I am going to post about a six artists whose work I admire. They are also artists that you might not be familiar with. I say that because as I have tried to find more information about them, I haven't found nearly as much as I would have liked. Some of the pieces here I
Lu Cong is a contemporary American portrait artist. He is regarded by many as one of the most distinctive young artists to recently emerge from the American West. His paintings center on the faces of his carefully chosen subjects. His style pays homage to 18th Century Romantics, yet is unmistakably conceived in and relevant to the contemporary era. His portraits do not simply capture the physical and emotional state of the subject but rather they establish the complicated psychological interactions that ensue when one comes face to face with the sensual, inexplicable, and unsettling.
my-little-time-machine: “ “Compliments of Mabelle” is written on the back of the photo. ”
Nabel was rich but drank too much - his name means 'bag of wine'. She met David, a handsome bandit, & decided she wanted something more than Nabel gave her.
Pronuncialo piano il mio vero nome come fosse una marghe… Rita recisa che porta impressa la rabbia del suo assassino. Dipinto di John William Godward, When the heart is young (1902), particolare.…
Caspar Netscher (Gaspar Netscher), Prag oder Heidelberg 1639? - Den Haag 1684 Junge Dame mit Brief und Bildnismedaillon oder Ein Geschenk von lieber Hand / Youg Lady with a letter and portrait medaillon (1667) Museumslandschaft HessenKassel Mit sichtlicher Genugtuung nimmt die herausgeputzte junge Frau den Brief eines Verehrers und sein Bildnis in Empfang. Auch dieses Werk zeigt den Einflus seines Lehrers Terborch, denn Caspar Netscher widmete der differenzierten Behandlung der Stoffe in ihrer Wirkung durch Licht und Schafften besondere Sorgfalt. Quelle: Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel
Following on from a blog about Dido Elizabeth Belle, one of our lovely readers made us aware of this unusual painting titled, Young Woman with Servant which is on display at Wadsworth Atheneum Muse…
Stephen Langton Massingberd And His Sister Mary The Young Violinist Charlotte Mildred Langton Diana Langton, later Lady Montgomery Massingberd Arthur Hill, 6th Marquess Of Downshire, With A Hoop An…
Monelluccia Portrait Of Catherine du Bouchage Petit Violoneux Endormi Young Girls Of Ischia The Virgin In Paradise Pasqua Maria Young Pensive Girl L’Addolorata Marcelle Petit berger de la cam…
Jenny Saville's disturbingly massive nudes made her a sensation among Young British Artists. Yet, for a painter regularly described as the heir to Lucian Freud, it has taken a surprisingly long time to be given a solo show in the UK
“Honrai as mulheres ! Elas traçam e tecem Rosas celestes na vida terrestre, Traçam os laços felizes do amor. E na graça de seus véus decentes Nutrem vigilantes o fogo eterno De belos sentime…
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(Part II) The New Baby The Honey Eater Little Brother Sleeps Sunday Best Girl Knitting By A Window Homely Peace Afternoon Amusements The Sleeping Child The Little Goat Herder Young Girl Standing In…
“Anfangs wollt ich fast verzagen and ich glaubt, ich trüg es nie...,” (At the start I almost wanted to despair, and I thought I’d never bear it…) (1885). Carl Probst (Austrian, 1854-1924). Oil on...
(Part II) Girl Braiding Her Hair Queen Bertha And The Spinners Girl Feeding Chickens The Creche The Little Knitters Sunday Afternoon Schoolboy Little Girl Knitting Young Mother Contemplating Her Sl…
Miho Hirano’s delicate portraits of young goddesses are in and of nature, adorned by pastel flowers, butterflies, and humming birds. They stand blissfully as slender tree branches wrap them in love and color, or wade neck high in a shallow river. We are immediately reminded of "Flora,” represented in Botticelli’s “Allegory of Spring”, a profusion of flowers coming out of her mouth.
