Saturday, June 4, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Anders Zorn - Mathilde
Anders Leonard Zorn (Yvraden, February 18, 1860 – Stockholm, August 22, 1920) was one of Sweden’s foremost artists who obtained international success as a painter, sculptor and printmaker.
[Watercolour and gouache, 49 x 32 cm]
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Pieter Saenredam - The Interior of the Grote Kerk at Haarlem [1636-37]
Pieter Saenredam - The Interior of the Grote Kerk at Haarlem [1636-37], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.
This painting is a relatively early work, dating from 1637; Saenredam made a preliminary drawing, dated May 29, 1636, and a cartoon, of which the left part survives. On the cartoon Saenredam mentions that the painting was finished in 1637. This view shows the interior of the Grote Kerk seen from the north side of the choir, a little to the east of the north transept. Saenredam subtly altered the perspective to create effects of greater spaciousness and luminosity, e.g. in the cartoon the columns of the choir, in the foreground, appear taller than they are in reality.
Saenredam (1597 – 1665) was a pioneering Dutch painter of church interiors and topographical views. He was among the first architectural painters to emphasise topographical accuracy in his drawings, although in his paintings variations were introduced for pictorial effect. He was particularly interested in the depiction of natural light flooding vast and complex interiors.
Saenredam was born at Assendelft, the son of an engraver. His training took place at Haarlem, with Frans Pietersz de Grebber in whose studio he remained until 1622, and he became a member of the Haarlem guild of painters in 1623. He produced topographical drawings of other towns in the Netherlands, but remained chiefly active at Haarlem and he was closely in touch with the leading architects of his day, including Jacob van Campen, designer of the Amsterdam Town Hall.
[Oil on oak, 59.5 x 81.7 cm]
Alfred Stevens - The Present [1866-71]
Stevens specialised in paintings of fashionably dressed young women. This picture, with its modest scale and intimate subject, is typical of his work. The artist painted this subject on at least five occasions. One version was exhibited in 1866 but this one appears to be later.
[Oil on canvas, 37 x 46 cm]
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Leo Putz - Behind The Scenes [1905]
Leo Putz (Meran, South Tyrol, June 18, 1869 – Meran, 1940) was a German painter. His passionate and impressive works were a shining example for many other artists in the art circles around Art Nouveau and impressionism. Leo Putz is recognized as one of the artists who paved the way for expressionism. His works were on display in many exhibitions, including the international Panama-Pacific exhibition in San Francisco and in the Royal Glass Palace in Munich.
[Oil on canvas, 207 x 226 cm]
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