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The best of 2021’s paintings and articles 2

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Highlights of articles and some superb paintings from July to December 2021, features Goya, Steer, Clausen, William Merritt Chase, and more.

December 31, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Autumn Leaves 2

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More leaf-peeping, from Tina Blau and Monet’s poplars on the River Epte, to Paul Nash’s eerie Wittenham Clumps under the moon’s last phase.

October 10, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Still Life History: Fish

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An unusual but apparently addictive theme for still life paintings: fish, from Chardin’s ray to the performative art of William Merritt Chase.

August 24, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Impressionist painting in Britain: 5 Elizabeth Forbes

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Trained with William Merritt Chase, lived in Pont-Aven artists’ colony, and her painting was clearly influenced by the Impressionists, and quite unlike that of her husband.

August 20, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Still Life ++ : paintings of the artist’s studio 2

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More fascinating paintings of the studios of William Merritt Chase, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Jacek Malczewski, Claude Monet and others.

June 13, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Still Life History: 2 Clara Peeters the pioneer

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Between about 1607-21 she painted exclusively still lifes. Highly innovative, she led the way for the many painters who succeeded her.

May 14, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Eating al fresco: paintings of outdoor meals 2

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Another boating party, William Merritt Chase’s family in Brooklyn, an 18th century pique-nique, and Bonnard’s friends by the sea.

May 9, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Why paint a still life? 1 Warming up

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For William Merritt Chase, they were initially a good way of raising money. Later they turned into performance art when he used them as demonstrations for his students.

April 30, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Whiskers: beards in paintings 2

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How William Merritt Chase’s beard changed, beards in literature such as ‘Faust’, Bluebeard, Redbeard, and beware of the moustache.

July 26, 2020 General, Life, Painting

American Landscapes: a celebration 1

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A celebration for Independence Day, the fourth of July, with a selection of wonderful American landscape paintings.

July 4, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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