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Hodler

Colour Notes 2: Limited palettes

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A grisaille turned into a trompe l’oeil, symphonies in white, making the transition to oil paints, an exercise for pupils, and vibrant primary colours.

April 26, 2022 General, Life, Painting, Technology

The Complete Angler in paintings 2

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More anglers caught with their rods and lines in paintings by Troyon, Corot, Hodler, Carl Larsson and a surprise catch from Tom Thomson.

February 13, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Landscape Composition: 16 Reflections

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From Dürer and Poussin to Cézanne and Hodler, reflections have been important in many landscape paintings.

December 15, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Landscape Composition: 15 Rhythm

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The more of less regular repetition of form to generate rhythms has long been used in figurative painting, but in the 19th century became prominent in landscapes.

December 7, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Landscape Composition: 11 Reduction

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From conventional composition in the early days of Impressionism, landscapes have been reduced, eventually ending up as areas of colour and texture.

November 10, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Reject: Contents

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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

Landscape Composition: 1 Introduction to a new series

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Horizon, planes of foreground, middle distance and background, repoussoir and framing, rhythm, reflections and panoramas – examples of compositional techniques.

September 7, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Reject: Ferdinand Hodler’s Night

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Three times Hodler was the centre of controversy: ‘The Night’ was rejected then removed from display; two large and wonderful murals were also savaged by the critics and the emperor.

August 26, 2021 General, Life, Painting

River in Flight: paintings of waterfalls 2

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From Church’s view of Niagara, Bierstadt in the Sierra Nevada, to two early landscape views of Ferdinand Hodler.

July 25, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Reject: 1 Introduction

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A new series in which painters pit their work against juries of Salons and exhibitions, who then reject paintings which history judges quite differently.

June 18, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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