Category: Gallery and Museum Art
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"Selfies"
I am told by the internets that “selfie” has been chosen as the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year. Helpless as I am to swim against the mighty tide of popular culture, I give you a few interesting “selfies” done without benefit of iPhone. I’ve started with Durer’s remarkable self-portrait at the age of 13…
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Eye Candy for Today: Fantin-Latour fruit, flowers, cup and book
Still Life, Henri Fantin-Latour Another Fantin-Latour-de-force (sorry, couldn’t resist) still life in which the 19th century French master serves up more of his yummy, painterly style. Link above is to Wikipedia, from which you can access a reasonably high-resolution file. Original is in the National Gallery of Art, D.C.
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Emile Claus
In his early career, 19th century Belgian painter Emile Claus painted portraits and genre subjects in a reserved academic style. In 1888 he moved to Paris for a time, where he encountered the works of the French Impressionists, and came to know Claude Monet, Henri Le Sidaner and Frits Thaulow. From those influences and others,…
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Eye Candy for Today: William Fraser Garden bridge
St. Ives Bridge, St. Ives, Huntingdonshire; William Fraser Garden Watercolor, pen and gray ink, with touches of gouache on paper, 14×18 in (35x46cm). In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Use “Fullscreen” link and zoom or download arrow.
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Antonio Mancini (update)
I’ve seen a lot paintings by quite a number of painters over time, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone handle paint quite like nineteenth century phenomenon Antonio Mancini. I call him a phenomenon, both because his remarkable talent manifested itself at an early age, and because academic master Jean-Léon Gérôme called him that.…
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Eye Candy for Today: Kroyer's roses
Roses. Marie Krøyer seated in the deckchair in the garden by Mrs. Bendsen’s house, Peder Severin Krøyer On Google Art Project. Original is in the Skagens Museum. Enjoy the roses while they last.