Painting, sculpture, architecture, photography and general art history related finds. Feel free to message me any questions, comments or suggestions.Tumblr (3.0; @artmastered)http://artmastered.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/51df5d62027f8cbde3b27104aaa12cec/tumblr_mmndheqzNz1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>M. C. Escher, <em>Eye</em>, 1946</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50755083250http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50755083250Sat, 18 May 2013 21:36:20 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingescherm c escherblack and whiteeyedrawingdrawing of an eyeoptical illusion<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4527ad5fe3405cdae97003e14922927b/tumblr_mmblophm671qcg3zwo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5e98f5df1d2c1078e50033d8ce18dd0d/tumblr_mmblophm671qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Forty-two Kids, 1907<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dc0f1d0bfed82b7562df8209b9cb6e47/tumblr_mmblophm671qcg3zwo5_500.jpg"/><br/> An Island in the Sea, 1911<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e1244867f81a9e39f9f3334c7038a896/tumblr_mmblophm671qcg3zwo3_500.jpg"/><br/> Snow-Capped River, 1911<br/><br/> <p><a href="http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/george-bellows/" target="_blank"><strong>George Bellows (1882-1925): Modern American Life</strong></a></p> <p>A slightly delayed exhibition review, but better late than never, as they say! So a couple of weeks ago, I took a break from dissertations to visit the Royal Academy’s latest show in their Sackler Wing. American realist George Bellows has been a favourite of mine for quite a while now. However, I was really only familiar with his boxing scenes (see <em>Stag at Sharkey’s, </em><em>Dempsey and Firpo </em>etc.) and his paintings of city life (such as <em>Cliff Dwellers </em>and <em>Forty-two Kids</em>).</p> <p>‘Modern American Life’ leaves no stone unturned when it comes to addressing themes in Bellows’s work; river views, snowscapes, war scenes, leisure studies and depictions of Pennsylvania Railroad are all present, as well as illustration work and lithographs. A painting you certainly should not skip over, despite its simplicity, is <em>An Island in the Sea</em>. Viewed from the side, the piece is not particularly spectacular at all. But standing directly in front of the painting allows for the paint’s glossy finish - a typical property of Bellows’s work - to flourish under the painting’s allocated spotlight, creating the illusion of glittering sunlight across the island’s surrounding waters. It was so beautiful that at one point, I found myself swaying on the spot to compare the two different visions (luckily, nobody saw me …)</p> <p>The final room is a bit of a heartbreaker, as it looks at Bellow’s later works, including portraiture, before his life was cut short by peritonitis at the age of just 42. Whimsical, surreal paintings such as <em>The White Horse </em>and <em>The Picnic </em>give a significant contrast to the realism apparent in earlier pieces in the exhibition. The following quote from American writer Sherwood Anderson is used at the very end of the show, and addresses these later works that …</p> <blockquote> <p>keep telling you things. They are telling you that Mr George Bellows died too young. They are telling you that he was after something, that he was always after it.</p> </blockquote> <p>There is still a few more weeks left to see the show (it finishes on 9th June). It wasn’t particularly busy either, meaning you can really take your time and examine each and every stunning, lustrous piece. Even if you are totally unfamiliar with the work of Bellows, go along. At the end of your visit, you might just have found yourself a new favourite artist.</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50752486934http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50752486934Sat, 18 May 2013 21:00:41 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintinggeorge bellowsrealismamerican realismamerican artamerican paintingmuseumexhibitionlondonroyal academyexhibition reviewforty-two kids1910s1920slandscapean island in the seadempsey and firpostag at sharkey'sthe white horsethe picnichistoryartistamerican artist<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d9ac462cc4c55b7fd0ffcad3cee484d2/tumblr_mmnm53X2ay1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Francesco Hayez, <em>The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem</em>, 1867</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50749062771http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50749062771Sat, 18 May 2013 20:12:21 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingfrancesco hayezromanticismthe destruction of the temple of jerusalemitalian artitalian painting19th century19th century art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a45233421709cccb8742cbcf7039e02/tumblr_mmnm25oucX1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Simon Verelst, <em>Eleanor ‘Nell’ Gwyn</em>, c.1680</p> <p>Oh Nell and her cheeky nip-slips …</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50743153706http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50743153706Sat, 18 May 2013 18:48:16 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingsimon verelstnell gwynportraitportraiturestuartshistory17th century17th century art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ee7132c28c658287a63f71b24913fa8d/tumblr_mmnlwlWc561qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Maurice Denis, <em>Wave</em>, 1916</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50737253957http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50737253957Sat, 18 May 2013 17:24:17 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingmaurice deniswavefrench artfrench painting1910s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fcae5fe26eda57a1fe8ad3c0008c8f16/tumblr_mmbk965AiF1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/de2c5926fea872e7e1bf11fdbe1efe75/tumblr_mmbk965AiF1qcg3zwo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/695b8d2404dc52dedfd0d608dac5602b/tumblr_mmbk965AiF1qcg3zwo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>ART TIMELINE: <strong>1835</strong></p> <p>Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, <em>Venice, La Piazzetta</em>, 1835</p> <p>Samuel Butler, <em>Mr Heatherley’s Holiday: An Incident in Studio Life</em>, 1874</p> <p>Caspar David Friedrich, <em>Stages of Life</em>, 1835</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50674907725http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50674907725Fri, 17 May 2013 22:00:35 +0100artart historyhistory of arthistorypaintingtimelineart timelinejean-baptiste-camille corotcamille corotvenicestages of lifecaspar david friedrich19th century19th century art19th century paintinglandscape<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6f9a32d3b97d13683bdf82ac3a07b706/tumblr_mmnd9j7YsR1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Giovanni Boldini, <em>The Black Sash</em>, c.1905</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50673224322http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50673224322Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:24 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintinggiovanni