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Eckenfelder

A short history of animal painting 2

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From Troyon’s farm animals going to market, through Queen Victoria’s favourite artist, African elephants in the wild, to monkeys, and cattle in the sunshine.

March 13, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of drawn carts 1

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From two pairs of unicorns drawing the Duke and Duchess of Urbino to a horse-drawn fire engine racing through the countryside, how animals have drawn people everywhere.

January 15, 2022 General, Life, Painting

How the Other Half Live: paintings of stately homes 2

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Chillon Castle, Lake Geneva, Éragny Manor, a mansion in New York City, Kelmscott Manor (home of William Morris), Florence Griswold’s home in Old Lyme, CT, and more.

July 11, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Down on the farm: paintings of farmyards 2

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From 1880, Naturalism showed rural deprivation, but active farmyards with plenty of livestock. Then in the 20th century came the tractor.

May 23, 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

Paintings of 1920: Genre and landscapes 1

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A party of landsfolk riding in horsedriven hay wagon, the artist’s mother sewing in Nabi style, tennis in Rhode Island, and a deserted table by the sea.

December 17, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of lunch

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Paintings by Velázquez, Manet, Renoir, Sorolla, and others.

December 15, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Into the Light: Friedrich Eckenfelder on the farm

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Every bit as radical as Cézanne, his paintings capture the countryside of a long lost era, with its horses and carts.

June 20, 2016 General, Painting
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