Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Portraits of Women - French artist Louis Valtat 1869-1952



Louis Valtat (French artist, 1869-1952) Woman Fateuil 1903

Louis Valtat Studied at the High School in Versailles Hoch. In 1886 he Enrolled at the School of Fine Arts Completing His training at the Academie Julian Where he made friends with Albert André & amp; Pierre Bonnard. He won the Jauvin Attainville prize in 1890 & amp; Established His Own studio at Rue de La Glacière in Paris. In 1893, He Took share in the Salon des Artistes Independants for the first time. In 1894, Louis Valtat Both collaborated with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec & amp; Albert André in Creating the decor for the Paris theater "The Work" at the request of Lugné Poe. Valtat's use of color est devenu a major concern to _him_. His use of brilliant colors Expressed His tendencies to Fauvism.

Louis Valtat (French artist, 1869-1952) Woman with Grapes



Louis Valtat (French artist, 1869-1952) Woman with Dog and Cat



Louis Valtat (French artist, 1869-1952) Lace



Louis Valtat (French artist, 1869-1952) Ironers



Louis Valtat (French artist, 1869-1952) Needlepoint



Louis Valtat (French artist, 1869-1952) Woman in Tavern 1896



Louis Valtat (French artist, 1869-1952) Child with Trumpet 1910



Louis Valtat (French artist, 1869-1952) Portrait of Mrs Valtat 1905



Louis Valtat (French artist, 1869-1952) Woman in Chair 1903



Louis Valtat (French artist, 1869-1952) Suzanne Valtat 1907



Louis Valtat (French artist, 1869-1952) Woman on Sofa 1901

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Women & Families by Czech artist Václav Brožík 1851-1901



Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901) Childrens' Toilette


Vaclav Brozik was born into a poor family of 7 children, which moved to the outskirts of Prague, when he was a toddler. Young Vaclav became an apprentice lithographer, but his real interest was in painting. Initially, he studied art at the Academy of Arts in Prague in 1868.  Brozik briefly moved to Germany to study painting in Dresden & Munich. But Paris was his dream. When Brozik left for Paris in 1876, he did not know a word of French, but he brought with him was 2 letters of recommendation. Within 2 years he became recognized, as he was awarded a gold medal at the Salon de Paris. He married a daughter of a wealthy art dealer in Paris, who helped him achieve success in French high society. He spent his time traveling between Prague, where he taught at the Academy from 1893, and Paris, where his family lived. In 1896, he was elected as a foreign member and the successor of John Millais in the French Academie des beaux-arts.


Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901) Woman in Profile


 Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901) Family Scene


Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901) Madame Christane Fuller


Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901) Prvni Kruky


 Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901) Girl in Armchair


 Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901) Boy with Hoop


 Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901) Seated Lady


Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901 Children in the Woods


Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901) Woman in Gown


Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901) Dreaming of Her Love


Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901) Lady and a Greyhound c 1895


 Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901) Pasacka Hus


Václav Brožík (Czech artist, 1851-1901)  Divka

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Women by French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864-1901



Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) Red-Headed Woman Carmen Gaudin


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) The Artist's Mother


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) A-Rosa La Rouge Montrouge


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) Jeanne Wenz


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) Carmen Gaudin 1889


 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) The Milliner - Miss Louise Blouet, dited'Enguin


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) The Laundress


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) The Drawing Room at the Castle Malromé


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) House of Woman


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) Carmen Gaudin Woman in a Garden Forest 1889


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) Portrait of Marcelle



Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) Carmen Gaudin Red-Headed Woman


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) Mrs Poupoule at Her Dressing Table


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) Countess of Toulouse Lautrec Adele Zoe, The Artist's Mother


 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) Carmen Gaudin 1885 Lowered Head


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) In particular Cabinet - Rat Mort


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) Carmen Gaudin


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) The Policeman's Daughter


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) La Goulue Arriving at the Moulin Rouge with Two Women


 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) Berthe Bady


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) Carmen Gaudin Red-Headed Woman in a White Blouse


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) Justine Dieuhl


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) The English Barmaid at the Star in Le Havre


Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French artist, 1864-1901) Carmen Gaudin Red-Headed Woman in the Garden of M_ Foret, Summer 1887