Mid Century Modern art is featured on these pages.
I start fresh. I look at this picture as if the first time in seeing. Although difficult to do so, the Daughters of Edward Darley Boit has been pondered and subjected to voracious scrutiny and detailed psychoanalysis. Not infrequently this picture has been proclaimed the greatest produced by an American and, upon examination, hardly presents many … Continue reading
***In reading up on Sargent and, in particular, his Daughters of Edward Darley Boit for a new article for this website, I came across this writing by Henry James, originally published in Harper’s Magazine in October of 1887. Due to my attraction to the works of James and to a subject I find of great … Continue reading
William Merritt Chase celebrated on 100th birthday. Continue reading
[1]Normally one does not think of Maxfield Parrish as a mid-century artist. He was born in 1870 and died in 1966. However, during the decades of the 60s and 70s, his resurgence was remarkable. His pictures, with their breathtaking views and their mythical characters, had a strong influence on those looking for the idyllic. Because … Continue reading
First of all, this is not an article on the history of the Wyeths, in particular, Andrew Wyeth, but a musing about the nature of art and art criticism. I have always found art critics a little hard to stomach. One would quickly say that is only natural coming from an artist. Yet I have … Continue reading
If you have seen the previous installments of this series, you will know that it is a practice of mine, as part of learning about an artist, to paint a work in the manner of the artist studied. Sometimes it is an exact copy of a work, such as my reproduction of Judith and Her … Continue reading
I have always found a special admiration for a lot of Degas work. I especially enjoy his self-portraits and his works in oils. However, the Museum of Modern Art in New York is holding an exhibit of very abstract works by Degas called “Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty”. One can read the New York … Continue reading
Art of the 20th Century Mac Conner Illustrator extraordinaire How Do You Love Me, for Woman’s Home Companion, Mac Conner, 1950. Photograph: Museum of the City of New York I have always admired the American illustrators of the early to mid 20th century. N. C. Wyeth, father to Andrew Wyeth and grandfather to Jamie Wyeth, made … Continue reading
News in the Art World Are the Telegraph and Christies Seeing the Same Thing! ALL About Art Sales in February Don’t read the art news. The art world news has become like reading “Tiger Beat”. It is all about the celebrity of the month and who is cool and who isn’t. Let’s talk and talk … Continue reading
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Howard Bosler Artist 