Art Detectives

 Katje sent in this contemporary artist so we explored her work today.  Top of the Day is Donna a rider on the Staten Island Ferry whom Griselda sketched first in charcoal   then used pastels (above) to bring her to life.  We enjoyed looking at her paintings -- link --  And her sculptures -- link --  But her pastels knocked us OUT! -- link --  Here is her website with a few more tidbits and info about her -- link --  For a quick change of pace at the end, we looked at this entry from Zenobia of an illustrator with stars in his (and now our!) eyes! -- link --  And lots of cats -- a missive Katje sent to celebrate cats in art -- link -- 

Top of the Day: Southwark Fair - William Hogarth (English, b.1697, d.1764), 1733 Today's Artwork: Donkey riding - Isaac Israëls, 1898/1902 -- link -- Lord Amherst - Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1821 -- link -- Live Ammo (Ha! Ha! Ha!) - Roy Lichenstein, 1962 -- link -- The Rhinoceros - Albrecht Dürer, n.d. -- link -- Statue fragment beariing incised cuneiform inscription of Amar-Sin, ca. 2046–2038 B.C. -- link -- Portrait of a Woman, possibly Clara Fourment (1593-1643) - Rubens, Peter Paul, c. 1630 -- link -- Southwark Fair - William Hogarth (English, b.1697, d.1764), 1733 -- link -- Low Tide, Cos Cob Bridge - Childe Hassam, 1915 -- link -- Portrait Relief of Claude Pascal - Yves Klein, 1962 -- link -- Portrait Relief of Claude Pascal - Yves Klein, 1962 -- link -- Abraham en Isaac - Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1645/1645 -- link -- Leopold Museum insight - Gustav Klimt -- link -- ​

Top of the Dayis the last bird we looked at today! Hanoch Piven gave us this marvelous Roseate Spoonbill (it has an audio file as well) --  link  --  Katje sent us this wonderful link to Audobon Society's celebration of birds entitled The Aviary -- link -- All of these bird are endangered so the Audobon asked various artists to celebrate them & bring awareness to their plight. Each bird image features the reimagining as well as Audobon's drawings of it & occasionally a sound file so you can head our feathery friend as well! We looked at a few of the artists in more depth, but will save many of them for their own day.  First we looked at the Puffin -- link -- WOW!! We are going to be looking at the work of Angela Haseltine Pozzi more in the future for certain; here is a link to her nonprofit that turns ocean detritus into art and brings awareness to the need for ocean cleaning & conservation -- link --  Jerry was instantly drawn to the Cedar Waxwing with his dappe

The Two Majesties (Les Deux Majestés), Jean-Léon Gérôme  1883  -- link -- Today's Artwork: Optical Cube - Victor Vasarely, 1940/1997 -- link -- Roses, Convolvulus, Poppies, and Other Flowers in an Urn on a Stone Ledge - Rachel Ruysch, ca. 1680s - ca. 1680s -- link -- Sampler - Ann Bell, English, 1788 -- link -- Helping Angel Window Panel - John La Farge, 1890 -- link -- Mrs Carl Meyer and her Children - John Singer Sargent, 1896 -- link -- Love and the Maiden - John Roddam Spencer Stanhope -- link -- Logical Intervention - Byoungho Kim and 김병호, 2011/2011 -- link -- Bretagnelandskap med kuer - Paul Gauguin, 1889 -- link -- Pronk Still Life with Holbein Bowl, Nautilus Cup, Glass Goblet and Fruit Dish - Willem Kalf, 1678 -- link -- ​Do you think this inspired the Lion King?

Top of the Day: Candombe o Candombe bajo la luna - Pedro FIGARI, 1922 Today's Artwork: Waterfall - John Henry Twachtman, ca. 1889–91 -- link -- Tour Paris 13, 9ème étage, Appartement N° 994 - Sebastien Preschoux, 2013 -- link -- Folio of Babur Nama - Unknown, 1500/1600 -- link -- The Love of the Others - Fukuzawa Ichiro, 1930/1930 -- link -- Pleasant Run - T.C. Steele, 1885 -- link -- Bibi Valentin - James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859 -- link -- Radha and Krishna Enjoying Melody - Unknown -- link -- The Weeders - Jules Breton, 1868 -- link -- Candombe o Candombe bajo la luna - Pedro FIGARI, 1922 -- link -- Classic composition - André Derain, 1907 -- link -- Hudson River Scene - John Frederick Kensett, 1857 -- link -- Untitled (The Last Supper) - Maria Claudina D'Onofrio, 1941 -- link -- Western Forest - Emily Carr, c. 1931 -- link -- The Margarita - Abelló Prat, Joan, 1948 -- link -- Plate 49 from 'Los Caprichos': Hobgoblins (Duendeci

Top of the Day: The Way to Pokhara - Park, Byoung Choon, 2011 Today's Artwork: At Luciano’s House - Franz Gertsch, 1973 -- link -- Dreams and Nightmares of Yesterday - John Prince Siddon, 2020 -- link -- Pintura No. 4 - Fernando García Ponce, 1973 - 1973 -- link -- Dragon - Prateep Kochabua, 2007 -- link -- Dinner Conversation with Nancy - Roger Shimomura, 1983 -- link -- The Riot - Sudhir Patwardhan, 1997/1998 -- link -- Self portrait - Suh Yongsun, 2014/2014 -- link -- To Matter - Cy Gavin, 2015 -- link -- Gandhi Reloaded - Tushar K. Kamble, November-December -- link -- Madrid (Manzanares river and Almudena Cathedral) - Concepción Cortés, 2020/2020 -- link -- Michel Majerus: Halbzeit, 2002 - Michel Majerus, 2002 -- link -- Bombay Buccaneer - Atul Dodiya, 1994 -- link -- The Way to Pokhara - Park, Byoung Choon, 2011 -- link -- ATI - MELCHOR RICARDOS, 2015 - 2015 -- link -- Interpretation of a landscape - María Xesús Díaz, 2020/2020 -- link -- Co

