p.i.g.m.e.n.t.i.u.m: August 2006

If you are a lover of printed words, you would know how much of your time is taken by books alone. Then one day, sooner or later, you discover a huge vacuum within that you know next to nothing about other art forms. This blog is an attempt to fulfil one such lacunae in the art of painting. We intend to look up a random painting and upload it with a link here every day whilst having our daily cuppa coffee. In this way at least we hope to be better acquainted with colours, colourers and the schools than what we are now.If you wish to be a part, you know where to shout.

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Serenity - A pencil exception

Serenity, Donna Hesse

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Sleeping Peasants

Sleeping Peasants, Pablo Picasso

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

The Sleeping Gypsy

The Sleeping Gypsy, Henri Rousseau

Notes: The Wikipedia link to Rousseau (above) carries this snippet: Rousseau's naive style gave him many critics: people often were shocked by his work or ridiculed it... Many observers commented that he painted like a child and did not know what he was doing, but the work shows sophistication in his particular technique. (Rousseau was a Post-Impressionist)

Monday, August 28, 2006

The Slumber of Ariadne

The Slumber of Ariadne, Bessie Papazafiriou

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Morning

Morning, Dale Mcmullin

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Asleep

Asleep, James Gwynne

Friday, August 25, 2006

Self Portrait [7]

Self Portrait at 28, Albrecht Durer

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Self-Portrait [6]

Self Portrait with Monkey and Parrot, Frida Kahlo

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Self Portrait [5]

Self Portrait, Paul Cézanne

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Self Portrait [4]

Self Portrait with A bandaged ear, Van Gogh

Monday, August 21, 2006

Self-Portrait [3]

Self-Portrait, James Tissot

Sunday, August 20, 2006

Self Portrait [2]

Self Portrait, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun.

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Self Portrait [1]

Self Portrait, Pablo Picasso

Friday, August 18, 2006

Birthday

Birthday, Marc Chagall

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Departure

Departure, Max Beckmann

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Claustrophobia

Claustrophobia, Evgeny Makeev

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Beyond

Beyond, Sujata Bajaj

Notes: Freedom at Midnight, 60 years ago. Happy Birthday India!

Monday, August 14, 2006

Dancer

Dancer, Jean Mehdi Grangeon

Sunday, August 13, 2006

Study of an Arnaut

Study of an Arnaut, Charles Bargue

Notes: Who is an Arnaut?

Saturday, August 12, 2006

A Southern Ox Cart

A Southern Ox Cart, Elizabeth Boott Duveneck

Friday, August 11, 2006

Woman Seated on a Bench..

Woman Seated on a Bench, Claude Monet

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Hendrickje Bathing In the River...

Hendrickje Bathing In the River, Rembrandt

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

The Milkmaid

The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

The Cafe Terrace

The Cafe Terrace (on the Place du Forum at Night Arles), Vincent Van Gogh

Monday, August 07, 2006

The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street

The Mystery and The Melancholy of the street, Giorgio De Chirico

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Bed

Bed, Robert Rauschenberg

Notes: Type of mixed medium/ installationish; so not entirely painting.

Saturday, August 05, 2006

A Girl With A Watering Can

A Girl With A Watering Can, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Friday, August 04, 2006

La Mort de Sardanapale

La Mort de Sardanapale, Eugene Delacroix

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Dancer Adjusting Her Sandal

Dancer Adjusting Her Sandal, Edgar Degas

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

HMS Calcutta

HMS Calcutta, James Tissot

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

The Draught Players

The Draught Players, Jean-Leon Gerome {all accents on name omitted}

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