Tag: Zaidan
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01 work, The Art Of The Nude, Maurice Brianchon’d c. NU AUX BAS ROUGES, with footnotes #218
Estimated for 30,000 – 50,000 USD in December 2018 Maurice Brianchon, (1899-1979) French, is known as one of the Painters of Poetic Reality. Brianchon attended É’cole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and moved to Spain shortly after to study the paintings of Spanish Masters. His early work is characterized by dynamic images of the theater, street scenes, and horse races…
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01 work, The Art Of The Nude, Ruth Bernhard’s Symbiosis, with footnotes #215
Estimated for US$4,000 – US$6,000 in May 2020 Symbiosis, interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both. Ruth Bernhard (October 14, 1905 – December 18, 2006) was a German-born American photographer. Bernhard was born in Berlin to Lucian Bernhard and Gertrude Hoffmann. Her parents divorced when she was 2 years old…
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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, Olympian deities, North Italian School’s Pan and Syrinx, with footnotes # 45
In classical Greek mythology, Syrinx was a nymph and a follower of Artemis, known for her chastity. Pursued by the amorous god Pan, she ran to a river’s edge and asked for assistance from the river nymphs. In answer, she was transformed into hollow water reeds that made a haunting sound when the god’s frustrated…
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08 works, October 20th, is Saint Ursula’s day, her story illustrated #291
Roman Emperor Maximian, having conquered Brittany, sent 100,000 colonists there from Great Britain together with 30,000 soldiers. He placed the territory under the government of the Breton prince Conanus Meriadocus. Lacking adequate females, Conanus decided to bring young women from Great Britain to marry his subjects. He appealed to King Dionotus of Cornwall… Please follow…
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07 Works, Interpretation of the bible, At Gaza in Palestine, Saint Porphyrius the bishop, with Footnotes #211
Born at Thessalonica, he lived as an anchorite for fifteen years at Sceti, and just as many across the Jordan, outstanding in his kindness to the poor. Ordained afterwards as Bishop of Gaza, he overturned many temples of idolatry… Please follow link for full post
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01 work, The Art Of The Nude, Manuel Álvarez Bravo’s Fruta Prohibida, with footnotes #212
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (February 4, 1902 – October 19, 2002) was a Mexican artistic photographer and one of the most important figures in 20th century Latin American photography. He was born and raised in Mexico City. While he took art classes at the Academy of San Carlos, his photography is self-taught. His career spanned from the…
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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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04 Paintings, The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents, by Gustave Doré, Guido Reni and Peter Paul Rubens, with footnotes
The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is an incident in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem… Please follow link for full post
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07 Works, October 17th. is Childe Hassam’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #258
Childe Hassam (1859–1935), was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Equally adept at capturing the excitement of modern cities and the charms of country retreats, Hassam became the foremost chronicler of New York City at the turn of the century… Please follow link for full post
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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…
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04 works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Today October 16th Is The Anniversary of The Execution of Marie Antoinette, with Footnotes #230
Marie Antoinette’s trial began on 14 October 1793; she was convicted two days later by the Revolutionary Tribunal of high treason and executed, also by guillotine, at the Place de la Révolution… Please follow link for full post
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03 Marine Works, Frederick (Frank) William Scarbrough’s Pool of London, With Footnotes #317
The Pool of London is a stretch of the River Thames from London Bridge to below Limehouse. Part of the Tideway of the Thames, the Pool was navigable by tall-masted vessels bringing coastal and later overseas goods — the wharves there were the original part of the Port of London… Please follow link for full post
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01 MARINE ART, AFÉLIX ZIEM’S L’ESCAUT À ANVERS, WITH FOOTNOTES #316
Sold for USD 6,300 in Apr 2022L’Escaut à Anvers is a 350-kilometre-long river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Félix Ziem (February 26, 1821 – November 10, 1911) was a French painter in the style of the Barbizon School. He was born…
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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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