Art and Artifice
Archive 46 - Spring 2024
Portrait of Mrs Brush
Portrait of Mrs Brush 1888 by George de Forest (portrait of Mittie de Forest). Freer Art Gallery in Washington DC.
JOHN SINGER SARGENT in his Paris studio with his scandalous painting 'Madame X.' With brushwork, palette, and scale influenced by Velasquez, the profile view influenced by Titian, it was so poorly received by the critics that Sargent left Paris and moved to England. pic.twitter.com/VNOfKBpSih
— Darrell Epp (@DarrellEpp) April 20, 2021
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John Berger's Ways of Seeing is a famous art instruction on seeing art through a new awareness of elements that get overlooked or are somehow obscure for the casual viewer. The book was first published in 1972 and based on the BBC television series. The Sunday Times critic commented: "This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings . . . he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures." AMAZON
"The Complete Watercolor Guide for Beginners: The Ultimate Course with Exercises and Step-by-Step Projects Perfect Even If You’re New to Watercolor" AMAZON
Officers who recovered stolen Picassso denied reward – Kathimerini [in Greek - Google Translate version]
One last wish: A terminal patient contemplates Rembrandt's works for the last time at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
— Helena Georgiou 🇬🇷 (@Frau_Nikon) March 28, 2023
March of 2015. Photography by Stichting Ambulance Wens#rembrandt pic.twitter.com/sUlrYpeF06
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THE ODYSSEY: With the Greek on one side and the English on the other side this edition allows for easy reading while also opportunities to peruse the original Greek - "the classic parallel text version of Homer." Translation by Augustus Taber Murray (1866–1940) Professor of Greek at Stanford University and George Edward Dimock (1917–2000), Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at Smith College.
Homer was probably born around 725BC and he is from a long line of bards and poets who practiced the oral tradition of storytelling. .AMAZON
"This lavishly produced volume explores Matisse’s lifelong reinvention of art through some fifty works, six extraordinary fold-out spreads, and illuminating essays."AMAZON
172 Pages - Dimensions 8.81 x 0.98 x 10.69 inches
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Looking from the East Building to the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Original Page July 13, 2023