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A Weekend in Wales: paintings 1

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Paintings by Richard Wilson, John Sell Cotman, James Ward, Samuel Palmer, Hans Gude and others showing the landscapes of Wales.

December 11, 2021 General, Life, Painting

In memoriam Eugen Bracht 2

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A foray into painting industrial landscapes in Impressionist style, and some of the highest peaks in Europe. Most memorable for his apocalyptic vision of the end of humankind.

November 15, 2021 General, Life, Painting

In memoriam Eugen Bracht 1

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Landscapes which are quietly unusual, and one of the Symbolist masterworks of the 19th century, after which he turned Impressionist.

November 8, 2021 General, Life, Painting

River in Flight: paintings of waterfalls 1

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From Tivoli, near Rome, in 1757, through the Alps with Wolf and Turner, to remote Albania as seen by Edward Lear, artist and poet.

July 24, 2021 General, Life, Painting

From world view to panorama: 2 Popular panoramas

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A World View with a high aspect ratio, they came to dominate in the latter half of the 19th century, some being major commercial attractions. Now ubiquitous.

February 7, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Wedding Paintings 3: Others

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Some personal, even intimate wedding paintings, from Rubens, Hans Gude, William Frith, and two Naturalists. And they all lived happily ever after.

April 27, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Desert, skulls and steelworks: Paintings of Eugen Bracht 2

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After Symbolism, he turned to Impressionism, with a wide range of motifs from mountain peaks to smoky steelworks.

January 17, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Desert, skulls and steelworks: Paintings of Eugen Bracht 1

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A pupil of Hans Gude, he stopped painting for over 10 years. When he resumed, he painted unusual landscapes, peaking in a Symbolist masterpiece of the apocalypse.

January 16, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Medium Well Done: 13 Paper and cardboard

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Good for watercolour and pastels alone? Paper and cardboard have also been used extensively for oil sketches, and more.

June 12, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

A Hard Reality: the paintings of Christian Krohg, 1 – beginnings

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A social realist whose themes spanned controversial topics such as poverty and prostitution, he was a major influence of Edvard Munch, and central to Nordic and northern European art.

January 11, 2018 General, Life, Painting

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