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Thursday, June 5, 2014

The bold women of Polish painter Franciszek Żmurko 1859–1910

Franciszek Żmurko (Polish painter, 1859–1910)

Polish painter Franciszek Zmurko (1859-1910) was born in Lvov, Poland, & received his first lessons in drawing from painter Franciszek Tepa there. He followed with lessons from Jan Matejko at the Fine Arts School in Krakow. In 1877, Zmurko moved to Vienna to enter the Academy there & traveled to Munich for lessons from Aleksander Wagner. In 1880, he returned to Krakow, & finally settled in Warsaw in 1882. Zmurko made several trips to Milan (1894); Paris (1884-85 & 1889); & St. Petersburg (1883-84). He died in Warsaw, Poland, in 1910.

Franciszek Żmurko (Polish painter, 1859–1910)

Franciszek Żmurko (Polish painter, 1859–1910) Portret kobiety z wachlarzem i papierosem 1891

Franciszek Żmurko (Polish painter, 1859–1910)

Franciszek Żmurko (Polish painter, 1859–1910) Girl with Red Ribbons

Franciszek Żmurko (Polish painter, 1859–1910) Self-Portrait with Palette

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.