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Modern Christmas paintings: Adorations

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Modern interpretations of the adorations of the shepherds and the three kings or magi, from William Blake to Sichulski’s triptychs in 1938.

December 26, 2022 General, Life, Painting

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

Paintings of Thatched Cottages 2

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As they were being replaced by tiles and slates, thatched roofs started to become fashionable, and are now popular tourist attractions. Paintings of thatch from the 20th century.

February 28, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of Thatched Cottages 1

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Once the mark of rural poverty, thatched roofs were common throughout the countryside of Europe. Here are some up to the 1890s.

February 27, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Paintings of the Adoration of the Shepherds

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The shepherds become more real and tatty from the Renaissance and Giorgione to Murillo and Bastien-Lepage.

December 26, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Impressionist painting in Britain: 18 Towards a history

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Initiated by Whistler from 1860, it became popular with artists returning from training in Paris in the 1880s, then Sargent, Sickert, and teachers Tonks and Clausen.

November 25, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Impressionist painting in Britain: 9 Edward Stott

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A pupil of Carolus-Duran, he returned to England to be a founder member of the New English Art Club and friend of Steer, who painted bucolic scenes for much of his career.

September 17, 2021 General, Life, Painting
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