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How Many Kinds of Sweet Flowers Grow In an English Country Garden?
‘In a Chelsea Garden’ (1913) oil on canvas (87.5 cm x 61 cm) Dora Meeson (1869–1955) was an Australian artist and an elected member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in London, England. While living in London, she married … Continue reading
Angels We Have Heard on High
Indonesian sculptor and installation artist Heri Dono was born in Jakarta on June 12, 1960. He studied at the Indonesian Art Institute (Institut Seni Indonesia) in Jogjakarta, where he won the Prize for the Best Painting in 1981 and again … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Oriental Art
Tagged Heri Dono, Indonesian art, Installation art, New Internationalism (art), Prince Claus Award
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This Berrie Fine Glaswegian Lass Must Not Be Extinguished
Above: University Cafe (2011) 24 x 19 cm from a series of drawings of Glasgow cafes. Scottish illustrator Christine Berrie is a born and bred Glaswegian, living in the town of Bishopbriggs near Glasgow. The daughter of a draftsman for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Illustrations, nostalgia, Paintings, StillLife
Tagged Glasgow shop fronts, graphite drawing, pencil drawing
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This Proves That Hele’s the Real Deal
‘The Pink Dressing Gown’ (1962) oil on board 90cm x 59.5cm Australian artist Sir Ivor Henry Thomas Hele, (Ivor Hele) was born on 13 June 1912. At the age of 15 he studied drawing and painting in Paris and Munich. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, OilPainting, Paintings
Tagged Australian War Artists, Australian War Memorial, Ivor Hele, oil paintings, watercolours
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Dreams are Ten a Penny for Thomas McKenney
Thomas McKenney served as the United States Superintendent of Indian Trade in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and later as the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). He initiated the government’s commissioning of portraits. Like many others at the time, … Continue reading
The Foreman of British Illustration
British author and illustrator Michael Foreman was born a month before his father died, on 21 March 1938. He grew up in Pakefield, near Lowestoft, Suffolk, where his mother kept the village shop. He studied at Lowestoft School of Art, … Continue reading
The Artist of The Court Ball at Hofburg is no ‘Gause-ing’ Game
German-Austrian painter Wilhelm Gause was born on 27th March, 1853. He studied at the Düsseldorf Academy and in 1888 exhibited his work in Vienna. Gause died on 13th June, 1916. Gause’s most famous work is “Court Ball at the Hofburg.” Created … Continue reading
Is a Room With a View Better Than a Room With Chairs?
Pictured above: “A Room With Chairs” (1972) charcoal on paper and canvas. William Delafield Cook (1936–2015) was an Australian artist born in Melbourne, who was known for his stark landscapes. He taught at the University of Melbourne. He had long … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Paintings, StillLife
Tagged William Delafield Cook, Wynne Prize
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Behold the Art of Emil Nolde
Above: Emil Nolde – Puppan und Papagai (Dolls & Parrot) c. 1919 oil on canvas 46.5×59.5cm Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammiungen, Munich Straatsgalier Moderne Kunst German-Danish painter and print-maker Emil Nolde was born Emil Hansen on 7 August 1867 near the village of … Continue reading
Hail Fair Guinevere
Above: Guinevere by John Collier (1900) Bradford Museums and Galleries, Bradford, U.K. Leading English artist John Maler Collier was born on 27 January 1850. He was a painter in the Pre-Raphaelite style; and was one of the most prominent portrait … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, OilPainting, Paintings, Rogue's gallery, Watercolours
Tagged Arthurian legend, Guinevere, John Collier, King Arthur, Pre-Raphaelites
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Something Tells Me I’m Into Something Good
Swiss-born artist and one of Australia’s Official War Artists for WW2, Sali Herman, was born on 12 February 1898. He arrived in Melbourne in 1937 and enlisted in the Australian Army in 1941. In 1945, he was appointed an Official … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, OilPainting, Paintings
Tagged Australian art, Sali Herman
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When Art Imitates Art
German neoclassical painter Johan Joseph Zoffany (aka Johannes Josephus Zaufallij, Zoffani or Zauffelij) was born in the Bohemian town of Frankfurt on 13 March 1733. He undertook study in a sculptor’s workshop in Ellwangen in the 1740s (possibly at the … Continue reading
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There is Nothing Superficial About the Art of Eric Fischl
American painter, sculptor and print-maker Eric Fischl was born in New York City on March 9, 1948. Fischl grew up in suburban Long Island until his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1967. His artistic education began at Phoenix College, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, DarkArt, Erotic Art, Gallery Art, OilPainting
Tagged American artists, Badboy, Eric Fischl, Sleepwalker
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The pictures below are by Tiepolo
Giovanni Battista aka Gianbattista or Giambattista Tiepolo was a prolific Venetian painter and print-maker, born on March 5, 1696. Tiepolo began his artistic career at the age of 14, in 1710. Nine years later, in 1719, Tiepolo married Maria Cecilia … Continue reading
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Tagged Giambattista Tiepolo, Gianbattista, Giovanni Battista, Italian artists;, Tiepolo;
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Make Yours a Platytox State Today
Barry Humphries: Platy-Tox for all Bushland Pests – Make Yours a Platytox State. Australian comedian, satirist, artist and author, Barry Humphries was born John Barry Humphries, 0n 17 February 1934. In 1959, Humphries moved to London, where he lived and … Continue reading
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