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Compare the Pair #10
“Sometimes I sit and think… and sometimes I just sit,” is a bastardization of an old proverb or saying that escapes my recall for the moment, however; I use this to describe this street art piece. This has to be … Continue reading
Posted in Cover Art, Gallery Art, Paintings, StreetArt
Tagged #GalleryArt, Art, Hippolyte Flandrin, Oscar Wilde, Robert Mapplethorpe, StreetArt, Teleny, The Louvre
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Hopper birthday to you
Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was a prominent American realist painter and print-maker. His stark renderings reflected modern American life in his oils, watercolours, print-making and etchings. Hopper was born in upper Nyack, New York, and … Continue reading
Posted in Illustrations, OilPainting, Paintings, Watercolours
Tagged #GalleryArt, Art, Edward Hopper, Room in New York
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Leonard French – stained glass window artist
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it; such as windows of churches and other significant buildings. Louis Comfort Tiffany in America specialized in secular stained glass, mostly of plant … Continue reading
Posted in Glass, Stained Glass
Tagged #GalleryArt, #Glass, #StainedGlass, Art, Leonard French
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The Swing by Jean Fragonard
One of my biggest faves ever has been Jean Fragonard’s (1732-1806) The Swing. This was painted back in 1767. You can learn more about Fragonard on this Wikipedia page. I could barely control myself when I saw it for the … Continue reading
Posted in Paintings
Tagged #Fragonard, #GalleryArt, #WallaceCollection, Art, Rococo art
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