Tuesday, June 3, 2014

The extremely colorful neighbors of Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin 1848-1903


Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Breton Woman in Prayer

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of Paul and Jean Schuffenecker

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of Fritz Schekuld

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of Madame Roulin

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of a Little Boy

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of a Woman

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of a Man Wearing A Lavallier

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of M. Loulou

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of a Pont Aven Woman

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of a Young Woman

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of Aline Gaugin

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of Madame Alexander Kholer

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of William Molard

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of Young Breton Woman

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) Breton Girls by the sea, 1889

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) Clovis, 1886

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) Madelaine Bernard, 1888

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) Meyer de Haan by Lamplight, 1889

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) Night café, Arles, 1888

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) Portrait of woman against the Cezanne's still life with apples, 1890

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) The Child 1895

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) The Boss' Daughter 1886

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) Young Breton by the sea, 1889

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) Young woman at the window, 1888

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Self Portrait Les Miserables

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Christen Købke (1810–1848) of Denmark


Christen Købke (1810–1848), Rough Sea on a Rocky Coast, 1839

These paintings with their soft light & stillness are perfect for a relaxing Sunday afternoon.  Denmark’s Golden Age – the term used to describe the country’s amazing diversity of intellectual, scientific & cultural achievements of the first half of the 19th century – was also a time of social inequality & economic collapse, as the nation was left bankrupt in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars.

Christen Købke (1810–1848), Portrait of Cecilia Margaret Petersen Købke, the artist's Mother 1829

Denmark recovered with remarkable swiftness producing art defining images of a peaceful, innocent, ordered society. Painters such as Købke reflected this renewal of national pride.

Christen Købke (1810–1848), Portrait of an Old Sailor, 1832

Købke’s work endowed ordinary people, places, & simple motifs with a universal significance, creating a world in microcosm.

Christen Købke (1810–1848), Portrait of the Artist’s Sister-in-law, Johanne Elisabeth Købke, née Sundbye

Købke found his inspiration in Copenhagen painting his immediate surroundings, almost all of which were within the fortified walls of the Danish capital.

Christen Købke (1810–1848),

Throughout his career, Købke painted a large body of portraits. As commissions for other types of work were rare, portraiture offered a secure prospect of work & income.

Christen Købke (1810–1848), Portrait of Ida Thiele, the Future Mrs Wilde as a Child, 1832.

The nature of portraiture changed during Denmark's Golden Age, as the emerging middle classes sought images to confirm their new position in society.

Christen Købke (1810–1848), Frederik Sodring

Portraits often emphazised lineage & prosperity; and while Købke responded to such a need, he was also drawn to penetrating the personality of the sitter.

Christen Købke (1810–1848), Portrait of Naval Lt Christen Schifter Feilberg, 1834.

Købke's portraits are almost all single figures in simple frontal poses with few if any distinctive settings encouraging the viewer to concentrate solely on the sitter.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Camille Pissarro's (1830-1903) Daughters Jeanne



Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro was born at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, to Abraham Gabriel Pissarro & his wife Rachel. Pissarro lived in St. Thomas until age 12, when he went to a boarding school in Paris. After several years, he returned to St. Thomas, where he drew in his free time. At age 25, Pissarro left for Paris.

Pissarro married Julie Vellay & of their 8 children, 1 died at birth & 1 daughter died aged 9. The surviving children all painted. He was survived by sons Lucien, Georges, Félix, Ludovic-Rodolphe, Paul Emile, and daughter Jeanne. Pissarro produced several touching portraits of his daughters named Jeanne.

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Jeanne-Rachel (aka Minette) who died in 1874 from TB, aged 9.

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Jeanne-Rachel (aka Minette) who died in 1874 from TB, aged 9.  1873

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Jeanne-Rachel (aka Minette) who died in 1874 from TB, aged 9.  1873

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903). Portrait of Jeanne (aka Cocotte)

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Jeanne (aka Cocotte) Pissarro

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903). Portrait of Jeanne (aka Cocotte) 1898

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Paintings of Berthe Morisot 1841-1895 by Édouard Manet 1832–1883




1868 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) The Balcony.  Berthe Morisot, seated. Standing is the violinist Fanny Claus, with the painter Antonin Guillemet, who exhibited at the 1869 Paris Salon.


Berthe Morisot became the sister-in-law of her friend & colleague, Édouard Manet, when she married his brother, Eugene.



1868 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Detail from the painting The Balcony



1868-69  Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) with a Muff



1869 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895)



1870 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883)  Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895)



1870 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) with a pink shoe



1872 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) con ramillete de violetas



1872 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) con un abanico (Same pink shoe?)



1872-3 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) on a divan



1873 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895)



1874 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) t à l’éventail



1874 Édouard Manet (French artist, 1832–1883) Portrait of Berthe Morisot (French artist, 1841-1895) with Hat, in mourning



Bertha Morisot, 1875


Friday, May 16, 2014

Color in the garden by Henri Matisse & Tara Dillard


One of my favorite blogs is Tara Dillard Garden and Home. I never fail to learn something or to smile, when I read her "tough love" approach to gardening. Henri Matisse (1869-1954) anticipated Tara's use of color on furniture & iron in her garden in his paintings.

Tara's use of color


Henri Matisse (1869-1954). Young Women in the Garden, 1919.


From Tara's home garden








Henri Matisse (1869-1954). Moraccan Garden



Haseley Court, Oxfordshire