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In Swedish Country: In Memoriam Anders Zorn (1860-1920)

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Zorn’s finest art seen through his paintings of ordinary people, particularly those of his home town Mora in Sweden.

August 22, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 6: Presidents and Saunas

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A portrait of Grover Cleveland, who had until recently President of the USA, an impudent nude, and girls frolicking in the sauna.

August 11, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 5: Portraits and prints

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Nudes out in fresh air and sunshine, engravings in his distinctive lined style, and some social comment in the 1890s.

August 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 4: High life and low life

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He wins himself the admiration of two rich American collectors, while returning to Sweden to paint in the country.

July 29, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 3: Switching to oils

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During a visit to St Ives in Cornwall, he starts painting in oils, then moves to Paris where commercial and artistic success await.

July 22, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 2: Far places and near death

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He resumes his travels, visiting Istanbul, Greece, Italy, then Algeria and Spain. Wonderful watercolours from there and at home in Sweden.

July 15, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Art of Anders Zorn 1: Portraits of success

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A brilliant watercolour painter as a student, he made a success of portraiture in Sweden and London. His early career to 1885.

July 8, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Work in Progress: Cézanne in the Midi

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There’s been extensive speculation over his late landscapes painted near Aix. Here’s the evidence in the paintings themselves.

October 28, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Work in Progress: John Singer Sargent ‘Simplon Pass: The Tease’

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It’s just water, pigment, a little binder and paper. What’s so difficult in painting a brilliant watercolour? Sargent shows us how to do it.

September 10, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Work in Progress: JMW Turner’s landscapes

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The evolution of a painting of Dieppe Harbour through pencil sketches and to watercolour rough, and some problems of his oil techniques.

September 3, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

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