Tag: Woman
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01 painting, The amorous game, William Oxer’s Unfolding Her Wings, with Footnotes #102
For Sale at C$2,864 in April 2024 “William Oxer is not merely a painter; he is a distinctive sensibility, with a poetic vision he explores in many media. His art is affirmative, evocative and forgiving…” Professor Sir Roger Scruton “William Oxer’s paintings represent a strikingly fresh current in contemporary art. His work is experimental, and he…
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03 works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Lukas Dvorak’s Indian Autumn, with Footnotes #213
Lukas Dvorak describes his style as simple. “First and foremost, you must respect the beauty of a woman to capture it in its finest, most impressive form… Please follow link for full post
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04 works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, The Night Watch, with Footnotes, #239
Under a canopy of twinkling stars, the desert stretches endlessly, its undulating dunes shimmering silver in the moonlight. A cool breeze whispers ancient tales as it sweeps through the arid landscape… Please follow link for full post
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05 Works, The Art of War, Marilyn Monroe Goes to Gaza, with footnotes
While it’s an interesting premise to imagine a figure like Marilyn Monroe stepping into a contemporary political crisis, it’s essential to acknowledge the complexities of such situations… Please follow link for full post
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04 Works, The Art of War, Ana Dias’s Native American Women Warrior’s Headdress, with footnotes
One of the most recognizable symbols of Native American Indian culture is the traditional Indian headdress, also known as a feathered war bonnet. Although it is easily recognizable, it is important to note that not all Native American tribes created or wore headdresses… Please follow link for full post
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04 works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Ana Dias’s Bedouin Desert Warriors, with Footnotes, #237
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a French military order of the Catholic faith… Please follow link for full post
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04 works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Ana Dias’s Beduin Desert Warriors, with Footnotes, #237
Islam elevated the status of women, treating them on an equal footing with a man. Women had a newfound independent identity, in the physical and spiritual spheres… Please follow link for full post
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12 works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Bouboulina, the Heroine naval captain during Greece’s War of Independence, with Footnotes #212
The defeat of the Greek insurgents at Missolonghi which fell on April 29, 1826 at the hands of the Turks. The news of the fall of the most powerful fortress of Greece mobilized the Philhellenes of Western Europe and revived sympathy for the Greeks… Please follow link for full post
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, THE CONSEQUENCES OF WAR, Bernard Duvivier’s Cleopatra Captured by Roman Soldiers, with Footnotes #236
The subject of this painting is a rarely-depicted moment in the story of Antony and Cleopatra. In Plutarch’s Life of Mark Antony, Antony dies of a self-inflicted wound in Cleopatra’s “monument”, a fortified tomb in which the Egyptian queen had barricaded herself. Several of Caesar Augustus’s men, seeking to capture Cleopatra alive, enter the monument…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, THE ART OF WAR, Arabian Woman by Rawisyah Aditya, with Footnotes #237
The role of women in the military has varied across the world’s major countries throughout history with several views for and against women in combat. Over time countries have generally become more accepting of women fulfilling combat roles. More on Women in combat Rawisyah Aditya is an eminent commercial and travel photographer, Aditya Arya began professional photography in…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, THE ART OF WAR, Jens Kohlen’s Elisa Rammstein, with Footnotes #232
Elisa (born Elisa Toffoli on 19 December 1977) is an Italian singer. She sings in several musical genres that go from rock, to the blues, soul and ambient. She recently had a duet with Tina Turner with the song “Teach Me Again” for the film All the Invisible Children which went straight to #1 in Italy.…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, ART OF WAR, “Blenda” Warrior Woman, with Footnotes #146
Blenda is the heroine of a Swedish legend (Blendasägnen) from Småland. Blenda led the rural women of Värend in an attack on a pillaging Danish army and annihilated the invaders. According to the legend, the events took place in the time of Alle, King of the Geats, when this king led the Geats in an attack…
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01 Work, The art of War, Suhair Sibai’s Damascus Queen #3, with Footnotes
Originally listed for C$9,108 Suhair Sibai was born in Syria in 1956. Through her work, Suhair explores the concepts of identity and the Self, using the female form as her preferred medium. According to Suhair, who was educated as an artist in the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles, the level of multiculturalism and diversity to which…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Anneke Jamieson’s The promotion, with Footnotes #236
A portrait portraying the conflict between being a mother and an Army service member has won a prestigious art prize, run by the Australian War Memorial. Retired major Anneke Jamieson won the 2022 Napier Waller Art Prize for her portrait titled The Promotion. In her artist’s statement, Mrs Jamieson said The Promotion was an expression of…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Sara Madandar’s A Common Thread, with footnotes
For sale for C$5,296 in November 2023 Let us Believe In… is a collection of life-size portraits depicting a strong, diverse group of women. Starting with photographic prints on canvas, I paint, collage, write, spray, and sew onto their portraits. Much of my work has deployed the aesthetics of clothing and bodies to portray my own…
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04 works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Orval Hixon’s Ernestine Meyers, with Footnotes #231
The daughter of MLB player Albert “Cod” Myers, Ernestine Myers (1900–91) was born in Terre Haute. She performed acrobatic toe dances, ballet and Creole folk styles in both Keith and Shubert vaudeville, and in the legit she danced with the Ziegfeld Follies and in the extravaganza Sinbad (1918) with Al Jolson… Please follow link for…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, LUCIEN LÉVY-DHURMER’s La bourrasque, with Footnotes #230
Sold for GBP 126,000 in Jul 2022 La bourrasque, which translates as ‘The squall’, formed part of a strikingly ethereal series of portraits based upon the theme of the four seasons. The present work illustrates autumn and became the subject matter of much experimentation during the late 1890s, resulting in a painting under this title being…
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01 Painting, The amorous game, Adolf Humborg (Austrian, 1847-1913), with Footnotes #88
Sold for USD 5,520 in Oct 1998 Adolf Humborg (January 18, 1847 Oraviţa – April 14, 1921 Munich) was an Austrian painter. Humborg studied at the Art Academy in Vienna between 1867 and 1872. He then completed his studies at the Academy of Arts in Munich, where he attended the class of professor Alexander von Wagner (1838-1904).…
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01 Painting, The amorous game, Simon Buret’s The Porous Lights, with Footnotes #87
Sold for 4,445 EUR in February 2023 Simon Buret grew up in Paris, and studied acting at Acting International. His acting career began in 2005, with brief appearances in Les Chevaliers du ciel and Dans tes rêves. At the same time, Simon meets Olivier Coursier with whom he creates the music group AaRON, in which he is…