It's About Time

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Portraits of women attributed to Giuliano Bugiardini (1475-1554)

1525 Giuliano Bugiardini (1475-1554) Young Woman

1506 Giuliano Bugiardini (1475-1554) Portrait of a Woman

Giuliano Bugiardini (1475-1554) Portrait of a Woman

Giuliano Bugiardini (1475-1554) Portrait of a Lady

Giuliano Bugiardini (1475-1554) Portrait of a Young Woman

Friday, February 7, 2014

Studies of Female Heads by French Academic Painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) Study of a Blone Woman's Profile

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) Study of a Young Woman's Head

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) Study of the Head of a Blonde Woman

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) Head of a Young Girl 1898

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French Academic painter, 1825-1905) A Woman's Head

Monday, February 3, 2014

Children by Englishman Ford Madox Brown 1821–1893

Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) Millie Smith 1846

Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) The Bromley Children 1843

Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) Emma Hill 1852

Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) Catherine Madox Brown 1852

Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) English Boy 1860

Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) Elizabeth Clara Bromley

Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) The Irish Girl 1860

Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) Mauvais Sujet 1863

Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) William Tell's Son 1863

Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) La Rose d'Infante Effie Stillman, 1876.

Ford Madox Brown (English painter, 1821–1893) Madeline Scott 1883

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Children by Chinese artist Liu Derun b 1950

Liu Derun (Chinese artist, 1950) Golden

A native of Shandong, Liu Derun, whose paintings of children glorify the strength of the human spirit, was born in 1950. Traditionally when a child was expected in the family, the mother or a close relative would personally design & sew symbolic Tiger Head Hat. They hoped that by wearing the hat, the child would be protected from evil & disease. The hat also symbolizes family continuity & prosperity. It was not until the forming of New China in 1949, that art academies & institutions began offering systematic training for the Western Arts. An important milestone marking the new era was the first Chinese oil painting auction held by Christie's of Hong Kong in 1992, to great critical & financial success.

Liu Derun (Chinese artist, 1950) New Spring

Liu Derun (Chinese artist, 1950)

Liu Derun (Chinese artist, 1950)

Liu Derun (Chinese artist, 1950)

Liu Derun (Chinese artist, 1950) Glory

Liu Derun (Chinese artist, 1950) King

Liu Derun (Chinese artist, 1950)

Liu Derun (Chinese artist, 1950) The Springtime

Liu Derun (Chinese artist, 1950)

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Children by Swedish Artist Carl Larsson 1853-1919

Carl Larsson (Swedish Realist Painter, 1853-1919) A Studio Idyll. The artist's wife with daughter Suzanne

Swedish artist Carl Larsson (1853-1919) was a painter, illustrator & printmaker. He came from a poor family & studied (1866-76) at the Konstakademi in Stockholm, supporting himself throughout this period. From 1871 to 1878, he contributed illustrations to the comic journal Kaspar and the Ny illustrerad tidning. From 1875, for several decades, he was a prolific book illustrator, his most renowned work in this field being his drawings for 'The Barber-surgeon's tales' (published 1883-4) by Zacharius Topelius. Later Larsson produced most of his own prints.