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A selection of masterpieces which were rejected by the person(s) who commissioned them, or from major exhibitions. Illustrated contents with links.

September 9, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Reject: Mary Cassatt’s Little Girl in a Blue Armchair

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Both her entries to the Salon in 1877 had been rejected. Then she submitted this masterpiece to the jury for the American pavilion at the Exposition Universelle in 1878.

July 15, 2021 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 5: Portraits and prints

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Nudes out in fresh air and sunshine, engravings in his distinctive lined style, and some social comment in the 1890s.

August 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 4: High life and low life

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He wins himself the admiration of two rich American collectors, while returning to Sweden to paint in the country.

July 29, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Is that a mandolin or a lute in that painting?

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What’s the difference between a lute and a mandolin? Was Napoleon responsible for the early loss of popularity of mandolins?

July 17, 2020 General, Life, Painting

In the limelight, paintings of the theatre 2: audience

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Paintings of people watching plays, by Daumier, Degas, Renoir, Mary Cassatt, and others.

July 12, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Mother and baby in paintings 2

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Features paintings by Carl Larsson, Renoir, Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh, Pierre Bonnard, Lovis Corinth, and others.

May 3, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Pure Landscapes: Camille Pissarro, 1880-84

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In this period, his paintings moved away from Impressionism and simple landscapes, as he slowly became ‘pointillist’ and incorporated more figures.

September 5, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Balcony: Outside In

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David and Bathsheba, Romeo and Juliet – balconies are a useful device for painter, and not just to tell stories. Goya, Manet, and beyond.

May 25, 2019 General, Life, Painting

In Memoriam Helen Hyde, American Japoniste

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She lived mainly in Tokyo from 1899-1914, where she learned colour woodcut prints. A small selection of her wonderful work from there and Mexico.

May 13, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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