Author: cparker
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Henry Ward Ranger
Henry Ward Ranger was an American painter from western New York State, who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He lived and worked in Europe for a time — where he was exposed to the French art movement known as the Barbizon School, and became part of the less well known…
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Eye Candy for today: Whistler’s Purple and Rose: The Lange Leizen of the Six Marks
Purple and Rose: The Lange Leizen of the Six Marks, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, oil on canvas, roughly 37 x 24 inches (93 x 61 cm); in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which has both a zoomable and downloadable image on their site. The original painting is here in Philadelphia and I’ve…
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Edwin Austin Abbey (revisited)
Edwin Austin Abbey, who I first wrote about in 2006, was an American painter, illustrator and muralist who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born here in Philadelphia, Abbey studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He did a series of highly regarded murals and other artworks for the…
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Eye Candy for Today: William McGregor Paxton’s House Maid
The House Maid, William McGregor Paxton; oil on canvas, roughly 30 x 25 inches (76 x 64 cm); in the Corcoran Collection of the National Gallery of Art, DC. The museum’s page has both zoomable and downloadble high-resolution images. You can also access the high resolution image from this page on Wikimedia Commons. Exquisite.
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Johan Egerkrans
Johan Egerkrans is a Swedish illustrator and writer — parmarily of children’s books. Egerkrans has a wonderful touch with dragons and monsters. I particularly enjoy the energetic semi-cartoony style with which he portrays dinosaurs. Egerkrans’ work often carries of echoes of classic Swedish illustrators, particularly John Bauer (e.g. images above, bottom). His webstore features signed…
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Eye Candy for Today: Virginia Frances Sterrett illustration
Rosalie saw before her eyes a tree of marvellous beauty, illustration from Rosalie’s Tree, Virginia Frances Sterrett Image is sourced from this blog post from Jack Guignol. For more, see my previous post on Virginia Frances Sterrett.