Category Archives: OilPainting

The Glorio of Loureiro | In the Springtime of His New Moon

Posted on February 10, 2020 by maryannadair

[Images: The Spirit of the New Moon (1888), The Spirit of the Southern Cross (1888) and Spring (1891) by Artur Loureiro.] Portuguese painter, Artur José de Sousa Loureiro was born on 11 February 1853, in Porto, Portugal. Lourerio attended the … Continue reading →

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How Many Kinds of Sweet Flowers Grow In an English Country Garden?

Posted on October 11, 2019 by maryannadair

[Peter Abraham – ‘Sunday Teaparty’ Duke of Wellington Art Gallery, Mosman, Sydney, NSW.] Born in Queensland in 1926, Peter Abraham studied at the Brisbane Technical College in Queensland and later at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, Victoria. Abraham became a … Continue reading →

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Here Comes the Bride

Posted on July 4, 2019 by maryannadair

Australian crepe wedding dress (1953) made by Violet Cocking (nee Dowey) who had resided in North Street, Castlemaine, prior to her marriage to Stanley Cocking in 1924. The dress was inspired by the gown worn by Queen Elizabeth II upon … Continue reading →

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The Village Life of Hendra Gunawan

Posted on May 27, 2019 by maryannadair

Hendra Gunawan was an Indonesian artist, poet, sculptor and guerilla fighter who was born in Bandung, the capital of West Java, (former Dutch East Indies), on June 11, 1918 and died in Bali on July 17, 1983. Gunawan was best … Continue reading →

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Tea for Two and Two for Tea

Posted on April 24, 2019 by maryannadair

Peter Philippi was born in 1866 in Trier. He studied between 1885-1902 at the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Art. Between 1895 – 1902 Philippi was taught at the Academy by Professor Eduard von Gebhardt. Upon completion of his studies, Philippi … Continue reading →

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Like A Bridge Over Ponded Waters, I Will Lily You Down

Posted on December 1, 2018 by maryannadair

  Claude Monet is the original artist of the great masterpiece painting Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lillies (1899) oil on canvas 90 cm x 100 cm (Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris) Born Oscar-Claude Monet in France, on 14 November 1840, Monet … Continue reading →

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Where the Hammock Swung | When the World Was Young

Posted on November 3, 2018 by maryannadair

[“In the Hammock“,  (1886) by Hans Thoma] German artist Hans Thoma, was born on October 2, 1839 in Bernau within the Black Forest region of Germany.  In 1859, at the age of 20, having started life as a painter of … Continue reading →

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Michael’s KmitMent To Neo-Byzantine Art

Posted on August 25, 2018 by maryannadair

[Edda by Michael Kmit (1966) oil on hardboard 72 x 48] Ukrainian/Australian artist Michael Kmit was born in Stryi, Lviv on 25 July 1910. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kraków, but due to the conflict in WW2, … Continue reading →

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By Hook or By Crooke | These are Worth a Good Look

Posted on August 8, 2018 by maryannadair

Australian artist Ray Austin Crooke was born in Auburn, Victoria on 12 July 1922. He is known for serene views of Islander people and ocean landscapes, many of which are based on the art of Gauguin. He spent time in … Continue reading →

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Campi – You’ve left me s-peach-less!

Posted on April 11, 2018 by maryannadair

[Above: The Fruit Seller] Vincenzo Campi (c. 1536–1591) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance era from Cremona. His style merges Lombard with Mannerist styles, however, unlike his siblings, he is known for a series of canvases, mostly painted after … Continue reading →

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Chloe and The Grasshopper – Two of a Kind

Posted on February 24, 2018 by maryannadair

Above Right: “The Grasshopper” (La Cigale) 1872 oil on canvas 186.7 x 123.8cm. This is considered one of Jules Lefebvre’s classic female nudes. It was first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1872 and was accompanied at the Salon’s exhibition … Continue reading →

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Thangue You for the Violets

Posted on January 17, 2018 by maryannadair

[Above]: “Violets For Perfume” (c.1913) oil on canvas, 109 x 95 cm Diploma work accepted 1913. (Royal Academy collection) and Portrait of a breton Peasant Girl (1880) English realist rural landscape painter Henry Herbert La Thangue was born in Croydon, … Continue reading →

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Schenk’s Sheepish Anguish

Posted on January 3, 2018 by maryannadair

Danish-born artist, August Friedrich Albrecht Schenck was born on April 23, 1828 in Glückstadt, Denmark. He became well known for his landscapes and paintings of animals. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and afterwards in Paris, specializing in painting … Continue reading →

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You Should Walch Out for This Artist’s Works

Posted on January 1, 2018 by maryannadair

Charles Walch  – The Blue Window, 1939 (oil on canvas 65cm x 59cm) French artist, painter, engraver and sculptor, Charles Walch was born on 4th August 1896 in Thann (Alsace) and died on 12 December 1948 in Paris. Walch suffered … Continue reading →

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Knock, Knock, Who’s There?

Posted on November 12, 2017 by maryannadair

Above: Henri Martin: Gabrielle at the Garden Door, 1910 (201cm x 105.4cm) London. Renowned French impressionist painter Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin was born in Toulouse on August 5, 1860 to a French cabinet-maker. Martin successfully persuaded his father to permit him … Continue reading →

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