Category: Eye Candy for Today
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Eye Candy for Today: William Merritt Chase Shinnecock landscape
Landscape: Shinnecock, Long Island, William Merritt Chase Link is to the painting in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum, which has zoomable and downloadable version of the image on their website. There is also a downloadable image on Wikimedia Commons. I have long been an admirer of the paintings of the 19th century…
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Eye Candy for Today: Early Autumn, Montclair by George Inness
Early Autumn, Montclair, George Inness The link is to a zoomable version on the Google Art Project; there is a high-resolution downloadable version on Wikimedia Commons; the original is in the Delaware Art Museum (which unfortunately doesn’t have its collection online, though there is more on the Google Art Project). This is one of my…
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Eye Candy for Today: Andrew Wyeth drybrush & watercolor
Flat Boat, Andrew Wyeth Watercolor and drybrush, roughly 22 x 29 inches (56 x 74 cm). Image and link is from a 2013 Christie’s auction sale. While I don’t always respond as strongly to his more formal and conceptual works, I very much like Andrew Wyeth’s watercolors and drybrush watercolors, in which he is just…
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Eye Candy for Today: Chardin’s Young Student Drawing
Young Student Drawing, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin Oil on panel, roughly 8 x 7 inches (21 x 17 cm). Link is to zoomable version on Google Art project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth. French 18th century master Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was noted for his still life paintings, and also…
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Eye Candy for Today: Carlo Ferrario pencil drawing
A Natural Stone Arch Beside the Sea, Carlo Ferrario Pencil on paper; roughly 8 x 12 inches (21 x 31 cm); in the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum, NY. 19th century artist Carlo Ferrario is known for his drawings for the designs of operatic stage sets. This drawing is a natural scene, possibly…
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Eye Candy for Today: Abraham Bloemaert’s flute player
The Flute Player, Abraham Bloemaert Roughly 23 x 27 inches (58 x 69 cm), link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project, downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Centraal Museum, Utrecht. In a composition somewhat similar to those of his contemporary Georges de La Tour, 17th century Dutch painter Abraham Bloemaert…