Month: November 2014
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Robert Reid
Robert Lewis Reid was an American painter active in the late 19thand early 20th centuries. He was a member of the Ten American Painters, a group that broke away from the established and tradition-bound Society of American Artists to pursue the new styles of painting being explored in Europe by the Impressionists and others. Like…
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Eye Candy for Today: The Sense of Sight, Annie Louisa Swynnerton
The Sense of Sight, Annie Louisa Swynnerton (née Robinson) On Google Art Project, downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons, original is in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Swynnerton depicts an angel enraptured by the visual world, as no doubt was the artist.
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Rembrandt: The Late Works at the National Gallery, London
Rembrandt: The Late Works is a landmark exhibition of paintings, drawings and etchings of the 17th century Dutch master on view at the National Gallery, London, until 18 January 2015. There are some great works in the exhibition, including the two remarkable self-portraits I recently highlighted here and here, along with other masterpieces. Among the…
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Pawel Kuczynski
Pawel Kuczynski is a Polish artist whose illustrations combine characteristics of satirical social commentary cartoons and editorial illustration. Using a rendered style, Kuczynski uses metaphor and logical twists to point out injustice, absurdity, greed, and other social ills, as well as simply exploring some whimsical flights of fancy. His overall range of targets, and something…