Easter 2022 in art and music. Continue reading
Tag Archives: art history
Faust as Illustrated by Harry Clarke Video
Fiery video of the ominous Art Deco illustrations of “Faust” by Harry Clarke. Continue reading
Who Knows Aubrey Beardsley?
Illustrations by Harry Clarke of Goethe’s “Faust”. Continue reading
Images of Orpheus
A video with background music of images of Orpheus in art history. Continue reading
Christmas Choir and Organ 2021
A video celebrating Christmas day with art and music. Continue reading
Sargent’s Mrs. Hugh Hammersley
All those things one hears about the painting methods and techniques of John Singer Sargent come to an excellent example in his Portrait of Mrs. Hugh Hammersley of 1892. Sargent can manage a tour de force of a painterly approach like very few other artists. Of course, it is said that he admired Velazquez … Continue reading
Sargent’s The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit
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
The Beautiful View of Maxfield Parrish
[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
The Velazquez Prize: Nearly Ready
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
Modern Degas
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
Howard Bosler Artist 