Top of the Day: Barracuda - Obregón, 1957 Today's Artwork: Riccione. The green pearl of the Adriatic - Nico Rosso, 1939 -- link -- Still life with oranges and stoneware dog - Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1906/1907 -- link -- Family portrait (Unfinished) - Frida Kahlo, 1949 - 1950 -- link -- The Academy Summer House. At the Lake. Evening - Isaak Brodsky, 1906 - 1906 -- link -- Portrait of Sir Christopher Wren - John Smith after Godfrey Kneller, 1713 -- link -- Waiting for the day - Megan Roodenrys, 2009 -- link -- Fish (Still Life) - Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883), 1864 -- link -- Barracuda - Obregón, 1957 -- link -- ​

  Our intro to his work thanks to Zenobia -- link --  Nicholas V. Sanchez's Instagram -- link --  His website with lots of links to much of his work -- link -- 

 

Top of the Day: Bonnie Prince Charlie Today's Artwork: Rocks, Maine - Maurice Prendergast, born St. John's, Newfoundland 1858-died New York City 1924, ca. 1913-1915 -- link -- Bonnie Prince Charlie -- link -- ​

  The Wikipedia article about N.C. Wyeth with a few good illustrations and a photo, and a self portrait of him -- link --  A terrific website with N.C. Wyeth's illustrations -- link -- 

Top of the Day: White cottages at Saintes-Maries - Vincent van Gogh, 1888 Today's Artwork: On the Banks of the River at Martinique - Paul Gauguin, 1887 -- link -- Tea Party at Tang Court - Guxiuzhai Art Workshop -- link -- Pietà - Unidentified Artist, c. 1420 -- link -- Navio de emigrantes (detalhe) - Lasar Segall, 1939 - 1941 -- link -- Tzompantl en la Catedral - Colectivo Última Hora and Juan Vázquez Morales, 2005 -- link -- The Factory at Pontoise - Camille Pissarro, 1873 -- link -- come of things - Del Kathryn Barton, 2010 -- link -- Kobra 6 - Eduardo Kobra, 2014 -- link -- A sergeant of the Light Horse - George W. Lambert, 1920 -- link -- Embroidered bed curtain -- link -- Saint Bartholomew - Jusepe de Ribera, called Lo Spagnoletto, About 1630 -- link -- Dolphin Tripod Pastille Burner - Wedgwood, Josiah Wedgwood, circa 1830-1850 -- link -- Gezicht - Adriaen Collaert, 1570/1618 -- link -- Woman's Robe a la Française, circa 1765 -- link -- W

Top of the Day: Model of Pannel for the Exhibit of Juryfreie: Wall A - Kandinsky, Vassily, 1922 Today's Artwork: Wilderness Home - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1924 - 1925 -- link -- Popular song the Russian woman and the Figaro - Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, c. 1916 -- link -- A Child, Birds, and Fish - Lee Jung-seob, 1916/1954 -- link -- Girl's head in front of a window - Paula Modersohn-Becker, c. 1902 -- link -- Study for the Cover of Der Blaue Reiter Almanach - Kandinsky, Vassily, 1911 -- link -- Carpet - Unkown -- link -- Head of a Clown - Georges Rouault, ca. 1907-1908 -- link -- The Friends: Müller and Scherer - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1924 -- link -- Boys playing chess - Erich Heckel, 1922 -- link -- Coffee Table - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1923/24 -- link -- Fruit - Émile-Antoine Bourdelle, 1911 -- link -- Seated Woman with Legs Drawn Up (Adele Herms) - Egon Schiele, 1917 -- link -- Model of Pannel for the Exhibit of Juryfreie: Wall A -

 Katje sent a wealth of Met Gala links for us to peruse!   Top of the Day is Blake Lively's Statue of Liberty inspired gown.  See the unfurling of it in the video just below. Blake Lively's dress being unfurled --  link  --  Gilded Glamour -- link --  Gold adorned references! -- link --  Blake Lively's fantastic Met Gala dresses over the years -- link --  Another article with some great photos -- link --   Katje sent this article showcasing the best dressed men -- link --  Katje also shared this article about the weight of those metallic dresses so many of the women wear -- link --  Zenobia sent this wonderful outfit worn by Frederick Robertsson -- link --  People confused Fredrik Robertsson with Jared Leto who also wore a fantastic outfit -- link --  This stunning dress that Alicia Keyes wore also pays homage to New York City designed by Ralph Lauren. She sings a song called, Empire State of Mind .... so the gown is especially poignant.  

 

Today we looked at the fashion of the 2002 Met Gala. The theme was Gilded Glamour & there was a wide array of what folks & designers considered, "Gilded." We found something to love about (almost) everything!  SO many great looks but at least for some of us, this was the Top of the Day! Singer, rapper, activist Cardi B in a mile-long golden chain dress by Versace. ONE mile of chains!!!! Talented, gorgeous & she's got to have super strength as that gown must weigh a ton. Hahah!  Vanessa Hudgens in a spectacular Moschino design is another favorite.  And a splash of color from Michelle Yeoh in this gown by American designer Prabal Gurung Many others to discover & some we viewed today (our CNN link crops many of the dresses egregiously!) we will see much more of on Thursday! 

Top of the Day is this detailed painting of Juli's.  Website of Juli Adams with lots of artwork and her magical hats as well as her Poppet creatures (link specific to them just below) -- link --  Plague Poppets (link from her website above) -- link --  Juli Adams instagram with more paintings, unique hats, and some of the Plague Poppets she makes (some repeats)  -- link --