Before the weather turns chilly, let's enjoy together a few nudes en plein air, shall we?
Just for fun, there is a one question quiz at the end of the post.
Have a lovely weekend!
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Anders Zorn Swedish painter and printmaker |
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Camille Pissaro French Impressionist and post-Impressionist |
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| Donna Norine Schuster |
American painter
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Herbert James Draper The Kelpie |
British painter
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| Paul-Gustave-Fischer Danish painter |
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Belgian painter
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| Suzanne Valadon (a fascinating biography) Suzanne Valadon (original name Marie-Clémentine Valadon) was born in 1865 at Bessines-sur-Gartempe, near Limoges, an illegitimate daughter of a French laundress. From age nine on she supported herself by doing odd jobs. One was as a circus acrobat. She did it until she fell off the trapeze when she was sixteen. Looking for a safer occupation, she became an artists' model. posing for such artists as Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. |
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| Anders Zorn |
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Henry- Edmond Cross
French painter and printmaker
French painter and printmaker
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| Guess the painter |
The first person to leave a comment identifying the artist of the above painting will receive an art-related gift in the mail. :-)
far be it from me to be a critic- but some of these situations that these ladies are nude for---look downright dangerous!!! :)
ReplyDeleteLol @ Betmo
ReplyDeleteYou two must be city folk! ;-)
ReplyDeleteBryan - I giggled at your icon. That's how Bob Marley justified driving a BMW. :-)
A fascinating group of paintings, Gina. I'm afraid I don't have the foggiest idea who the artist in the bottom (ha!) painting is...probably Monet with a new prescription for his glasses! ;)
ReplyDeleteRenoir? But I doubt it.
ReplyDeleteKenju - bingo! Send me your address and I will send you a surprise in the mail! :-) You can send it to pagansphinx@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteSorry I didn't see this sooner!! Hope you got the address via FB. I can't believe I guessed it...lol
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ReplyDeleteDefinitely renoir. The body shape and the facial expressions give it away. Ah well too late for the prize! Great selection of painitings as ever Gina
ReplyDeletebrava to Kenju!!
ReplyDeleteI love the Zorn paintings
Kenju is awesome!!
ReplyDeleteNice to have another installment of nudes.
Sean - well done! If Judy doesn't claim her prize, I'll let you know! :-)
ReplyDeleteDianne - I love Zorn's nudes as well and he painted many.
Yogi - glad you enjoy the Friday Nudes...always good to get a comment from you.
Beautiful set! We are back from a camping and kayaking trip (just Dearest and I) and tired out. I will comment at more length later.
ReplyDeleteThe Renoir (last one in set) was a huge labor of love for him, taking many months, and was then not received as he wished. He was, as I recall, struggling with Impressionism (as a style and method) and more classical techniques and concerns. He eventually resolved all of that in his own unique way.
More later! Thanks for posting these!
What a great collection. I was too late for the contest but since my answer would have been Picasso I guess I'd have lost.
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Steve - what you say is so evident in this painting. It's a style "on the fence", so to speak. I'm looking forward to more commentary from you.
ReplyDeleteSusan - Ha! Picasso with a Monet influence, huh? :-)
(hug)
Enjoyed the post
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