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Hace 2 días · For this reason, Muriel Whitaker argues that paintings which depict this death-voyage lack a psychological drama of their own, and thus landscaping instead provides justification for the choice of subject matter. 78 The addition of candles by Waterhouse was one such effort to ‘complete’ the composition, the Lady purportedly using them to perform some devotional function.
Hace 2 días · One of Waterhouse’s most famous paintings, “The Lady of Shalott,” on display at Tate Britain, draws inspiration from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem. The artwork captures the poignant beauty of the Lady, cursed to view the world only through a mirror.
Hace 5 días · By Peter Schjeldahl. May 4, 2024. Frank Stella was the poster prodigy of a new breed of artists: post-bohemian, university-trained, professional from the get-go. Photograph by Chris Felver ...
Hace 2 días · Abstract expressionism in the United States emerged as a distinct art movement in the immediate aftermath of World War II and gained mainstream acceptance in the 1950s, a shift from the American social realism of the 1930s influenced by the Great Depression and Mexican muralists. [1] [2] The term was first applied to American art in 1946 by the ...
Hace 5 días · Walter Crossland was not available to design a new tower, so the contract was given to Alfred Waterhouse. He had worked on Manchester Town Hall and London’s Natural History Museum. Sensibly, his new spire was made of stone. The following year, a new free public library was opened in the building that is now Touchstones Gallery and Museum.
Hace 4 días · Here is a wonderful painting from the Hudson River School of Art. “Kindred Spirits” is a beautiful oil on canvas painting by the American artist, Asher B. Durand, from 1849. This piece was a final homage to the father of the Hudson River School of Art, Thomas Cole, who died suddenly at the age of 47. It was commissioned in 1848, the year of ...
Hace 5 días · Vincent’s “Eyes That Know the Darkness…”. Posted by At Sunnyside - Where Truth and Beauty Meet onMay 4, 2024April 29, 2024. Self-Portrait as a Painter, Vincent van Gogh, December 1887 – February 1888, Oil on canvas, 65.1 cm × 50 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
