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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Earth, Water, Air, & Fire - The Elements - Jean Mariette (French printmaker, 1660-1742)

Jean Mariette (French printmaker, 1660-1742) The Elements - Air

Jean Mariette (French printmaker, 1660-1742) The Elements - Fire

Jean Mariette (French printmaker, 1660-1742) The Elements - Earth

Jean Mariette (French printmaker, 1660-1742) The Elements - Water

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Earth, Water, Air, & Fire - The Elements - Nicolas Bonnart I (French printer, c 1637-1718)

Nicolas Bonnart I (French printer, c 1637-1718) The Elements - Air

Nicolas Bonnart I (French printer, c 1637-1718) The Elements - Earth

Nicolas Bonnart I (French printer, c 1637-1718) The Elements - Fire

Nicolas Bonnart I (French printer, c 1637-1718) The Elements - Water

Friday, June 26, 2015

Earth, Water, Air, & Fire - The Elements - William Marshall (British printmaker, 1617-1649)

William Marshall (British printmaker, 1617-1649) The Elements - Earth

William Marshall (British printmaker, 1617-1649) The Elements - Fire

William Marshall (British printmaker, 1617-1649) The Elements - Water

William Marshall (British printmaker, 1617-1649) The Elements - Air

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Earth, Water, Air, & Fire - The Elements - Crispin de Passe (1565-1637)

Crispin de Passe (1565-1637), The Four Elements after drawings by Maarten de Vos (1532-1603), c. 1600. Earth

Crispin de Passe (1565-1637), The Four Elements, after drawings by Maarten de Vos (1532-1603), c. 1600. Air

Crispin de Passe (1565-1637), The Four Elements, after drawings by Maarten de Vos (1532-1603), c. 1600. Fire

Crispin de Passe (1565-1637), The Four Elements, after drawings by Maarten de Vos (1532-1603), c. 1600. Water

Saturday, June 20, 2015

20C Hungarian music, women, legs, dogs, & goats by Robert Bereny 1887-1953

Robert Bereny (Hungarian artist, 1887-1953) Woman Playing Cello 1928

Robert Bereny (Hungarian artist, 1887-1953) Woman with Cello 1937

Robert Bereny (Hungarian artist, 1887-1953) Self Portrait 1906

In 1904, Bereny was a student of Tivadar Zemplényi, before he went to study in Paris, where he was particularly influenced by Cézanne's art. Politcally he took part in the art life of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, and he was the leader of the department for painting in the Art Directorate. After 1919, he emmigrated to Berlin, which he left to return home in 1926. He worked in Zebegény from 1934. He was awarded the Szinnyei prize in 1936. Obviously, I am particularly fond of his self-portraits & his bold use of color.

Robert Bereny (Hungarian artist, 1887-1953) Red Dress 1908

Robert Bereny (Hungarian artist, 1887-1953) Woman in a Green Room 1927

Robert Bereny (Hungarian artist, 1887-1953) Woman in Arm Chair 1923

Robert Bereny (Hungarian artist, 1887-1953) Girl Reading 1946-48

Robert Bereny (Hungarian artist, 1887-1953) Self Portrait 1947

Thursday, June 18, 2015

20C English Music by Stanley Spencer 1891-1959

Stanley Spencer, (English painter, 1891-1959) Music Lesson at Bedales 1921 Bedales School is an independent school situated in the village of Steep, in Hampshire. The school was founded in 1893, by John Haden Badley in reaction to the limitations of conventional Victorian schools. In the first half of 20th century the progressive movement around Bedales attracted a community of artists, craftsmen & writers to live in Steep. In the early 1920s Stanley Spencer made a number of drawings & paintings of activities at the school, while staying with Muirhead Bone.

Spencer's father was a musician & taught him to play the piano, Two sisters who lived at the end of his lane in Cookham, said that he would drop in & say "Can I have a tinkle?" He would sit down at their piano & play Bach & Chopin.