Tag: Paintings
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01 Work, Interpretations of Olympian deities, Ragnhild Nordensten’s Sjöhästar/ Seahorses, with footnotes #35
Sold for 125 000 SEK in Jun 2022 The hippocampus or hippocamp, often called a sea-horse in English, is a mythological creature shared by Phoenician, Etruscan, Pictish, Roman and Greek mythology, though its name has a Greek origin. The hippocampus has typically been depicted as having the upper body of a horse with the lower body of…
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01 MARINE PAINTING – NEWELL CONVERS WYETH’S THE RAFT OF ODYSSEUS, WITH FOOTNOTES #381
Sold for USD 425,000 in May 2016 A vivid jewel tone palette covers much of the canvas, with striking turquoises, emeralds and violets applied in brushwork that suggests movement in both the intense swelling of the sea and storm clouds swarming above. The ominous dark clouds are a stark contrast to the white foam of the wave…
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04 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, Marcel Gromaire’s Femme nue, with footnotes # 186
Marcel Gromaire (24 July 1892–11 April 1971) was a French painter. He painted many works on social subjects, and is often associated with Social Realism, however, one can say that Gromaire created an independent oeuvre far away from groups and movements… Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, Warren Brandt’s Relaxing Nude, with footnotes # 185
Sold for $687.50 in January 2020 “Working in the tradition of Henri Matisse, Brandt has adopted beauty and realism as his concerns. Brandt has managed to bridge the gap between the masters of the Western tradition, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cezanne, Pierre Bonnard, Max Beckmann and Willem de Kooning.” Warren Brandt (1918-2002) studied with Yasuo Kuniyoshi at…
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27 Paintings from Émile Henri Bernard’s ten year stay in Egypt, with footnotes
Bernard left France in 1893 and had lived abroad for ten years before returning to his native country. Intrigued by Orientalist works of the previous generations artists — Ingres, Delacroix, and others — he sought to create his own works depicting similarly scenes and characters… Please follow link for full post
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01 Photograph of the Canals of Venice, St. Mark’s Domes with Venice Background, with footnotes #112
Offered for sale for C$14,500 in June 2023 St Mark’s Basilica is the cathedral church of the Catholic Patriarchate of Venice. Its model was the sixth-century Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople, although accommodations were made to adapt the design to the limitations of the physical site and to meet the specific needs of Venetian…
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01 Marine Painting – Raoul Dufy’s THE PIER IN LE HAVRE, with Footnotes #379
Sold for 200,000 EUR in June 2020 In 1885, the Florentine father named Guéroult installed the Bains de la Falaise on the current site of the regatta palace. The establishment was very popular with residents. They took advantage of beach huts, canvas tents and the pier that allowed high tide to reach the sea without…
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01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, Oscar VanYoung’s Hot Summer Day, with footnotes # 183
Sold for $1,200.00 in January 2020Oscar Van Young was born in Vienna on 15 April 1906. For business reasons his father found himself in Russia at the outbreak of the Revolution of 1917, and was followed there by his family. Oscar spent some of his teenage years in Odessa, Russia during the civil war that…
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01 Paintings, Middle East Artists, Hosni Radwan’s City of Paradoxes 6, with Footnotes #76
The city of Jerusalem is the focus of Hosni Radwan’s latest series of artworks. Using charcoal, acrylic, and gold leaf on canvas, he attempts to express his fascination with a city haunted by shades of paradoxes. The minute Radwan saw Jerusalem, after living in the diaspora most of his life, he fell in love with it.…
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01 painting, The amorous game, Hugh Goldwin Riviere’s Garden of Eden, with Footnotes #97
The Garden of Eden depicts a young couple walking through Kensington Gardens by Lancaster Gate on a rainy day. It is a touching scene of two otherwise insignificant people made significant by the love they bear each other. Their fixed gazes show the depth of their affection that converts, for them, the dreariness of the chilly…
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17 Works, Sun Bathers and Summer break, with footnotes
Explore Nature And Have An Adventure. Summer is a time when nature is bursting at the seams. Take a trip to the lake or beach. Dive into the water–there is so much to learn and so much to discover together… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities, Jean Souverbie’s L’amazone, with footnotes #29
Sold for €36,585 EUR in December 2019 In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a race of woman warriors. 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…
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01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, Hugo Ballin’s Two women in a meadow, with footnotes # 182
Estimate at $700 – $900. Sold for $450.00 on October 2020 Hugo Ballin NA (March 7, 1879 – November 27, 1956) was an American artist, muralist, author and film director. Ballin was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the National Academy of Design.Ballin was born in New York City and studied at…
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01 Orientalist Painting, Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant’s At Rest, with footnotes #108
Estimate at GBP 500 – GBP 1,000 in June 2023 Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, born Jean-Joseph Constant (10 June 1845 – 26 May 1902), was a French painter and etcher best known for his Oriental subjects and portraits. He was born in Paris and studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse. A journey to Morocco in…
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05 Works, June 4th is Saints Mary and Martha’s day, their story in Paintings #155
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, He came to Bethany where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made… Please follow…
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, Frigate of the Rais Hamid chased by these ships of the Americans, with Footnotes #75
The Arabic inscription at bottom of the painting identifies the scene as the Battle of Cape Gata– a devastating blow to the Barbary forces by the American navy in the year 1815. At the center, the Algerian ship Mashudu is identifiable by its bright red flag at the stern. Nine American ships have surrounded the…
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3 Paintings, Richard Redgrave’s The Outcasts, with footnotes The Outcast
In an age when sexual innocence was highly valued and sex for a respectable woman was deemed appropriate only within marriage, the loss of chastity for an unwed woman had multiple repercussions… Please follow link for full post
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