Lines and Colors :: a blog about drawing, painting, illustration, comics, concept art and other visual arts
ˆ, also here, Théodore Rousseau, etching, two states; roughly 4 x 7″ (12 x 17 cm), in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, DC. In this wonderful etching by the 19th century French painter we see a beautifully evocative view into the depths of the forest — likely the Forest of Fontinebleau, where he and the other members...
Abbott Handerson Thayer was an American painter active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He painted portraits, figures, landscapes and still life subjects, but as known in particular for his portrayals of angels, or angelic figures. These were distinguished from idealized angels in that they seem to be realized as portraits,...
The Kiss, Francesco Hayez, oil on canvas, roughly 43 x 35 inches ( 110 x 88 cm); link is to image file page on Wikimdeia Commons, original is in the Pinacoteca di Brera (Brera Art Gallery) in Milan. In this beautiful painting by mid-19th century Italian painter Francesco Hayez, the woman’s stunning gown is the first thing to attract...
Portrait of Marthine Cappelen Hjort, b. Kiær, by Asta Nørregaard, pastel on canvas; roughly 48 x 33 inches (122 x 85 cm); link is to Wikimedia Commons; original is in the collection of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo Norway, which has a zoomable and downloadable version of the image. This wonderful portrait...
Stacks of Wheat (End of Day, Autumn), Claude Monet; oil on canvas, roughly 28 x 40 in. (66 x 28 cm); in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, which offers both zoomable and downloadable images on their site. Here’s a question for you: in this painting by Monet — one of several in his series of paintings of haystacks...
The Little Park, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, gouache on parchment, roughly 8 x 10″ (20 x 24 cm); in the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum, NY. I had the pleasure of seeing this delightful little gouache painting by the 18th century French Rococo painter in a show at the Morgan several years ago. I was aware of the larger...
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