boldiniboldinithe black sashitalian art1900searly 20th centuryturn of the centurydresswhite dressfashion<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4b635cb8b31dc047e9db99a7b2c36fc5/tumblr_mmmxk3XohQ1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6d42e3da7ac968d3fc6fbb772debe37f/tumblr_mmmxk3XohQ1qcg3zwo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Yinka Shonibare, <em>Mr and Mrs Andrews Without Their Heads (after Gainsborough)</em>, 1998</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50667711063http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50667711063Fri, 17 May 2013 20:12:19 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingyinka shonibareinstallationsculpturemr and mrs andrewsmr and mrs andrews without their headsthomas gainsboroughgainsboroughromanticismshonibarefunny art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2b07d6f9d7905ce3cef0816c4f68d224/tumblr_mmnd5cU16t1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bridget Riley, <em>Cantus Firmus</em>, 1972-73</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50663038150http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50663038150Fri, 17 May 2013 18:48:17 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingbridget rileycantus firmusstripesdesignpatternop artbritish art1970sseventies<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cc1472c4c552f78aacbed67762d24147/tumblr_mmmxbhpTUo1qcg3zwo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Paul Delaroche, <em>Herodias</em>, 1843</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50658638791http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50658638791Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:18 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingpaul delarocheherodiasfrench artfrench paintingneoclassicism19th century19th century art1840s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1d26a477700c415fc5131404a167a71b/tumblr_mmy7acN7DL1r9164to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://maddieonthings.com/post/50654783710/rare-john-audubon-oil-painting-of-redtick" target="_blank">maddieonthings</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Rare John Audubon oil painting of “Redtick Coonhound” </p> </blockquote>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50655012102http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50655012102Fri, 17 May 2013 16:11:06 +0100artart historypaintingaudubonjohn james audubonmaddiemaddie on things<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c5615b6174273edc395a610d4d0c3db/tumblr_mmmvpzaRYS1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Félix Vallotton, <em>Still Life with Strawberries</em>, 1921</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50598024075http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50598024075Thu, 16 May 2013 21:36:48 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingfelix vallottonstill life with strawberriesstill life1920smodern artswiss artles nabis<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4d2871aacc283555286c05f6eed8b53f/tumblr_mmmvnqQ9Qe1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mary Cassatt, <em>Mother and Child</em>, 1890s</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50592461748http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50592461748Thu, 16 May 2013 20:12:33 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingmary cassattcassattimpressionismmother and childportraitportraiture1800slate 1800s19th century19th century artamerican artamerican painting1890s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c061a5155e15a7ed4be40f7dd2485cbd/tumblr_mmmx7cTYpP1qcg3zwo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jackson Pollock, <em>Shimmering Substance</em>, 1946</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50587652238http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50587652238Thu, 16 May 2013 18:48:11 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingsplatter paintingjackson pollockpollockshimmering substancemodern artcontemporary art1940sfortiesabstract expressionism<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5c50ea87de185e817ea344a4f0bfc35a/tumblr_mmmvlsdq2R1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>William Roberts, <em>Deposition from the Cross</em>, c.1926</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50583201306http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50583201306Thu, 16 May 2013 17:24:05 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingwilliam robertsdeposition from the crossbritish artbritish painting1920stwentiesabstract artcubism<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/98842710930a228e82fccfda79279b7c/tumblr_mmmvk7Ailm1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cy Twombly,<em> Scent of Madness</em>, 1986</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50517611160http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50517611160Wed, 15 May 2013 21:36:33 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingcy twomblytwomblyscent of madnesswatercolourwatercolorgraffitiamerican artamerican painting1980smodern artcontemporary art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f3f37b26ed12f5cecf5b16504d898dc0/tumblr_mmh595MVNE1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tom Wesselmann, <em>Bedroom Painting #38</em>, 1978</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50511783528http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50511783528Wed, 15 May 2013 20:12:22 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingtom wesselmannwesselmannbedroom painting 381970sseventiessexpop artcartoon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/891b92a3eda84137df59071e2219ff80/tumblr_mmh5b7J4bh1qcg3zwo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Leonardo da Vinci,<em> Self Portrait</em>, c.1510-15</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50506945945http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50506945945Wed, 15 May 2013 18:48:16 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingleonardoleonardo da vincida vinciself portraitportraitportraiturerenaissancehigh renaissance16th century16th century art16th century paintingitalian artitalian painting<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59f6f66d6792f29a403a6c3a6f89ec8c/tumblr_mmmusssQwB1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Egon Schiele, <em>Landscape at Krumau</em>, 1918</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50502525475http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50502525475Wed, 15 May 2013 17:24:09 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingegon schieleschielelandscapelandscape at krumauexpressionismaustrian artaustrian<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa9c839d1b03d3769c66ee68f6de0b05/tumblr_mmh539uOCS1qcg3zwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Evelyn De Morgan, <em>The Soul’s Prison House</em>, 1888</p>http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50441386095http://artmastered.tumblr.com/post/50441386095Tue, 14 May 2013 21:36:22 +0100artart historyhistory of artpaintingevelyn de morganthe soul's prison housepre-raphaelismepre-raphaelites19th century19th century art19th century paintingvictoriansvictorian artvictorian painting