Category: Gallery and Museum Art
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Eye Candy for Today: Allegory of Winter
Allegory of Winter, Jacques de La Joue the Younger. I love the invented atmosphere and the seemingly casual application of paint, particularly in the Rococo flourishes. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Use “Fullscreen” link under the image.
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Eye Candy for Today: Corot landscape “sketch”
The Bridge at Narni, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot. One of my favorite landscapes by Corot (or by anyone for that matter) — a shining example of why Corot and his compatriots in the Forest of Fontainebleau, along with Boudin, Courbet, Constable, Jongkind and a few others, were considered the precursors of French Impressionism, and by extension,…
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Katie O’Hagan
Originally from Scotland, Katie O’Hagan moved to the U.S. after receiving a degree in silversmithing at Edinburgh College of Art. It was almost 10 years later that she began working in oils. She is now known for her incisive portraits, many of which are set in unusual compositions or settings, and some of which have…
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Thomas Paquette: Souvenir
I’ve written before (here and here) about the unique and wonderful visual character of Thomas Paquette’s landscape paintings, both large and small. Paquette is painter based in Western Pennsylvania. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing two shows of his work here in Philadelphia, and I’ve been looking forward to a third, new show that is…
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Eye Candy for Today: Brueghel still life
A Basket of Flowers, Jan Brueghel the Younger. Though not as accomplished as his father, Jan Brueghel the Younger turns in a 17th century tour de force of clear observation and fidelity to nature. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Use “Fullscreen” link.
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The Path of Nature: French Paintings from the Whitney Collection, 1785-1850
The Path of Nature: French Paintings from the Whitney Collection, 1785-1850 is the title of an exhibition currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It includes works by well known and lesser known artists from the period. Though I haven’t been able to see the show, I have seen some of the…