Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Lady In Blue

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Ernest Bieler
(Swiss, 1863-1948)
Lady in Blue, 1913
Oil on canvas?

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Lady with a Unicorn

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Raphael
(Italian, 1483-1520)
Lady with a Unicorn, 1505
Oil on wood

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Jeanne d'Arc

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Eugene Thirion
(French, ????-????)
Jeanne d'Arc, 1876
Oil on canvas

I can't find any information on this artist, but I adore this painting.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Music

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Edward Burne-Jones
(English, 1833-1898)
Music, 1876
Oil on canvas

Hi everyone! I meant to post this a while back on Edward Burne-Jones's birthday (he's my favorite!) but I was having some problems with blogger. Today I realized why and now everything's working! :)

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Nocturne in Blue and Silver: the Lagoon, Venice

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834-1903)
Nocturne in Blue and Silver: the Lagoon, Venice, 1880
Oil on canvas

Friday, March 2, 2012

Playing a Game of Solitaire

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Victor Marais-Milton
(French, 1872-1948)
Playing a Game of Solitaire, ????
Oil on canvas

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Valentine

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George Smith
(American, 1829-1901)
The Valentine, ????
Oil on canvas

Thursday, February 2, 2012

The First Born

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Frederick W. Elwell
(English, 1870-1958)
The First Born, ????
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The Bluebird

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Joseph Rodefer de Camp
(American, 1858-1923)
The Bluebird, 1916
Oil on canvas

Thursday, December 22, 2011

A Carol

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Edward Reginald Frampton
(American, 1872-1923)
A Carol, ????
Oil on canvas

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Belle Paule of Viguier

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Henri Rachou
(French, 1856-1944)
Belle Paule of Viguier, 1882
Oil on canvas

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Pont des Arts

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Jean Beraud
(French, 1849-1936)
Pont des Arts, ????
Oil on canvas

The Pont des Arts or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the Seine River.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Louis H. Grimshaw
(English, 1870-1943)
Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1902
Oil on canvas

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Girl Reading

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Alfred Stevens
(Belgian, 1823-1906)
Girl Reading, ????
Oil on canvas

Monday, September 5, 2011

The Wedding Dress

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Frederick W. Elwell
(English, 1870-1958)
The Wedding Dress, ????
Oil on canvas

The painting, 'The Wedding Dress', by Fred Elwell tells a story. At the centre, a young woman is kneeling on the floor. She is leaning on an open trunk with her head in her hands and beside her is her wedding dress, strewn across the floor. The woman's bowed body, with her face hidden from view, conveys her distress and grief. The emphasis on the wedding dress makes the story behind the woman's emotions explicit - she is in mourning for the man she was due to marry, or has recently wed.  . . . . Ironically, shortly after posing for the painting, the model, Violet Prest, lost her own husband in the First World War, after only a very short marriage, adding a greater poignancy to the work when we look at it today.
 from the Hull Museum's website

Monday, August 29, 2011

Reverie

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Alfred Stevens
(Belgian, 1823-1906)
Reverie, 1854
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Cicely Homer

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Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833-1898)
Cicely Homer, 1895
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

The Girl at the Gate

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Sir George Clausen
(English, 1852-1944)
The Girl at the Gate, 1889
Oil on canvas

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The Virgin with Angels

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William Adolphe Bouguereau
(French, 1825-1905)
La Vierge aux Anges (The Virgin with Angels), 1881
Oil on canvas

Friday, July 15, 2011

The Lair of the Sea Serpent

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Elihu Vedder
(American, 1836-1923)
The Lair of the Sea Serpent, 1899
Oil on board