Category: Eye Candy for Today
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Eye candy for today: Johannes Verspronk portrait
Andries Stilte as a Standard Bearer, Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, oil on canvas, 41 x 31 in. (104 x 79 cm), in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, DC, which has both a zoomable and downloadable version of the image. I hadn’t heard of 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Verspronk until I came across…
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Eye Candy for Today: Jasper Cropsey’s Autumn – On the Hudson River
Autumn – On the Hudson River, Jasper Francis Cropsey, oil on canvas, 60 x 108 in. (152 x 275 cm), in the collection of the National Gallery of Aart, DC, which has both a zoomable image and a downloadable high res file available. Cropsey was a 19th century American architecht and first generation Hudson River…
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Eye Candy for Today: Martin Heade orchid
Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds, Martin Johnson Heade, oil on wood, 14 x 18 in. (35 x 46 cm), in the collection of the National Gallery of art, DC. which has a large downloadable image. Though he also painted wonderful landscapes, Martin Heade’s standout subjects are his portrayals of exotic flowers and birds. Here, he…
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Eye Candy for Today: Edward Seago scene of Rome
Ponte Sant’Angelo, Rome, Edward Seago; 20 x 30 in. (51 x 77), link is to Bonham’s auction from 2019. I assume it’s currently in a private collection. Edward Seago, a British painter active in the early to mid 20th century, is one of my favorite landscape painters. I particularly love his brushy, painterly application of…
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Eye Candy for Today: Mucha’s The Seasons: Spring
Alphonse Mucha, who is the most widely recognized figure of the style we know as Art Nouveau, at one time called “Le style Mucha”, created three series of posters in which he portrayed the fourseasons as young women surrounded by elements associated with the season. This is his interpretaion of Spring from the first of…
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Eye Candy for Today: Henry Farrer graphite drawing
Landscape by a Stream, Henry Farrer, graphite, 15 x 22 in. ( 36 x 56 cm), in the collection of the Morgan Library and Museum. Downloadable file on their website. 19th century English/American artist Henry Farrer gives us a beautifully delicate graphite landscape. It looks carefully detailed, but on closer examination, reveals much in the…