Charley Toorop daughter of artist Johannes Toorop. Johanna Punt housekeeper, life turned upside down by the German invasion Netherlands, her sons had to work for Nazis. Toorop &Punt lived in Bergen. Devasted Rotterdam background. She isn't defeated: gaze troubled/steadfast.
Charley Toorop daughter of artist Johannes Toorop. Johanna Punt housekeeper, life turned upside down by the German invasion Netherlands, her sons had to work for Nazis. Toorop &Punt lived in Bergen. Devasted Rotterdam background. She isn't defeated: gaze troubled/steadfast.
Spanish/Mexican Remedios Varo 1908-1963 "Her artwork depicts a desolate, wintry landscape featuring skeletal, cacti-like plants. White, web-like 'pods'or 'cocoons' contain living elements like birds & flowers, hinting at potential rebirth amidst the barrenness."
#art #Varo
8 degrees
#cat #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #catpics #catlover #catlove #BlueSkyCats #petsofbluesky #photography
8 degrees
#cat #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #catpics #catlover #catlove #BlueSkyCats #petsofbluesky #photography
A Sagittarius!
"The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind"
#EmilyDickinson #poetry #truth
A Sagittarius!
"The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind"
#EmilyDickinson #poetry #truth
Artist William Larkin 1580-1619
"By her will, dated Dec 20 1594, three months after her husband's death, Anne Sackville provided for the erection of Emanuel Hospital, an almshouse for twenty poor persons, ten of each sex, and a school for twenty poor children." #portraits #art
Artist William Larkin 1580-1619
"By her will, dated Dec 20 1594, three months after her husband's death, Anne Sackville provided for the erection of Emanuel Hospital, an almshouse for twenty poor persons, ten of each sex, and a school for twenty poor children." #portraits #art
Yvonne Twinning Humber 1907-2004 Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Achievement through substantial donations to non-profit Artist Trust. Annual $10,000 award to Washington State female visual artist age 60+ who dedicated 25+ years to creating art. #art #artlover #painting
Alice Neel (1900 - 1984) She is known for her striking portraits of people in her life. She presents her son Hartley in his 1st year of med school, at 'a low point,' balancing exhaustion of intensive training with the Vietnam War as a somber alternative." #art #artlover
Goodnight to all #BlueSkyCats
Goodnight to all #BlueSkyCats
Happy Birthday Gregory Gillespie 1936-2000
NJ born, lived 8 years in Italy on a fellowship. He says those paintings are soaked w/textures of Italy. Known for unique blend of realism, surrealist symbolism, exploration: human emotion."
Mr. Gillispie:suicide by hanging. 64." #art
Happy Birthday Gregory Gillespie 1936-2000
NJ born, lived 8 years in Italy on a fellowship. He says those paintings are soaked w/textures of Italy. Known for unique blend of realism, surrealist symbolism, exploration: human emotion."
Mr. Gillispie:suicide by hanging. 64." #art
Happy Birthday to painter Sidney Dickinson (1890 - 1980)!
The woman in this oil painting is believed to be Mr. Dickinson's wife. #art #NYart #artlover #streetscene
Happy Birthday to painter Sidney Dickinson (1890 - 1980)!
The woman in this oil painting is believed to be Mr. Dickinson's wife. #art #NYart #artlover #streetscene
#cat #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #catpics #catlover #catlove #BlueSkyCats #petsofbluesky #photography
#cat #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #catpics #catlover #catlove #BlueSkyCats #petsofbluesky #photography
Construction in the apartment next door.
Construction in the apartment next door.
“Pet Sematary” #cat #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #catpics #catlover #catlove #BlueSkyCats #petsofbluesky #photography #petSematary
“Pet Sematary” #cat #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #catpics #catlover #catlove #BlueSkyCats #petsofbluesky #photography #petSematary
"Fancy for far places wasn't unexpected given his comfortable childhood in upscale Philly. Pursuit of a siren call, he sipped fragrant coffee, donning a burnoose in North Africa; spice & local flavor he would show in his paintings."
#art #Sartain
"The Italian Riviera in the Spring" 1930
Swedish artist Helmer Osslund (1866 - 1938)
"The Italian Riviera in the Spring" 1930
Swedish artist Helmer Osslund (1866 - 1938)
Happy Birthday to Texan artist Merritt Mauzey (1898 - 1973)
oil on Masonite
"A curator at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Zigrosser, described Mauzey as 'a kind of Rousseau among lithographers.'"
Happy Birthday to Texan artist Merritt Mauzey (1898 - 1973)
oil on Masonite
"A curator at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Zigrosser, described Mauzey as 'a kind of Rousseau among lithographers.'"
Alan H. Crane (1901 - 1969)
lithograph
🎂Happy Birthday to artist Alan H. Crane! (1901 - 1969)🎂
"Crane is known for his mastery of technique and depth of field, creating prints with almost photographic precision and a delicate tonal balance."
#art #lithograph #artlover #AlanHCrane
Alan H. Crane (1901 - 1969)
lithograph
🎂Happy Birthday to artist Alan H. Crane! (1901 - 1969)🎂
"Crane is known for his mastery of technique and depth of field, creating prints with almost photographic precision and a delicate tonal balance."
#art #lithograph #artlover #AlanHCrane
Happy Birthday Charles Goeller 1901-1955
"Best known for precise & detailed paintings & drawings, he aimed to achieve emotion expressed by precision. A critic wrote, 'Exquisitely meticulous realism, he might take a year to complete one picture.'"
#art #artlover #Goeller
Jan Matulka (1890 - 1972)
"Matulka was born in Vlachovo Březí, South Bohemia. He was an obsessive painter, often working simultaneously in different styles, often abstract in the morning and landscape in the afternoon." #art #artlover #JanMatulka #Bohemia #painting
Jan Matulka (1890 - 1972)
"Matulka was born in Vlachovo Březí, South Bohemia. He was an obsessive painter, often working simultaneously in different styles, often abstract in the morning and landscape in the afternoon." #art #artlover #JanMatulka #Bohemia #painting