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showmethe-monet: Ben Nicholson Feb 55 1955
urgetocreate: Peder Severin Krøyer, On the South Beach of Skagen
lyghtmylife: John Sloan [American Ashcan School Painter, 1871-1951] South Beach Bathers1907-08Oil on canvas26 x 31 3/4 in. (66 x 80.6 cm)Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA
worldpaintings: Zeng Fanzhi (Chinese, b.1964) Bicycle, oil on canvas, 200 x 200 cm, private collection Zeng Fanzhi is a Contemporary painter, known for his Expressionist paintings laden with psychological and political overtones. Born in Wuhan in the
bofransson: Trees Mirrored in a Pond Egon Schiele
poboh: Bouquet de roses, 1911, Auguste Herbin. French (1882 - 1960)
hadrian6: Spirit of Duty. 1930-31. Rayner Hoff. British. 1894-1937. National War Memorial. Australia. http;//hadrian6.tumblr.com
urgetocreate: Pierre Bonnard. The White Cupboard, 1931
aesza: John Constable Sunset study of Hampstead, looking towards Harrow
supermodelshrine: Linda by Patrick Demarchelier, 1990
fivewordsinaline: Friedensreich Hundertwasser - Mourning Schiele (1965)
histoire-de-lart: nikolaos lytras, seascape, 1925, oil on canvas
Portrait of William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury ~Hans Holbein, the Younger 1527 Oil on oak 82 x 67 cm Musée du Louvre , Paris, Ile-de-France, France
urgetocreate: Walter Frederick Osborne, Quimperle, 1883
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Limoges 1841 - Cagnes-sur-Mer 1919), En été (Lise ou La Bohémienne), 1868
Heinrich Campendonk (Krefeld 1889 - Amsterdam 1957), Pierrot (with Snake), 1923
currentsinbiology: Mouse Hippocampus Dr. Marta Cortes-Canteli Madrid, Spain Technique: Confocal
centuriespast: Earring in the form of a three-lobed wineskin Period: Parthian Date: ca. 2nd–1st century B.C. Geography: Mesopotamia, said to be from Nineveh Culture: Parthian Medium: Gold The Metropolitan Museum
Silvestro Lega (1826 Modigliana - Firenze 1895); L'elemosina (The Alms), 1864
Pontormo (Jacopo Carrucci, 1494 Pontorme - 1557 Firenze); Niccolò Ardighelli, 1518
gentlewave: Joseph Kleitsch: Aliso-Laguna Overpass, oil on canvas, 63,5 cm x 76,2 cm, private collection, (source: the-athenaeum.org).
kairosgrzincic: Auguste Herbin, Iron Bridge; Pont de Fer, 1911
museumuesum: Annemarie Heinrich Self Portrait with Children, 1947 gelatin silver print, 8 1/2 x 9 1/8 inches
centuriespast: The Empress Eugénie (Eugénie de Montijo, 1826–1920, Condesa de Teba) Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, Menzenschwand 1805–1873 Frankfurt) Date: 1854 Medium: Oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art
bofransson: Ulf Gripenholm, Yvonne
neurosciencestuff: To predict, perchance to update: Neural responses to the unexpected Among the brain’s many functions is the use of predictive models to processing expected stimuli or actions. In such a model, we experience surprise when presented
amare-habeo: Raoul DUFY (1877-1953) Poplars in the fields, N/D Dessin-Aquarelle
Thomas Gainsborough (Sudbury, Suffolk, 1727 - London 1788); The Linley Sisters (Mrs Sheridan and Mrs Tickell); 1772
theobscureobject: Alexander Rodchenko.
thechapterfourblog: Keith Vaughan - 1966 - Musicians at Marrakesh
André Dunoyer de Ségonzac (Boussy-Saint-Antoine 1884 - Paris 1974) ,The farm on the estate, 1923
Jan Steen (Leiden 1626 - 1679), The oysters’ eater, 1658-60 c.
Stanley Spencer (Cookham on Thames, Berkshire 1891 - 1959); River Nareta, Mostar; 1922
Vincent van Gogh (Groot-Zundert 1853 - Auvers-sur-Oise 1890), Iron Mill in the Hague, 1882
urgetocreate: Paul Cezanne, The Abandoned House, 1879
peira: Pierre Roy: La Femme Peintre (1931) via Sotheby’s
chasingtailfeathers: Randall Davey (1887-1964) Untitled Pastel on paper, 28 x 24 inches
italianartsociety: Today is the Feast of Saint Petronius, bishop of Bologna in the 5th century. The Bolognese honor Petronius as their patron saint and dedicated the city’s main church to him. Rising high over the city’s Piazza Maggiore, San Petronio
hellenismo: Τρίτη Φθίνοντος/ Τρίτη μετ’εἰκάδας, XXVIII day From today’s sunset: twenty-eighth (third waning of the third decade) day of Boedromion. The twenty-eighth- Τριτομηνίς- is always sacred to Athena.
poboh: The North Gate of the Citadel, 1834, Christen Købke. Danish (1810 - 1848) Via
Fortunato Depero (Fondo [Trento] 1892 - Rovereto 1960), Case alpestri (Alpine Houses), 1936
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (Paris 1699 - 1779), Still life with jar of olives, 1760
lyghtmylife: Kurt Schwitters [German Dadaist Painter and Sculptor, 1887-1948] The And-Picture 1919 Collage
artaddictsanonymous: Avigdor Arikha, Thonet Chair and Carpet, 1991
arsvitaest: “Locomotive” Author: Peter Keetman (German, 1916-2005)Date: 1958Medium: Gelatin silver printLocation: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
peira: Antoine Villard: Circuit Railway at Grenelle (1922) via Tate
italianartsociety: October 3 marks the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226. Images of St. Francis exploded in popularity soon after his canonization two years later, and many Italian artists have represented images of his funeral. Surrounded by his
loftcultural: Camille Pissarro - Eugene Murer at His Pastry Oven (1877)
centuriespast: TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, Henri de The Jockey 1899 Lithograph, oil and watercolour, 52 x 36 cm Private collection
Lovis Corinth (Tapiau 1858 - Zandvoort 1925), Punt in the reeds at Muritzsee, 1915
centuriespast: MANFREDI, Bartolomeo Allegory of the Four Seasons c. 1610 Oil on canvas, 134 x 91,5 cm Dayton Art Institute, Dayton
artmastered: Sidney Nolan, Desert Flower, 1949
urgetocreate: Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931)Lake Keitele, 1905
neurosciencestuff: Pulse propagation and signal transduction in the hydraulic brain When Descartes turned his critical eye to the nervous system, he reasoned that the nerves must transduce hydraulic power to control the musculature. In the circulatory
Cornelis Springer (Amsterdam 1817 - Hilversum 1891), The Herengracht aan de Amstel
firsttimeuser: Studies of Provincial America, 1960s photo by Simpson Kalisher
alongtimealone: frank auerbach
ilovetocollectart: Jan Kotik - Spící město / Sleeping City, 1946, oil on canvas, 95 x 80 cm
Paula Rego (b. 1935, Lisbon; naturalised british citizen), Bride, 1994 via Tate http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/paula-rego-1823
histoire-de-lart: andrea mantegna, the descent into hell, 1468, ink on parchment