Sunday, October 31, 2010

Self Portrait with Death

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Arnold Bocklin
(Swiss, 1827-1901)
Self Portrait with Death, 1872
Oil on canvas

Happy Halloween!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Portrait of Edouard and Marie-Loise Pailleron

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John Singer Sargent
(American, 1856-1925)
Portrait of Edouard and Marie-Loise Pailleron, 1881
Oil on Canvas

Yes. That is a real portrait of real children by the real John Singer Sargent. Here's a photo that shows the colors better:
 
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Friday, October 29, 2010

The Child in the World

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Thomas Cooper Gotch
(English, 1854-1931)
The Child in the World, 1900
Watercolor
Gotch explained it as the child "standing alone and unafraid in the innermost, horridest home of the Dragon, called the World, who is powerless against her innocence". The model for the child was his daughter Phyllis.
 From The Victorian Web

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Neptune's Horses

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George Frederick Watts
(English, 1817-1904)
Neptune's Horses, ????
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Barrone Deslandes

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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
Barrone Deslandes, ????
Oil on canvas

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Absent Thoughts

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Edward Angelo Goodall
(English, 1819-1908)
Absent Thoughts, ????
Pencil and watercolor heightened with bodycolor

Monday, October 25, 2010

Off (After a Failed Marriage Proposal)

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Edmund Blair Leighton
(English, 1853-1922)
Off (After a Failed Marriage Proposal), 1899
Oil on canvas

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Morgan le Fay

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Anthony Frederick Sandys
(English, 1829-1904)
Morgan le Fay, 1864
Oil on panel
Sandys's subject, Morgan le Fay . . . was the queen of Avalon, who in Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur was so jealous of the esteem of which her half-brother King Arthur was held that she attempted to use her powers of witchcraft and sorcery to murder him. In Sandys's painting . . . she is seen weaving a magic lamp and chanting spells over a garment that she has woven for Arthur which, when he puts it on, she intends to burn him to death.
from The Age of Rossetti, Burne-Jones & Watts, edited by Andrew Wilton and Robert Upstone

Saturday, October 23, 2010

La Loge

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Pierre Auguste Renoir
(French, 1841-1919)
La Loge, 1872
Oil on canvas

Friday, October 22, 2010

Woman with a Parasol

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Claude Monet
(French, 1840-1926)
Woman with a Parasol, 1875
Oil on canvas

This and Wild Poppies, Near Argenteuil are probably my favorites of Monet's paintings.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Lady Frances Balfour

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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
Lady Frances Balfour, 1881
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

St. Therese

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Edgar Maxence
(French, 1871-1954)
St. Therese, ????
Oil on canvas
Thérèse of Lisieux (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), or Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, was a French Carmelite nun. She is also known as "The Little Flower of Jesus".
from her wikipedia article.

 She is often pictured with an armful of roses because of what she said on her deathbed: “After my death, I will let fall a shower of roses. I will spend my Heaven doing good upon earth. . . My mission is to make God loved."

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

An Angel

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Marianne Stokes
(Austrian, 1855-1927)
An Angel, ????
Oil on canvas?

Monday, October 18, 2010

Julie Manet with Cat

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Pierre Auguste Renoir
(French, 1841-1919)
Julie Manet with Cat, 1867
Oil on canvas

Julie Manet was the daughter of painter Berthe Morisot and Eugene Manet (the younger brother of painter Édouard Manet).

I love that cat!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Afternoon Tea

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Francisco Miralles
(Spanish, 1848-1901)
Afternoon Tea, ????
Oil on canvas

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Julie Playing a Violin

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Berthe Morisot
(French, 1841-1895)
Julie Playing a Violin, 1893
Oil on canvas

Friday, October 15, 2010

A Still Life with Grapes and Wine on a Table

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Johann Laurentz Jensen
(Danish, 1800-1856)
A Still Life with Grapes and Wine on a Table, 1834
Oil on canvas

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Sleeping Beauty

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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
Sleeping Beauty, 1870-73
Oil on canvas
The Legend of Briar Rose is the title of a series of paintings by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones which were completed between 1885 and 1890. The four original paintings–The Briar Wood, The Council Chamber, The Garden Court and The Rose Bower–and an additional ten adjoining panels, are located at Buscot Park in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
from the wikipedia article on the Briar Rose series. You can see the rest of the paintings in the series there, and read the inscriptions. Burne-Jone's daughter (Margaret) was the model for Briar Rose.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

A Pensive Moment

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Eugene de Blaas
(Austrian, 1843-1931)
A Pensive Moment, 1896
Oil on cradled panel

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The Lament

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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
The Lament, 1865-66
Oil on canvas

Monday, October 11, 2010

The Boating Party Lunch

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Pierre Auguste Renoir
(French, 1841-1919)
The Boating Party Lunch, 1881
Oil on canvas

See the girl with the cute puppy and the flowery hat? She is Renoir's future wife! Renoir married her in 1890.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Girl with Greyhound

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Berthe Morisot
(French, 1841-1895)
Girl with Greyhound, 1893
Oil on canvas

Saturday, October 9, 2010

The Puppy

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Henry Herbert La Thangue
(English, 1859-1929)
The Puppy, ????
Oil on canvas

Friday, October 8, 2010

Winter in Liguria

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Henry Herbert La Thangue
(English, 1859-1929)
Winter in Liguria, 1906
Oil on canvas
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and food.
 from wikipedia

Very different from winter here. :)

Thursday, October 7, 2010

The Dancing Lesson

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Thomas Cooper Gotch
(English, 1854-1931)
The Dancing Lesson, ????
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Ghyll Beck, Barden, Yorkshire

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John Atkinson Grimshaw
(English, 1836-1893)
Ghyll Beck, Barden, Yorkshire, 1867
Oil on canvas

Autumn!

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Meditation

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Claude Monet
(French, 1840-1926)
Meditation (Madame Monet on the Sofa), 1871
Oil on canvas

Monday, October 4, 2010

Water Lilies (The Clouds)

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Claude Monet
(French, 1840-1926)
Water Lilies (The Clouds), 1903
Oil on canvas

Sunday, October 3, 2010

A Shepherd with his Flock in a Mountainous Landscape

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John Atkinson Grimshaw
(English, 1836-1893)
A Shepherd with his Flock in a Mountainous Landscape, 1865
Oil on canvas

Gorgeously green.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Roses

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Abbot Handerson Thayer
(English, 1849-1922)
Roses, ????
Oil on canvas

Friday, October 1, 2010

Romaine Lascaux

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Pierre Auguste Renoir
(French, 1841-1919)
Romaine Lascaux, 1864
Oil on canvas