Monday, November 28, 2011

Károly Lotz (1833-1904)

Károly Lotz (1833-1904) was born in Germany and lived and worked in both Germany and Hungary.

Károly Lotz, After the Bath, 1880

Károly Lotz, After the Bath, 1880

Sunday, November 27, 2011

William McGregor Paxton (1869-1941)

American painter William McGregor Paxton (1869-1941) studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme in Paris but later became obsessed by the work of Vermeer.

William McGregor Paxton, Girl Arranging Flowers, 1921

William McGregor Paxton, Girl Arranging Flowers, 1921

William McGregor Paxton, Leaving the Studio, 1921

William McGregor Paxton, Leaving the Studio, 1921

William McGregor Paxton, Glow of Gold, Gleam of Pearl, 1921

William McGregor Paxton, Glow of Gold, Gleam of Pearl, 1921

William McGregor Paxton, The Figurine, 1921

William McGregor Paxton, The Figurine, 1921

William McGregor Paxton, Pretty Girl, 1926

William McGregor Paxton, Pretty Girl, 1926

William McGregor Paxton, The New Necklace, 1910

William McGregor Paxton, The New Necklace, 1910

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Spring with Franz von Stuck

Two paintings entitled Spring by Franz von Stuck (1863-1928), German Symbolist painter and a founding member of the Munich Secession.

Franz von Stuck, Spring, 1895

Franz von Stuck, Spring, 1895

Franz von Stuck, Spring, 1912

Franz von Stuck, Spring, 1912

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Felice Casorati (1883-1963)

Felice Casorati (1883-1963), an Italian painter influenced by the Symbolists (especially Klimt) and also by the art of the Renaissance. He was known for an approach that was superficially realistic but that achieved a paradoxical air of unreality.

Felice Casorati, Silvana Cenni, 1922

Felice Casorati, Silvana Cenni, 1922

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Federico Andreotti (1847-1930)

Federico Andreotti (1847-1930), Italian painter.

Federico Andreotti, The Love Letter

Federico Andreotti, The Love Letter

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Cupid’s Hunting Fields

I can't recall seeing the first of these Burne-Jones pictures before although I have seen the second one.

Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Cupid’s Hunting Fields, 1882

Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Cupid’s Hunting Fields, 1882

Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Cupid’s Hunting Fields

Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Cupid’s Hunting Fields

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

François-Édouard Picot (1786-1868)

François-Édouard Picot (1786-1868), A French painter who had studied under Jacques-Louis David. Picot’s own pupils included Gustave Moreau.

François-Édouard Picot, Odalisque, 1829

François-Édouard Picot, Odalisque, 1829

François-Édouard Picot, Study and Genius reveals ancient Egypt and Greece, 1827

François-Édouard Picot, Study and Genius reveals ancient Egypt and Greece, 1827

François-Édouard Picot, Cupid and Psyche, 1817

François-Édouard Picot, Cupid and Psyche, 1817

François-Édouard Picot, Léda, 1832

François-Édouard Picot, Léda, 1832

François-Édouard Picot, Cybele protects from Vesuvius the towns of Stabiae, Herculanum, Pompeii and Resina, 1832

François-Édouard Picot, Cybele protects from Vesuvius the towns of Stabiae, Herculanum, Pompeii and Resina, 1832

Monday, November 14, 2011

Charles Hermans (1839-1924)

Charles Hermans (1839-1924), Belgian painter

Charles Hermans, At the Masquerade

Charles Hermans, At the Masquerade

Charles Hermans, Á l’Aube, 1875

Charles Hermans, Á l’Aube, 1875

Charles Hermans, Circe the Temptress, 1881

Charles Hermans, Circe the Temptress, 1881

Antoine-Auguste-Ernest Hebert (1817-1908)

Antoine-Auguste-Ernest Hebert (1817-1908), French academic painter.

Antoine-Auguste-Ernest Hebert, Ophelia

Antoine-Auguste-Ernest Hebert, Ophelia

Antoine-Auguste-Ernest Hebert, Two Odalisques Contemplating The Bosphorus, 1843

Antoine-Auguste-Ernest Hebert, Two Odalisques Contemplating The Bosphorus, 1843

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Charles William Mitchell (1854-1903)

Charles William Mitchell (1854-1903), born in Newcastle, England, Pre-Raphaelite painter .

Hypatia, by Charles William Mitchell (1885)

Charles William Mitchell, Hypatia, 1885

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Jacques Clément Wagrez (1846-1908)

Jacques Clément Wagrez (1846-1908), French painter.

Jacques Clément Wagrez, The Fountain of Love

Jacques Clément Wagrez, The Fountain of Love

Jacques Clément Wagrez, The Judgement Of Paris

Jacques Clément Wagrez, The Judgement Of Paris

Jacques Clément Wagrez, The Storyteller, 1890

Jacques Clément Wagrez, The Storyteller, 1890

Jacques Clément Wagrez, The Chess Players

Jacques Clément Wagrez, The Chess Players

Monday, November 7, 2011

Maurice William Greiffenhagen (1862-1931)

Maurice William Greiffenhagen (1862-1931)

Maurice William Greiffenhagen, An Idyll, 1891

Maurice William Greiffenhagen, An Idyll, 1891

Maurice William Greiffenhagen, Laertes and Ophelia, 1885

Maurice William Greiffenhagen, Laertes and Ophelia, 1885

Maurice William Greiffenhagen, The Vision (detail)

Maurice William Greiffenhagen, The Vision (detail)

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Józef Mehoffer (1869-1946)

Józef Mehoffer (1869-1946), Polish artist.

Józef Mehoffer, The Strange Garden, 1903

Józef Mehoffer, The Strange Garden, 1903

Friday, November 4, 2011

Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi (1837-1887)

Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi (1837-1887) was an influential Russian painter and critic associated with the so-called democratic art movement in the late 19th century.

Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy, Portrait of an Unknown Woman, 1883

Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy, Portrait of an Unknown Woman, 1883

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Lilla Cabot Perry

Lilla Cabot Perry (1848-1933), American artist.

Lilla Cabot Perry, The Black Hat, 1914

Lilla Cabot Perry, The Black Hat, 1914

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Charles-August Mengin (1853-1933)

Charles-August Mengin (1853-1933) was a French academic painter and was one of those artists who is remembered for a single painting, his Sappho, now in Manchester Art Gallery.

Charles-August Mengin, Sappho, 1877

Charles-August Mengin, Sappho, 1877

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Victor Meirelles (1832-1903)

Victor Meirelles (1832-1903) was a Brazilian artist who had studied painting in Paris.

Victor Meirelles, Moema, 1866

Victor Meirelles, Moema, 1866