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Tag Archives: Painting
Edward Hopper’s New York
I’ve long thought of Edward Hopper as the quintissential New York City painter. His works have always evoked a powerful sense of place and mood.This winter, NYC’s Whitney Museum of American Art is offering a glimpse into the city that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Maps, Museums, Photography, Tourism, USA
Tagged Edward Hopper, New York City, NYC, Painting, Whitney Museum
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Touched by the Devil
I have long been fascinated by the astounding paintings of the Dutch master of the grotesque Hieronymus Bosch. The documentary (below) Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil takes a deep dive into his phantasmagorical paintings and his life. In 2016, the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, History, Museums
Tagged Hieronymus Bosch, Netherlands, Painting
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In The Garden of Death
I’ve been a fan of the Symbolist painter Hugo Simberg (1873-1917) since I first saw his work in his native Finland decades ago. His best known work The Garden of Death (above) was created for the Tampere Cathedral along with a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Museums
Tagged Finland, Helsinki, Painting, Suomi, Symbolists
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Venice Through The Eyes of Monet
Claude Monet first discovered Venice in 1908 when he was 68 years old. The two months Monet spent there are documented in letters he and his wife Alice sent to friends and family in France. They tell of the highs … Continue reading
The Parable of the Blind
“The Parable of the Blind” by William Carlos Williams This horrible but superb painting the parable of the blind without a red in the composition shows a group of beggars leading each other diagonally downward across the canvas from one … Continue reading
Posted in Art, USA, Writing
Tagged American Poets, Painting, Poetry, William Carlos Williams
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Self-Portraits (with and without hats)
Vincent Van Gogh was known to have painted over 30 self-portraits between the years 1886 and 1889. That is until this week when it was revealed that a hidden self-portrait by the artist has been discovered behind one of his … Continue reading
Test Your Artistic Acumen
If you have been swept up in the Wordle craze, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, has created Artle, an art-guessing game for those who want to test their artistic acumen. Like Wordle, Artle offers up just one puzzle a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Museums, USA
Tagged games, National Gallery of Art, Painting, Washington D.C
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Hotel Art
I have stayed in literally hundreds of hotel rooms over the years, but I rarely pay close attention to the furnishings or amenities. Unlike Japanese architect Kei Endo who focuses intently on her hotel surroundings. She then creates beautifully rendered … Continue reading
Love, Desire, Death
In the fascinating video below, Peter Schade, the Head of the Framing department at Britain’s National Gallery, shows the process of creating six huge matching frames for the Titian: Love Desire Death exhibition. Matthias Wivel, Curator of 16th-century Italian paintings, … Continue reading
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Tagged National Gallery, Painting, Titian
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Le village des sirènes
“Paul Delvaux: The Village of the Mermaids” by Lisel Mueller Who is that man in black, walking away from us into the distance? The painter, they say, took a long time finding his vision of the world. The mermaids, if that … Continue reading