Tag: Zaidan
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Wade Reynolds; Nude 01 Painting, The Art Of The Nude, with footnotes # 20
Wade Reynolds (born Charles Elwood Reynolds; June 5, 1929 – October 3, 2011) was a self-taught realist painter, Reynolds was best known for his figurative paintings often classified as California School of Light. Reynolds was born in Jasper, New York, in 1929. He began his professional art career in New York City where he was hired…
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Sergey Makhov, All ahead 01 Marine Painting – With Footnotes, #199 – With Footnotes
Sergey Makhov. “I was born in 1959 in a small town near Tver. In 1984 I graduated from the Art college named after Venetsianov. Since then I am painter and I do my best trying to retranslate the beauty of the world and human being. My works are presented in many art collections. I get…
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Eugène Galien-Laloue, Flower market Place de la Madeleine 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 57 – With Footnotes
The Boulevard de la Madeleine is one of the four ‘grands boulevards’ of Paris, France, a chain of roads running east-west that includes the boulevard de la Madeleine, the boulevard des Capucines, the boulevard des Italiens and the boulevard Montmartre. The boulevard is named after the nearby Église de la Madeleine. More on Place de la Madeleine Eugène…
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Abed Abdi, B. 1942, PALESTINIAN 01 Paintings, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 26
Palestinian art history is largely characterized by fragmentation, both in style and content, which is a result of ongoing wars and displacement of people. Despite historical ruptures in time and space, artists have flourished in a multitude of voices and places to create a vibrant Palestinian art scene. The featured works by Abed Abdi re…
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Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña, Departure of Diana to the hunt 01 Painting, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes #39
In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunt, the moon and nature being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was eventually equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had an independent origin in Italy. Diana was worshipped in ancient Roman religion and is…
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Virginie Demont-Breton, FISHERMAN’S WIFE COMING TO BATH HER CHILDREN 02 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #194
Virginie Élodie Marie Thérèse Demont-Breton (26 July 1859, Courrières – 10 January 1935, Paris) was a French painter. Her artistic career got off to an early start due to her having family ties with painters. By the age of twenty, she was exhibiting at the Salon where she received an Honorable Mentions and, four years later,…
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Egon Schiele, TRIESTE FISHING BOAT 01 Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #195
Trieste is a city and a seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city. It is also located near Croatia. Egon Schiele (German: 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was…
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Andrzej Wroński; Return 01 Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #196
Andrzej Wronski, born in Chrzanow in 1942. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1968.. Involved in painting, graphics. His works were displayed at both individual and group exhibitions, e.g. Art Studio Lines in Austria (1975), Galsbruck Gallery, Switzerland (1976), Grote Gallery, Belgium (1977), Home Art Gallery, USA (1979). He created…
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Josh Keyes; Siren 01 Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities, with footnotes #17
Portland-based artist Josh Keyes (previously) paints hyperrealistic depictions of what he perceives the world might look like after the fall of humans. Animals such as sharks, tigers, and bulls remain as the final witnesses to the aftermath of human destruction—observing blazing fires, investigating displaced commercial objects, and swimming amongst melted ice caps. More on this painting…
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Eric Geidl, Black Medusa 01 Work, Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities, with footnotes #20
In Greek mythology Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with a hideous face and living venomous snakes in place of hair. Gazers on her face would turn to stone. She lived and died on an island named Sarpedon, somewhere near Cisthene. The 2nd-century BCE novelist Dionysios Skytobrachion puts her…
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Le jour des morts (All Saints’ Day) 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Paintings from the Bible by the Old Masters, 5b
All Souls’ Day, Saturday of Souls, Thursday of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Halloween, All Saints’ Day, Samhain, Totensonntag, Blue Christmas. In Christianity, All Souls’ Day commemorates All Souls, the Holy Souls, or the Faithful Departed; that is, the souls of Christians who have died. Observing Christians typically remember deceased relatives on the day. In…
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EUGEN VON BLAAS, FESTIVAL DAY, VENICE 01 Painting, The amorous game, Part 51 – With Footnotes
Jean Béraud (January 12, 1849 – October 4, 1935) was a French painter, noted for his paintings of Parisian life during the Belle Époque. He was renowned in Paris society due to his numerous paintings depicting the life of Paris, and the nightlife of Paris society. He also painted religious subjects in a contemporary setting. Pictures…
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Camille Pissarro, LE BOULEVARD MONTMARTRE, FIN DE JOURNÉE/ END OF THE DAY 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 56 – With Footnotes
The Boulevard Montmartre is one of the four grands boulevards of Paris. It was constructed in 1763. Contrary to what its name may suggest, the road is not situated on the hills of Montmartre. It is the easternmost of the grand boulevards. More on The Boulevard Montmartre Camille Pissarro (10 July 1830 – 13 November 1903) was a Danish-French…
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Mahmoud Sabri, AL MAWT AL-TAFL/ THE DEATH OF A CHILD 01 Painting, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 25
Mahmoud Sabri, 1927 – 2012, was an Iraqi painter, considered as one of the pioneers of Iraqi modern art and one of the pillars of modernism in Iraqi Art. Born in Baghdad, Iraq, died on 13th April 2012 in Maidenhead, England. Studied social sciences at Loughborough University (England) in the late 1940s. While in England, his…
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Abraham Storck, the Four Days Battle 01 Classic Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #158
The Four Days’ Battle was a naval battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Fought from 1 June to 4 June 1666 in the Julian or Old Style calendar then used in England off the Flemish and English coast, it remains one of the longest naval engagements in history. The Dutch inflicted significant damage on the English…
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Antoine Malliarakis Mayo, YOUNG FELLAH, 02 Paintings, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 24
Fellah, plural Fellaheen, is a farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa. The word derives from the Arabic word for “ploughman” or “tiller”. Due to a continuity in beliefs and lifestyle, the fellahin of Egypt have been described as the “true Egyptians”. A fellah could be seen wearing a simple Egyptian cotton…
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