Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Philip Comyns Carr

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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
Philip Comyns Carr, 1882
Oil on canvas

I love Edward Burne-Jones's portraits of children. They're so solemn and sweet. 

Monday, August 30, 2010

Petermannchen

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Lovis Corinth
(German, 1864-1949)
Petermannchen, 1902
Oil on canvas

According to Wikipedia, Petermännchen is a small good natured household spirit who is said to live in the Schwerin Castle in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Germany. But I'm not totally sure if that is what the title refers to.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

The Lady at Her Dressing-Table

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Gerrit Dou
(Dutch, 1613-1675)
The Lady at Her Dressing-Table, 1667
Oil on panel

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Interior View of the Grange

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Thomas Matthews Rooke
(English, 1842-1942)
Interior View of the Grange (full title: Interior View of the Grange, North End Road, Fulham, Home to Edward Burne-Jones), ????
Oil on canvas

Rooke was the studio assistant of Edward Burne-Jones for almost thirty years. Here we get a peek at Burne-Jones's gorgeous home!

Friday, August 27, 2010

Signing the Register

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Edmund Blair Leighton
(English, 1853-1922)
Signing the Register, 1853
Oil on canvas

Love the sunlight. And the little girl holding the bouquet looks so wistful. :)

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Girl with Mirror

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Charles E Perugini
(English, 1839-1918)
Girl with Mirror, ????
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The King's Daughter


 
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Lucien Victor Guirand de Scévola
(French, 1871-1950)
The King's Daughter, 1902
Pencil and watercolor

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Monday, August 23, 2010

Head of a Lady in Medieval Costume

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Lucien Victor Guirand de Scévola
(French, 1871-1950)
Head of a Lady in Medieval Costume, 1900
Pencil and watercolor

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Lady with an Ermine

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Leonardo da Vinci
(Italian, 1452-1519)
Lady with an Ermine, 1483-90
Oil on wood

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Faith, Hope and Love

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Mary Lizzie Macomber
(American, 1861-1916)
Faith, Hope and Love, ????
Oil on canvas
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:12-13

Friday, August 20, 2010

Portrait of Charlotte Berend in a White Dress

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Lovis Corinth
(German, 1864-1949)
Portrait of Charlotte Berend in a White Dress, 1902
Oil on canvas

Thursday, August 19, 2010

The Holy Grail

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
(English, 1828-1882)
The Holy Grail, ????
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Portrait of Denis Mackail, Grandson of the Artist

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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
Portrait of Denis Mackail, Grandson of the Artist, ????
Oil on canvas

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

A Mother and Children by a Window at Dusk

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Viggo Christian Frederick Pedersen
(Danish, 1854-1926)
A Mother and Children by a Window at Dusk, ????
Oil on canvas

Monday, August 16, 2010

At the Beach

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Alexander Rossi
(English, 1840-1916)
At the Beach, ????
Oil on canvas

Sunday, August 15, 2010

The Serenade

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Eugene de Blaas
(Austrian, 1843-1931)
The Serenade, 1910
Oil on canvas

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Slumber

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Isaac Snowman
(English, 1874-1947)
Slumber, ????
Oil on canvas

I know I'm going to immediately get comments about how uncomfortable this looks.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Sonja Knips

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Gustav Klimt
(Austrian, 1862-1918)
Sonja Knips, 1898
Oil on canvas

Love the dress!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Portrait of Amelia Van Buren

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Thomas Eakins
(American, 1844-1916)
Portrait of Amelia Van Buren, ????
Oil on canvas

Amelia Van Burn was considered one of Eakin's finest pupils, and this is considered Eakin's finest painting.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Courtship

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Edmund Blair Leighton
(English, 1853-1922)
Courtship, ????
Oil on canvas

I like that this couple looks less well-to-do than Leighton's usual ones. :)

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

An Interior with a Young Violinist,

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Gerrit Dou
(Dutch, 1613-1675)
An Interior with a Young Violinist, 1637
Oil on panel

I love the lighting and the cluttered room!

Monday, August 9, 2010

Winged Figure Seated Upon a Rock

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Abbot Handerson Thayer
(English, 1849-1922)
Winged Figure Seated Upon a Rock, ????
Oil on canvas
 A later painting, Winged Figure Seated upon a Rock, was another canvas begun as an alternative conception of the Stevenson Memorial, but was not completed until years later. In 1914 Thayer transformed it into a memorial for his late wife, with his daughter Gladys posing for the figure and a Latin inscription translated as "Mother of my daughter! To you this monument" painted below.
 From the Wikipedia article on Thayer's painting Stevenson Memorial.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

The Cello Player

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Thomas Eakins
(American, 1844-1916)
The Cello Player, 1896
Oil on canvas

Saturday, August 7, 2010

God's Creatures

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Eugene de Blaas
(Austrian, 1843-1931)
God's Creatures, 1877
Oil on canvas

So sweet!

Friday, August 6, 2010

The Goldfinch

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Carel Fubritius
(Dutch, 1622-1654)
The Goldfinch, 1654
Oil on panel

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Stevenson Memorial

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Abbot Handerson Thayer
(English, 1849-1922)
Stevenson Memorial, 1903
Oil on canvas
 Abbott Thayer was moved by the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson, whose dramatic characterizations of human conflict resonated with the artist. . . . The rock that she sits upon bears the word VAEA, and in the darkness behind her is a small palm tree. VAEA refers to a mountain in the Samoan Islands, atop which Stevenson was buried after his death in 1894. Although he later painted over them, originally Thayer inscribed Stevenson's name and coat of arms across the top of the canvas. After its completion the painting was exhibited in museums across the country, to popular and critical acclaim.
From the Wikipedia article on this painting.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Iseult

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Charles E Perugini
(English, 1839-1918)
Iseult, ????
Oil on canvas

Iseult (also know as Isolde) from the Arthurian story of Tristan and Iseult.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

The Knitting Lesson

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Eugene de Blaas
(Austrian, 1843-1931)
The Knitting Lesson, ????
Oil on cradled panel

Monday, August 2, 2010

Serena Lederer

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Gustav Klimt
(Austrian, 1862-1918)
Serena Lederer, 1899
Oil on canvas

I love that dress!

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Portrait of Sophie Gray

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Charles E Perugini
(English, 1839-1918)
Portrait of Sophie Gray, ????
Oil on canvas

Sophie Gray was the younger sister of Effie Gray, who later married John Everett Millais. Millais painted Sophie in Autumn Leaves and one or two portraits (one of which has been posted on this blog).