Friday, January 31, 2014
Illuminated Manuscripts - Creatures
Off to Russia - Vasily Tropinin 1776-1857
Illuminated Manuscripts - Creatures
Off to Russia - Philip Andreyevich Maliavin 1869-1940
Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (Russian Painter, 1869-1940) Girl with a Book 1895
Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (Russian Painter, 1869-1940) Elizaveta Martynova 1897Russian painter Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (1869-1940) studied religious icon painting at the St Panteleimon monastery, Agios-Oros, Greece, from 1885 to 1891. He then left the cloistered life of the monestary to enroll at the Academy of Arts in St Petersburg, where he stayed until 1899, taking lessons from Il’ya Repin.
Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (Russian Painter, 1869-1940) A Peasant WomanHis early paintings of women were calm, simple depictions, such as the portraits which open this posting. About the time of his marriage, he began to portray colorful, animated Russian peasant women. At the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, he was awarded a gold medal for his picture "Laughter" a celebration of peasant women.
Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (Russian Painter, 1869-1940) Laughter 1900Many believe that Maliavin’s best period was 1905 to 1907, in the midst of Russia’s revolution crisis. In 1906, he created “The Whirlwind,” said to be his greatest painting.
Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (Russian Painter, 1869-1940) Laughing Woman
Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (Russian Painter, 1869-1940) Baba Yaga The Witch
Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (Russian Painter, 1869-1940) Peasant Girl 1903
Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (Russian Painter, 1869-1940) Peasant Woman Dancing 1900s
Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (Russian Painter, 1869-1940) Peasant Women 1905
Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (Russian Painter, 1869-1940) Whirlwind 1906
Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (Russian Painter, 1869-1940) Verka 1913
Philip Andreyevich Maliavin (Russian Painter, 1869-1940) The Swings
Illuminated Manuscripts - Creatures
Thursday, January 30, 2014
German artist Lovis Corinth (1858-1925) paints his family
1902 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth WadingLovis Corinth (1858-1925) is often labeled as a German Impressionist or Expressionist; but he never considered himself either.
1902 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth in a White DressCorinth began his academic artistic training in 1876, when he enrolled at the Academy of Königsberg. Corinth attended the Munich Academy in 1880, which rivaled Paris as the avant-garde art center in Europe at the time. There he was influenced by Courbet & the Barbizon school as interpreted by Munich artists, Wilhelm Leibl & Otto Trubner.
1902 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-CorinthDuring a 3-month stay in Antwerp in 1884, he was influenced by the vitality in the painting of Peter Paul Rubens. Later that year, Corinth moved to Paris to study at the Académie Julian, under William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Corinth was in Paris, when the Impressionists worked & exhibited there, but he claimed to have been entirely unaware of their work.
1903 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth with CatDisappointed by his lack of acceptance within the Parisian art world, Corinth returned to Germany in 1887. Soon after, he became involved in the Secession movement, an artists’ association formed by the painter Max Liebermann as a protest against the academic art schools in Berlin & Munich. In 1891, Corinth returned to Munich; but in 1892, he abandoned the Munich Academy to join the very first Secession movement. In 1894, he joined the Free Association; and in 1899, he exhibited in an Berline Secession exhibition.
1904 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth in Morning SunIn 1900, he moved to Berlin, where he had a one-man exhibition at the famous gallery owned by Paul Cassirer.
1904 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth in a Silk RobeAfter settling in Berlin in 1901, Corinth’s mature work was rendered with loose brush work & strong colors which have often been described as Expressionist. Despite similarities, Corinth actively opposed the rise of Expressionism by excluding its artists from Secession exhibitions. He later grew to accept Expressionism’s merits, however, & embraced its intensely emotional approach in his own work.
1904 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth on a Stool by Lovis CorinthIn 1902, at the age of 43, he opened a School of Painting for Women & married his 1st student, Charlotte Berend, who was 20 years his junior. Charlotte was his youthful muse, spiritual partner, & mother of his two children. Family life became a major theme in his art during this time.
1907 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-CorinthIn 1911, he suffered a stroke partially paralyzing his left side. With the help of his wife, a year later he was back to work with his right hand. His brushwork became more vigorous; & his work done after 1911, is often considered his best.
1908 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth in a Black MaskFrom 1915-1925, he served as President of the Berlin Secession. In 1925, he traveled to Holland to look at the works of his favorite Dutch masters; & while there, he caught pneumonia, & died in Zanvoort.
1908 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth with a Glass of WineIt may be fortunate, that Corinth did not live to see Hitler's rise to power in 1933. Corinth's early works were left undisturbed; but those works executed after his stroke were politically labeled "Degenerate."
1908 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth
1909 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth with Daughter Wilhelmine
1910 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth in a Corset
1911 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth on 31st Birthday
1911 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth with Lilies
1911 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth at her Dressing Table
1911 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth by a Goldfish Tank
1911 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth A Mother's Love - Charlotte with Son Thomas
1912 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth on the Balcony in Bordighera
1912 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth
1912 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth at the Mirror
1913 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Daughter Wilhelmine
1915 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth in a Purple Hat
1916 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Son Thomas and Daughter Wilhelmine
1921 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Charlotte Berend-Corinth
1922 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Daughter Wilhelmine with Her Hair in Braids
1923 Lovis Corinth (German Painter, 1858-1925) Self Portrait
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