collecting colours over a cup of coffee...
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Friday, January 08, 2010
Portrait of Henri Matisse
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Thursday, January 07, 2010
Portrait of André Derain
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Monday, January 04, 2010
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Friday, January 01, 2010
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Autumn Banks of the Seine near Bougival
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Labels: 1873, Alfred Sisley, Impressionism, Landscapes
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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Labels: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Portraits
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy, Meshkov Vasily Nikitich
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Labels: Meshkov Vasily Nikitich, Portraits
Monday, November 16, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait, 1910, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Labels: 1910, Impressionism, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Friday, October 30, 2009
Terrace in Cagnes

Terrace in Cagnes, 1905, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Roses
Roses, 1890, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Bathers
The Bathers, 1887, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Labels: 1887, Impressionism, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Mother Nursing Her Child

Mother Nursing Her Child (Aline [wife] and Pierre [first child]), 1886, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Notes:
The years between 1884 and 1887 are known as the "Dry Period" in the artist's life, and most critics at the time thought that he had gone astray.
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This crisis, however, was not just an individual matter. It affected not only Renoir, but also Monet, Pissaro and Degas and finally led to a complete collapse of this group of Impressionists
quoted from Peter Feist's Renoir
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Labels: 1886, Impressionism, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Monday, October 26, 2009
Dance at Bougival
Dance at Bougival (Suzanne Valadon and Paul Lhote), 1883, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Labels: 1883, Impressionism, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Sunday, October 25, 2009
The Umbrellas
The Umbrellas, 1883, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Notes:
Renoir created a number of beautiful examples of the two prototypes of street scenes, i.e. both general impressions of streets and crowds of people randomly hurrying past one another and the same people observed at close quarters. It was the latter type that Renoir sought to capture in the life-size figures of The Umbrellas. He used subtle shades of blue, grey and brown and then added emphasis by means of some brightly glowing colours.
quoted from Renoir by Peter H.Feist
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Labels: 1883, Impressionism, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Two Sisters on the Terrace
Two Sisters on the Terrace, 1881, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Madame Charpentier and Her Children

Madame Charpentier and Her Children, 1878, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Labels: 1878, Impressionism, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Le Moulin de la Galette
Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Notes:
The above painting is one of the most significant of Renoir. For a better resolution version go here
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The Moulin de la Galette is a windmill situated near the top of the district of Montmartre in Paris, France.
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In 1870, the owner Charles-Nicolas Debray, added a guinguette with a dancing room, and called it "Moulin de la Galette" in 1895. The "galette", is a small rye bread that Debray millers made and sold with a glass of milk. Now, in French, "galette" is the name of cake. In 1830, they replaced milk with wine (especially the local Montmartre wine) and the windmill by a cabaret.
The atmosphere was relaxed and customers more popular than in other establishments such as "Moulin Rouge". People came to "Moulin de la Galette" for enjoying and dancing.
quoted from Moulin de la Galette
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Labels: 1876, Impressionism, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The Theatre Box
The Theatre Box, 1874, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Notes: The man in this painting is Renoir's brother, Edmond
PS: I typed out La Loge in the title and then realized I'd done the translated titles for the rest. Somehow I always wonder about the validity of translating titles - don't have an answer though
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monet Painting in his garden at Argenteuil
Monet Painting in his garden at Argenteuil, 1873, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Mme Monet reading Le Figaro
Mme Monet reading Le Figaro, 1872, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Lise
Lise, 1867, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Notes:
Renoir's first masterpiece was his Lise of 1867, which was exhibited at the Salon the following spring. It was a full-length life-size portrait of his young girl-friend Lise - something which was normally only used for royalty.
quoted from RENOIR by Peter H.Feist
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
Frederic Bazille at his Easel
Frederic Bazille at his Easel, 1867, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Friday, October 16, 2009
Arum and Conservatory Plants
Arum and Conservatory Plants, 1864, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Dolce Far Niente - In the Courtyard
Dolce Far Niente - In the Courtyard, Fabio Fabbi
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Labels: Dolce Far Niente, Fabio Fabbi, Orientalism
Monday, August 24, 2009
Dolce Far Niente
Dolce Far Niente, Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema
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Labels: Alma Tadema, Dolce Far Niente, Romanticism
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Dolce Far Niente
Dolce Far Niente, John Singer Sargent
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Labels: Dolce Far Niente, John Singer Sargent, Pre-Raphaelite
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Dolce Far Niente
Dolce Far Niente, John William Waterhouse
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Dolce Far Niente
Dolce Far Niente, William Holman Hunt
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Corner of an Eastern Courtyard
Corner of an Eastern Courtyard, Henry Wallis
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Past and Present II (The Abandoned Daughters)
Past and Present II (The Abandoned Daughters), Augustus Leopold Egg
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Labels: Augustus Leopold Egg, Pre-Raphaelite
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Southern Coast of Guernsey
Southern Coast of Guernsey, John Brett
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Labels: John Brett, Pre-Raphaelite
Monday, August 17, 2009
Found Drowned
Found Drowned, George Frederick Watts
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Labels: George Frederick Watts, Pre-Raphaelite
Sunday, August 16, 2009
The Pretty Baa-Lambs
The Pretty Baa-Lambs, Ford Maddox Brown
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