Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Women by French Painter Jacques-Emile Blanche 1861-1942

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"he is liable to twist things he hears."  He seems to twist many of his sitters into similar predicaments. Jacques-Emile Blanch...
Monday, June 23, 2014

"Women Artist" British artist Madeline Emily Green 1884-1947

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Madeline Green (British painter, 1884-1947) The Young Man Artist Madeline Green was a long-term resident of the borough of Ealing and...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Inadvertently Sharing the Harvest - 1600s Food for hungry dogs, cats, monkeys, squirrels, & a random parrot

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Adriaen van Utrecht (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1599-1652) Still Life with Dog and Monkey (and parott) 1644 Unknown Dutch artist...
Sunday, June 15, 2014

The sad, wealthy Victorian women of English artist George Frederic Watts (1817-1904)

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George Frederic Watts (English artist, 1817-1904) Alice Ellen Terry George Frederick Watts created both portraits & symbolist paint...
Monday, June 9, 2014

Order, pattern, & William Morris 1834-1896

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The most famous 19C English pattern & craft devotee was William Morris (1834-1896), who believed that art & society are inextricabl...
Saturday, June 7, 2014

English painter John Everett Millais 1829-1896 & my granddaughters...

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John Everett Millais (English painter, 1829-1896) Raking Leaves 1856 This painting so reminds me of our 5 grandaughters who love to rake ...
Thursday, June 5, 2014

The bold women of Polish painter Franciszek Żmurko 1859–1910

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Franciszek Żmurko (Polish painter, 1859–1910) Polish painter Franciszek Zmurko (1859-1910) was born in Lvov, Poland, & received his f...
Tuesday, June 3, 2014

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

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Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Breton Woman in Prayer Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Portrait of Paul and Jean Schuffenec...