Tag: Paintings
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22 Works, The story of The world’s first supermodel, Phryne by Henryk Siemiradzki, Paul Delaroche, Ippolito Buzzi, Angelica Kauffmann, James McNeill Whistler, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Jose Frappa, Franz von Stuck, Salvator Rosa, Joseph Mallord William Turner, and others, with footnotes
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05 Works, The Art Of The Nude, Hedy Lamarr in kstase and White Cargo, with footnotes # 23
After a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, including the controversial Ecstasy (1933), Hedy Lamarr fled from her husband, a wealthy Austrian ammunition manufacturer, and secretly moved to Paris… Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Antoon Heinsbergen’s Paris Opera House, with footnotes, Part 92
For sale for 4,500 USD in October 2023 A panoramic view of early twentieth-century Paris with early automobiles, charabancs and pedestrians filling the boulevards converging on the Paris Opera beneath sunny blue skies. Opéra, also known as Palais Garnier, formerly Académie Nationale de Musique, Parisian opera house designed by Charles Garnier. The building, considered one of…
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02 Works, Interpretation of the bible, St. Blandina in the Amphitheater of Lyon, by Emilio Magistretti and Jules-Antoine Duvaux, with Footnotes #213
Saint Blandina (French: Blandine, died 177 AD) was a Christian during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. She belonged to the band of martyrs of Lyon who, after some of their number had endured frightful tortures, suffered martyrdom in 177 AD… Please follow link for full post
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06 Paintings, The Art Of The Nude, by Iranian Artist Pegah Samaie, with footnotes # 126
“The title gives a great starting insight into what is going on here, but I soon found that it only scratched the surface…” Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting, Olympian deities, François Boucher’s Hunting nymphs, with footnotes # 44
Sold for 150,000 EUR in June 2017 These two attendants of Diana, isolated in their verdant forest with their hunting spoils at their side, occupy today the main subject of a painting, which was certainly part of an overdoor panel transformed into an easel painting during the early 19th century. The attribution to François Boucher is…
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01 Marine Art, ANGE-JOSEPH-ANTOINE ROUX’s ACTION BETWEEN FRIGATES, With Footnotes #315
Bayonnaise was a 24-gun corvette of the French Navy, launched in 1793. Bayonnaise was being built as a privateer when the Ministry of Marine requisitioned her in 1793 before she sailed. The Ministry assumed the construction contracts and purchased her in March 1794. Her hull was coppered in 1795 in Brest. She was officially renamed Brême…
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01 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, Herb Ritts’ Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana and Naomi, with footnotes # 245
Sold for 150,000 USD in April 2018 Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood is a black and white photograph taken in 1989 by photographer and director Herb Ritts (American, 1952–2002). The subject of the photograph is a group of five women coyly entwined together in an embrace. Each of the five women – Stephanie Seymour, Cindy Crawford,…
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Federico Zandomeneghis Au théâtre/ At the theater, with footnotes, Part 91
Two élégantes of the Paris beau monde are seen from behind, entranced by the dazzling performance by the young troupe of dancers unfolding on the stage before them. The setting is almost certainly the capital’s new opera house, recently opened in 1875 – the Palais Garnier, named after its architect, Charles Garnier, and home to…
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01 Painting, of The amorous game, Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet’s A Choice, With Footnotes #8
Estimated for 10,000 – 15,000 USD in February 2018 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 genre scenes. His father was the owner of a café and a liqueur manufacturer who moved his family to Lyon in 1846. He…
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01 Painting, Marine Art, ANGE-JOSEPH-ANTOINE ROUX’s ACTION BETWEEN FRIGATES, With Footnotes #314
Sold for $1,200 in August 2017 HMS Ambuscade was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, built in 1773. The French captured her in 1798 but the British recaptured her in 1803. She was broken up in 1810. On 13 December 1798, Ambuscade captured a French merchantman, Faucon, with a cargo of sugar and coffee bound for…
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05 Photographs, The Art Of The Nude by Tomio Seike, with footnotes #205
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, Giulio Rosati’s Conversation, with footnotes #91
Sold for GBP 12,500 in December 2019 Giulio Rosati, 1858 – Rome – 1917, specialised in eighteenth century costume pieces, comical scenes of from the life of the clergy and Orientalist subjects. His preferred medium was watercolour, though he also worked in oils. Rosati studied at the Academy of Rome. He was the pupil of several eminent artists, in…
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01 Painting, The amorous game, Fernand Cormon’s A Friend’s Lunch, with Footnotes #85
Sold for 37,500 USD in January 2011 “Interior of an artist’s studio. Around a lounge table, covered with dishes and bottles, four young men and two young women are seated, drinking coffee, laughing heartily. In the background, a Breton chest; on the right, a canvas on an easel” Georges Lafenestre Fernand Cormon (24 December 1845 – 20…
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01 painting, The amorous game, Francesco Vinea’s Serenade in the Tavern, With Footnotes #84
Sold for 20,000 USD in January 2011 Francesco Vinea (Forlì, August 10, 1845 – Florence, October 22, 1902) was an Italian painter, known for his period costume genre subjects. He studied first at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, but had to discontinue his studies due to his poverty, and spent some time traveling without a…
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01 MARINE ART, PAUL SIGNAC’S ROSCOFF , WITH FOOTNOTES #313
Sold for 63,000 EUR in March 2022In the 19th century, Roscoff traded in cloth, salt and wood… even onions exported to England. Everything in its historic centre evokes the wealth of maritime trade: from the church hidden away in its garden to the opulent granite dwellings; from the boats sculpted out of stone to the turrets in…
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01 Work, The Canals of Venice, Anna Lubchik’s Venice painting on canvas Italy Boats, with footnotes #119
For sale at C$2,125 in Oct 2023 Venice, known as the “Floating City,” has long been celebrated for its rich cultural heritage and contributions to the art world. Venice has served as a muse for countless painters throughout history. These masterpieces, created by both renowned and lesser-known artists, continue to captivate audiences worldwide. Anna Lubchik is a…
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