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Medium Well Done: 7 Pastels

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Developed in the mid 1600s, pastels are often considered to be the ‘purest’ form of painting, in which pure pigment is applied to the ground.

April 30, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Gleaners, Markets and Scientists: Paintings of Léon Lhermitte 2

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His paintings of markets, including Paris’s famous Les Halles, are superb, as are his pastels.

February 21, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Among the Hutsul: the oils and pastels of Teodor Axentowicz

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An Armenian, born in Hungary (then), trained in Germany and France, married in Britain, worked in Poland and the Ukraine. His pastel on watercolour paintings are wonderful.

January 26, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Edgar Degas: Woman bathing

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A mere theme, or an obsession? During his later career, Degas’ pastels of nude women getting out of the bath and drying dominated his art. Why?

September 25, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Edgar Degas: Dancers 2, Lessons and rehearsal

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These fascinating works are little appreciated. Here are some clues as to their readings, including some links to contemporary novels about the dark side of the ballet – and more.

September 18, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Edgar Degas: Dancers 1, Form and movement

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The evolution of his paintings of ballet dancers, and a look at some themes of his paintings of individual dancers and small groups.

September 14, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Edgar Degas: A life in twelve paintings

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A succinct summary of the biography of Degas, told with the aid of 12 of his key works, from history painting to the late landscapes.

September 1, 2017 General, Life, Painting

Painting pure colour: a short history of pastels 2

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More superb pastel paintings from Vigée Le Brun, Eva Gonzalès, Manet, Helleu, and Odilon Redon bring us to the 20th century.

August 27, 2017 General, Painting, Technology

Painting pure colour: a short history of pastels 1

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The early history of pastel, from Robert Nanteuil, through the brilliant portraits of Rosalba Carriera, to Maurice Quentin de La Tour, and the hyperrealism of Liotard.

August 26, 2017 General, Painting, Technology

Degas’ Circle: Mary Cassatt, 3 Prints perfected

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She mastered drypoint, aquatint, and monotype processes, combining them to produce superb prints – as well as wonderful pastel paintings.

August 15, 2017 General, Life, Painting

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