferraris demonstrates his skill both as a draughtsman and as an acute observer of Egyptian society. From the array of weapons including kilij swords and khanjar knives, to the costumes of the shopkeepers and their…
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 28 – With Footnotes
FRENCH SCHOOL, (Early 20th Century) Parisian Market Scene Oil on Cardboard 8” by 11”, Private collection Paris markets – the permanent or weekly, covered or street – are fantastic resources and often very beautiful and atmospheric. For food and drink, markets like Bastille and Saxe-Breteuil are a great opportunity to meet producers and sample new flavours,…
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03 Paintings, scenes from Olympian Myth, by The Old Masters, with footnotes # 42
Mihail Aleksandrov Girl with swan Oil on canvas 22″ x 26″ 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 Zeus, who had approached and seduced her in the form…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #26
Attributed to Pietro Fragiacomo, (1856-1922) Venice Oil on canvas 40×50 cm Private collection Pietro Fragiacomo (14 August 1856 – 18 May 1922) was an Italian painter, depicting sea and land-scapes. He was born in the mainly Italian town of Pirano d’Istria near Trieste, but lived most of his life in Venice. He only studied for a year at…
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15 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 1 – With Footnotes
Max Schwimmer, 1895 – 1960 Das Liebesspiel / The amorous game Watercolor and indian ink on paper H 110 mm, W 157 mm Private Collection Max Schwimmer (* 9. December 1895 in Leipzig ; † 12. March 1960 ) was a German painter, graphic artist and illustrator. He was born in Leipzig as the son of a factory bookbinder.…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #88
Lucien Delarue, (1925 – 2011 French) “Harbor Monte Carlo” Oil on canvas laid to waxed canvas 18.25″ H x 22″ W Private collection By 1901 it became apparent that the Principality of Monte Carlo needed a harbour able to accommodate the large number of yachts that visited the Côte d’Azur and to help open up the commerce of…
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01 PAINTINGS OF THE CANALS OF VENICE BY THE ARTISTS OF THEIR TIME, WITH FOOT NOTES. #29
Paul Augustin Aïzpiri, 1919-2016 LA SALUTE AU LOIN DU QUAI DE SCHIAVONE, VENISE Oil on canvas 25 3/4 by 36 1/4 in., 65.5 by 92 cm Private Collection The Riva degli Schiavoni (Shore of the Slaves) is the most beautiful among the localities of Venice ; it is the most delightful esplanade that can be imagined,…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #86
Winslow Homer, (1836–1910) The Fisher Girl, c. 1894 Oil on canvas 71.8 × 71.8 cm (2.3 × 2.3 ft) Mead Art Museum, Amherst, Massachusetts Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #85
Oswald Achenbach, (German, 1827-1905) View of Ischia with the Aragonese castle Oil on canvas 64.5 x 89cm (25 3/8 x 35 1/16in). Private collection Ischia is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the city of Naples. It is…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #84
Samuel Owen, (1769 – 8 December 1857) Unloading the catch Watercolour 14 x 19cm; 5½ x 7½in Private collection Samuel Owen (1769 – 8 December 1857) was an English marine painter and illustrator. Nothing is recorded of him before 1791, when he exhibited “A Sea View” at the Royal Academy. This was followed in 1797,…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #83
Edward William Cooke A pilot boat off the North Foreland Oil on board 18 x 29cm; 7 x 11½in Private collection A pilot boat is used to transport maritime pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting. North Foreland[ is a chalk headland on the Kent coast of southeast England;…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #82
Lionel Percy Smythe, RA, RWS, RI, ROI (British, 1839-1918) The mussel gatherer, c. 1876 Oil on canvas 92.1 x 64.2cm (36 1/4 x 25 1/4in). Private collection The best moment to do gather mussels is during a low spring tide. When the water goes as low as a meter under, the surf rocks will be exposed…