Category: Gallery and Museum Art
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Tilden Daken
Samuel Tilden Daken was an American aritst and writer active in the early part of the 20th century. He was noted for his plein air paintings of the California countryside, mountains, and redwood forests, as well as for his colorful life experiences. Early in his career, Daken worked as a fresco painter, but most of…
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Eye Candy for Today: Mønsted forest scene
A forest near Ilsenburg in the Harz, Germany, Peder Mørk Mønsted. On Wikimedia Commons. I don't know the location of the original. See my previous post on Peder Mørk Mønsted.
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Birds of Paradise
Some beautiful illustrations, selected and cleaned up for our viewing pleasure by BibliOdyssey editor peacay, from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et des Rolliers, suivie de celle des Toucans et des Barbus by François Levaillant and Jacques Barraband. [Via the Drawn archives]
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Eye Candy for Today: Feeding the Dog, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
Feeding the Dog, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Chalk on paper, highlighted with white. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Frank Mason
Frank Herbert Mason was an American artist and highly regarded teacher noted for his reverence for the work and techniques of the old masters. This was evident in his own work and teaching, as well as in his determined efforts to oppose modern restoration and cleaning of great artwork that a growing number of artists…
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Eye Candy for Today: Jean-Baptiste Greuze ink and wash drawing
Madame Greuze on a chaise lounge with her dog, Jean-Baptiste Greuze Rijksmuseum, ink and wash over chalk on paper, 13×18″ (34x47cm) In this seemingly casual but beautifully realized drawing of his wife relaxing with her dog, Greuze achieves a subtle portrayal of light and form — a reminder of the surprising versatility of the humble…