Tag: Paintings
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01 Orientalist Painting, Nils Forsberg’s The Dance of the Almeh, with footnotes #113
Estimated for 30,000 – 50,000 GBP in October 2022Almah (Egyptian dancer), was the name of a class of courtesans or female entertainers in Egypt, women educated to sing and recite classical poetry and to discourse wittily. They were educated girls of good social standing, trained in dancing, singing and poetry, present at festivals and entertainments, and…
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Jean Beraud’s Pont de Bercy, with footnotes, Part 86
Estimated for £80,000 GBP – £120,000 GBP in November 2005 The Pont de Bercy is a bridge over the Seine in Paris. It links the 12th and 13th arrondissement of Paris by extending the Boulevard de Bercy and Boulevard Vincent-Auriol. In addition to the roadway, the bridge also carries Line 6 of the Paris Métro, between…
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01 Marine Painting, Jules Achille Noël’s Elegant figures on the beach, Tréport, with Footnotes #285
Estimated for £6,000 – £8,000 in June 2020 Le Tréport is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-eastern France. A small fishing port and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Dieppe. The mouth of the Bresle river meets the English Channel here,…
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01 Marine Painting, Ester Almqvist’s Gothenburg Harbour with Boats in the Ice, With Footnotes #384
The municipally-owned Port of Gothenburg is the largest port in the Nordic countries. The port is situated on both sides of the estuary of Göta älv in Gothenburg. The north shore, Norra Älvstranden, is on Hisingen island and the south shore, Södra Älvstranden, is on the mainland. It is a combined river and coastal port. More…
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01 Marine Painting – Vasilios Chatzis’ Byzantine naval battle, with Footnotes #386
Sold for £6,312.50 in May 2020 “Two years ago, Vassilios Hatzis undertook to bring back to life an entire historical era, and since then has been engaged in the depiction of the Byzantine fleet. Since there are no previous studies in this field to assist him in his work, his historical research has been, and…
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02 Works, Interpretation of the bible, The Dead Christ supported by an Angel, with Footnotes #190
An interpretation of a subject often described as the Cristo passo – a theme explored in late fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century Venetian representations by Bellini, Antonello da Messina, Cima da Conegliano and others… Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting, The amorous game, Victor Guerrier’s Au café, with Footnotes, #83
Sold for 7 500EUR in Octobre 2017 Victor Guerrier, (French, 1893-1968) was born and trained in Lyon living much of his life at Saint Cyr au Mont d’Or. He began his career as an illustrator but made his name painting Belle Epoque subjects and Parisian life between the wars. Clearly inspired by the work of Impressionist masters…
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01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, Raoul Dufy’s Nu à l’orchestre/ Nude in the orchestra, with footnotes #195
Sold for Sold for £37,562.50 in October 2020 Raoul Dufy (1877 – 1953) was french painter and the brother of Jean Dufy. But he was not only a painter, but a draftsman, printmaker, book illustrator, scenic designer, furniture designer and planner of public spaces. Dufy grew up in a large family from Le Havre in Normandy, France. At…
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12 Works, July 16th. is Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #193
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (July 16, 1806 – July 15 1858) was a Russian painter who adhered to the waning tradition of Neoclassicism but found little sympathy with his contemporaries… Please follow link for full post
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03 Works, Interpretations of Olympian deities, Ellie Burelli’s Amazons, with footnotes #39
The legendary Amazons were thought to have lived in Pontus, which is part of modern-day Turkey near the southern shore of the Black Sea. There they formed an independent kingdom under the government of a queen named Hippolyta… Please follow link for full post
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01 Orientalist Painting, Alberto Pasini’s Watering the Horses, with footnotes #112
Sold for 47,880 GBP in October 2022 Alberto Pasini (Busseto, 3 September 1826 – Cavoretto, 15 December 1899) was an Italian painter. He was enrolled at the age of 17 years, in the Academy of Fine Art of Parma, studying landscape painting and drawing. In Parma, he was helped early on by Antonio Pasini, who painted for…
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, Jamil Molaeb’s Jerusalem, with Footnotes #66
Sold for 9,450 GBP in October 2022 The city of Jerusalem was a subject that Jamil Molaeb returned to over and over. In a succession of almost identical canvases, the artist repeated, with very slight variations of themes and colours, small architectural and figural elements inherent to the city whilst hinting at universal symbols. This work…
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01 Painting of the Canals of Venice, Rubens Santoro’s Venetian Canal, with Saint Mark’s Basilica in the Distance, with footnotes #116
Sold for $100,000 in Feb, 2020 The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, commonly known as St Mark’s Basilica, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, northern Italy. It is the most famous of the city’s churches and one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture. It lies at the eastern…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Federico Ferrario’s Mary and St. Peter Consoling Each Other, with Footnotes #188
The episode of the painting refers to the triple denial in which St. Peter, according to the canonical Gospels, three times rejected the accusations of being a follower of Jesus. After this denial, the synoptic gospels report the repentance of Peter, often depicted while crying, but in our canvas, he is in the presence of…
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08 Paintings, The Art Of The Nude by Karl Hofer, with footnotes #194
Karl Christian Ludwig Hofer or Carl Hofer (11 October 1878, Karlsruhe — 3 April 1955, Berlin) was a German expressionist painter. He was director of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts… Please follow link for full post
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09 Works, June 12th. is Pierre Henri Révoil’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #160
Pierre Henri Révoil (12 June 1776, in Lyon — 19 March 1842, in Paris) was a French painter in the troubadour style. His father was a furrier. Although he was needed at home, his family allowed him to receive a proper education. He first studied art at the École centrale in Lyon, under the direction of Donat…
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01 Work, Interpretations of Rome , Circle of Jacob de Backer’s Porcia, wife of Brutos, with footnotes #38
Sold for 12,500 GBP in December 2011 Porcia Catonis’ (c. 73 BC – June 43 BC), famous second marriage was to her first cousin, Marcus Junius Brutus, the close friend of the Roman emperor Julius Caesar who plotted his murder. Information about Porcia comes from ancient sources such as Plutarch, and most of it has a decidedly literary quality.…
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Jacob de Backer’s Allegory of Christian patience, with Footnotes #187
A Naked, young woman in a half-sitting position, leaning against a rock to which she is chained. Head and eyes raised to the heavens, in her left hand she is holding a crucifix. A putto with a laurel wreath in her left hand and a palm branch in her right hand flies over her head.…
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38 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Artists’ interpretation of Lot and His Daughters over the decades, with Footnotes – #136
Lot and his two daughters lived in a cave. One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man around here to give us children—as is the custom all over the earth… Please follow link for full post
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