Oil Paintings & General Fine Art Discussion
The works of imitative realist artist Georgia O’ Keeffe are in the news this week. O’Keeffe’s work spanned much of the twentieth century (she painted right up to 1974, until the age of 84 years).
Georgia O’Keeffe’s ”White Trumpet Flower” painting of 1932 is probably her best known work
A judge in Tennessee has some good news and […]
A brooch depicted in the renowned portraitist, John Singer Sargent’s 1902 portrait of Winifred, Duchess of Portland is about to go under auction at Christie’s Auctioneers, London, with an estimate of £700,000 (just over $1M US).
The diamond and pearl piece dates from 1870, comprising a natural pearl brooch and an antique diamond necklace.
John Singer Sargent spent […]
“Edward Hopper and His Time” at the Whitney Museum
American artist Edward Hopper (b1882) painted the dark-side of the “American Dream.” In short - what it was like to be alone in a crowd. His paintings portrayed solitude, even melancholy, many in urban landscapes devoid of life. My favorite quote is from the French author, Michel […]
A reproduction of the work of Jackson Pollock - his Autumn Rhythm, no. 30, creates a visually impressive backdrop to choreographer Lar Lubovitch’s forthcoming dance performance at Syracuse University, on November 11, 2010
Lar Lubovitch, a native of Chicago, has become a leading figure in the US arts scene. Described by the New York Times as one […]
^Chagall painted a series in the early 1950s evocative of Paris. I particularly like the use of bold colour - the mix of his early Expressionism together with the influence of Fauvism. Most of all I love to be reminded of Paris!
As I recall Modigliani setting a record at Sotheby’s in an earlier post, so […]
^ London Calling…….”The Houses of Parliament at Night” - Andre Derain (1906)
As an aging Luddite, I’m pleased to see that new on-line social media is increasingly becoming a learning resource. Today I stumbled across a Facebook page dedicated to the French Fauvist artist Andre Derain.
Derain, together with his contemporary of Matisse, became the “Wild […]
- Works by Joan Miro and Matisse fail to sell
- Record Price for a painting by Modigliani
- Other Modigliani paintings exceed pre sale estimates
- All eyes on Christie’s forthcoming modern and impressionist sale
Italian born figurative artist Modigliani, died in Paris in 1920 from meningitis; his body exhausted from overwork, drug and alcohol abuse. We can […]
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