Half-Tide, Annisquam River circa 1905
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Anonimo artista, Ritratto di un gentiluomo fiammingo
Anonimo artista, Ritratto di un gentiluomo fiammingo, XVI secolo
Abraham A. Manievich (Ukraine 1881- 1942 USA)
Shtetl, Snow circa 1911
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View of Kiev (c. 1910)
oil on canvas 71 x 84 cm
Autumn Landscape
oil on canvas 83 x 92.5 cm
oil on canvas 83 x 92.5 cm
Abraham Manievich was a Ukrainian-born painter and printmaker who is known for his contributions to the Ashcan School of American art. He was born in 1881 in Ukraine and immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s. Manievich studied art at the National Academy of Design in New York City and later became a member of the New York Society of Independent Artists.
Manievich's work was characterized by his use of bold, expressive brushstrokes and a palette of bright, saturated colors. He was particularly interested in depicting the lives of working-class people in urban settings, and his work often featured scenes of daily life in New York City. Manievich was a member of the Ashcan School, a group of artists who were known for their realist style and their focus on urban and social themes.
In addition to his work as a painter, Manievich was also an accomplished printmaker, and he produced a number of lithographs and etchings during his career. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Manievich died in 1942 in New York City.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
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An Armenian painter: Martiros Saryan
Mount Aragats at summer, 1922
Head of the girl, 1923
Amberd, 1957
Orange Rocks, 1958
Ashtarak in hazy day
View of the Gorge from the Pushkin Pass
Martiros Saryan (Armenian: Մարտիրոս Սարյան) (28 February [O.S. 16 February] 1880 – 5 May 1972) was an Armenian painter, the founder of the Armenian national school of painting.
School of London: Frank Auerbach (British, 1931)
Head of E.O.W. IV (1961)
oil on plywood 60 x 60 cm
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- J.Y.M. Seated, 1986-87
Oil on canvas, 28 x 26 in.
Frank Helmut Auerbach (born 29 April 1931) is a German-British painter. Born in Germany, he has been a naturalised British subject since 1947. He is considered one of the leading names in the School of London, with fellow artists Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud.
Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988)
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Man with Cow, St. Maarten (1979)
watercolor on paper 21 x 29 cm
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Abstract figures
Watercolor and ink on paper, 66.5 x 51.5 cm.
Romare Bearden (September 2, 1911 – March 12, 1988) was an American artist, author, and songwriter. He worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils, and collages. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bearden grew up in New York City and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from New York University in 1935.
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Sunday, February 16, 2014
Society of Six: Selden Connor Gile (American, 1877-1947)
Lucas Valley, 1920
Cows and Pasture
Main Street, Tiburon, with boats, circa 1928
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Hay field, sunset, 1928
Gypsy Train, circa 1935
Marsh land
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Wharf buildings
Stinson Beach
Selden Connor Gile (20 March 1877 – 8 June 1947) was an American painter who was mainly active in northern California between the early-1910s and the mid-1930s. He was the founder and leader of the Society of Six, a Bay Area group of artists known for their plein-air paintings and rich use of color, a quality that would later figure into the work of Bay Area figurative expressionists.
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Paul Citroen
Portrait of Heinz Aron, oil on board, 1922
Roelof Paul Citroen (December 15, 1896 – March 13, 1983) was a German-born Dutch artist, art educator and co-founder of the New Art Academy in Amsterdam. Among his best known works are the photo-montage Metropolis and the 1949 Dutch postage stamps.
Friday, February 14, 2014
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
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Max Weber
Portrait of Abraham Walkowitz, 1907
Max Weber (April 18, 1881 – October 4, 1961) was a Jewish-American painter and one of the first American Cubist painters who, in later life, turned to more figurative Jewish themes in his art. He is best known today for Chinese Restaurant (1919), in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, "the finest canvas of his Cubist phase," in the words of art historian Avis Berman.
Max Weber (April 18, 1881 – October 4, 1961) was a Jewish-American painter and one of the first American Cubist painters who, in later life, turned to more figurative Jewish themes in his art. He is best known today for Chinese Restaurant (1919), in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, "the finest canvas of his Cubist phase," in the words of art historian Avis Berman.
William Kienbusch
William Kienbusch (USA 1914-1980)
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To the Ocean, Outer Sand Island (1957)
oil on canvas 83 x 126.5 cm
Sándor Galimberti
Sándor Galimberti (Hungary 1883-1915)
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A Miner’s Garden In Nagybánya 1907, oil on canvas
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971)
Sun, Manana, Monhegan, 1907
Oil on canvas
Monhegan 1909
Alaska Impression, 1919
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Golden Fall, c.1955
Oil on canvas, 28 x 34 in.
Oil on canvas, 28 x 34 in.
Rockwell Kent was an American artist, illustrator, and author who was active in the early 20th century. He was born in 1882 in Tarrytown, New York, and studied art at the New York School of Art and the National Academy of Design. Kent's work ranged from traditional landscape paintings and etchings to more modernist styles, and he was known for his bold, expressive brushwork and his use of bright, vibrant colors.
In addition to his work as a painter, Kent was also a prolific illustrator and designer, and he created book covers, posters, and other commercial graphics. He was particularly well-known for his illustrations of classic literature, and he created illustrations for editions of works by authors such as Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, and Mark Twain. Kent was also an author and wrote several books about art, travel, and his own experiences.
Throughout his career, Kent traveled extensively and spent time in many different countries, including Greenland, Alaska, and Ireland. His travels often inspired his art, and he produced a number of paintings and prints that depicted the landscapes and people of these regions. Kent died in 1971 in Plattsburgh, New York.
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