Introduction – 20th century Temptations by Salvador Dalí and Max Ernst The plights of Saint Anthony the Great (or Anthony of Egypt or Anthony Abbot) during his… Read more “The Many Temptations of St. Anthony the Great (I)”
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Views of the Grey Sea – Marine Watercolours by Winslow Homer – 1880 to 1890
[English Version] [Versió Catalana aquí: Vistes de la Mar Grisa – Aquarel·les de Winslow Homer – 1880-1890] – The sea depicted by Winslow Homer, from the coast of New England,… Read more “Views of the Grey Sea – Marine Watercolours by Winslow Homer – 1880 to 1890”
Charles Sheeler – From Photorealism to Abstraction (Part II)
This post directly continues a first one on this American artist: “Charles Sheeler – Paintdrawgrapher of factories and machinery (Part I)”. [You may also read them in Catalan… Read more “Charles Sheeler – From Photorealism to Abstraction (Part II)”
Paintings of absence and melancholy (II) – Jim Holland’s empty boats
Some views on Jim Holland’s work and some additional selected paintings: (This post is an improved and extended reblogging of an old one with the same title,… Read more “Paintings of absence and melancholy (II) – Jim Holland’s empty boats”
Three versions of Leda, a homage to early Renaissance and a moonlit departure
Glances at the work of Paul Delvaux (IV) – English Version* *[Versió Catalana just aquí] (This post continues three others you may read here (1), here (2) and… Read more “Three versions of Leda, a homage to early Renaissance and a moonlit departure”
Tres versions de Leda, un homenatge al primer Renaixement i una partença a la llum de la lluna
Mirades a l’obra de Paul Delvaux (IV) – Versió Catalana* *[English version is here] (Aquest post és continuació d’uns altres que podeu llegir aquí (1) , aquí (2) … Read more “Tres versions de Leda, un homenatge al primer Renaixement i una partença a la llum de la lluna”
A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait
– – The first time I watched “Rosine” –an oil by the Belgian surrealist painter Paul Delvaux, from 1968– I said to myself “this tall, slim girl… Read more “A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait”
Early engravings by Edward Hopper – sprightly life in black-and-white
Hopper never liked to characterize himself as an illustrator or printmaker, preferring to be known as a painter, but he did find commercial success and a livelihood… Read more “Early engravings by Edward Hopper – sprightly life in black-and-white”
The Geometry of Calvary
Glances at the work of Paul Delvaux (III) – English Version* *[Versió Catalana just aquí] (This post continues two others you may read here and here) . 7. The… Read more “The Geometry of Calvary”
La Geometria del Calvari
Mirades a l’obra de Paul Delvaux (III) – Versió Catalana* *[English Version right here] (Aquest post és la continuació d’uns altres que podeu llegir aquí i aquí)… Read more “La Geometria del Calvari”
Pretty legs and feet – like a heart
It is common to figure a symbolic heart with the fingers of both hands, but not as common to do it with the legs -and not as… Read more “Pretty legs and feet – like a heart”
Nus, fanals, savis abstrets i primers esquelets
Mirades a l’obra de Paul Delvaux (II) – Versió Catalana* *[English version just here] (Aquest post és la continuació d’un altre que podeu llegir aquí ) . 4. El… Read more “Nus, fanals, savis abstrets i primers esquelets”
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