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- A Broken Picture of the Life of Bouguereau
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Category Archives: DecorativeArts
A Broken Picture of the Life of Bouguereau
French academic painter, William-Adolphe Bouguereau was born in La Rochelle, France, on 30 November 1825, into a family of wine and olive oil merchants. The family moved to Saint-Martin-de-Ré in 1832. At the age of twelve, Bouguereau went to Mortagne-sur-Gironde … Continue reading
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Mary’s Salvation and Legacy to All
Painter, potter, ceramic decorator and photographer, Mary Elizabeth Boyd, was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria, in 1926. Mary was a member of the Boyd family artistic dynasty which includes painters, sculptors, architects and other arts professionals, commencing with Boyd’s grandfather Arthur … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Edible Art, Erotic Art, Gallery Art, Illustrations, nostalgia, OilPainting, Oriental Art, Paintings, Sewing, Watercolours
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Guy’s bowls and sporting women
Australian potter and figurative sculptor Guy Martin à Beckett Boyd was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria, on 12 June, 1923. Guy was a member of the Boyd family artistic dynasty which includes painters, sculptors, architects and other arts professionals, commencing with … Continue reading
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From Brides and Skates | To Statues and Fridges
Famous Melbourne born artist, Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd, AC, OBE, was born on 24th July, 1920, at the family house ‘Open Country‘, in Murrumbeena, in Victoria. Arthur Boyd was the second child of William Merric Boyd, a potter, and his … Continue reading
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Flame Leaper is a Surefire Keeper
A bronze and ivory figure of an acrobat entitled Flame Leaper after Johann Philipp Ferdinand (Fritz) Preiss ca 1930 height 35cm Even if ‘Flame Leaper‘ is not necessarily by ‘Fritz Preiss’ it is interesting to know his story. However, ‘Fritz … Continue reading
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An Appreciative Review of Mondrian’s Red, Yellow and Blue
Pieter Cornelis “Piet” Mondrian, was born on 7 March, 1872, in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Although originally a qualified primary teacher, Mondrian entered the Academy for Fine Art in Amsterdam. His early paintings were of a naturalistic or Dutch Impressionistic style, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, OilPainting, Paintings, Textiles
Tagged De Stijl, Mondrian, Neoplasticism, Yves Saint Laurent
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With Dior’s Bar Suit | She’s Got ‘The Look’
French fashion designer Christian Dior was born on 21 January, 1905, in Granville, a seaside town on the coast of Normandy, France. He is best known as the founder of one of the world’s top fashion houses Christian Dior, also … Continue reading
Posted in DecorativeArts, Gallery Art, nostalgia, photographic art, Textiles
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Come and See the Work of Jean-George Rémond and Cie
Jean-George Rémond (1752-1830) was a jeweller, goldsmith and founder of the firm Jean-Georges Rémond & Company. Born on 27 July, 1752 in Hanau, Germany, which, in the second part of the 18th Century, was the centre for the production of … Continue reading
Hell and the Journey of the Magi
The Florence Baptistery, (Baptistery of Saint John or the Battistero di San Giovanni), is considered a minor basilica in Florence, Italy. The octagonal building stands in both the Piazza del Duomo and the Piazza San Giovanni, across from the Florence … Continue reading
Daum good pitcher | If I say so myself
[Pitcher from Daum Brothers – One of their masterpieces entirely wheel cast with applique and displays the harmony of softly blended colours seen through a curtain of mist]. Daum is a crystal studio based in Nancy, France. Daum was founded … Continue reading
Posted in Art, DecorativeArts, Glass
Tagged #Glass, art nouveau, Crystal, glass paste, pate de verre
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Art In A Nutshell
Walnuts have a long history in art. Walnut husk pigments were used as a brown dye for fabric and applied in classical Rome and medieval Europe as hair dye. Walnut husks have been used to make a durable ink for … Continue reading
Posted in Carvings, Sculpture
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A Hint in Sinton Art
Textile pieces featured above: White, Black and Red Containers (Mixed paper, abaca, bamboo skewer, black paint 6.5″ x 7.5″); Square Collage Container (Asian paper, printed paper, gloss medium 5″ x 4.5″) Sheep Collage (Fleece, woven fragments 30″ high x … Continue reading
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The ‘Toussaint Taste’ of ‘La Panthère’
These fabulous jewels are items from the world-famous House of Cartier range of jewellery. This Parisian icon was founded by Louis-François Cartier in 1847 when he acquired the workshop from his master, the great Adolphe Picard. Cartier’s son Alfred inherited … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Collectibles, DecorativeArts, Gallery Art
Tagged Cartier, Duchess of Windsor, jewellery, Le Panthere, Louis Cartier, Toussaint taste, Wallis Simpson
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Mike Kelley Was No Nelly
American artist Mike Kelley (October 27, 1954 – January 31, 2012) was born in Wayne, Michigan, (a suburb of Detroit). Kelley worked in performance, music, sculpture and installation art, mining the American vernacular culture to develop what has been described … Continue reading
A Great Combi-Nation of VW Art
This post introduces a new art page category – VW ‘Kombi’ Art. I base this on my love of the Kombi/Combi VW van. In fact we are a family of devotees of the Kombi and many friends and family members … Continue reading
Posted in Gallery Art, nostalgia, Textiles, VWArt
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