Art Detectives

Top of the Day: The Zeppelin over Tel Aviv - Reuven Rubin, 1929 Today's Artwork: Milk or Wine (In the Pasture) - Nurit David, 1995 -- link -- Leaning over Flowes - Marc Chagall, 1927 -- link -- Two Heart - Edvard Munch, 1899 -- link -- Yom Kippur "Kol Nidrei" - Mordecai Ardon, 1973/1974 -- link -- My Vows - Annette Messager, 1992 -- link -- Holländische Schweig Landscape - Ury Lesser, 1908 -- link -- The Forest - Max Ernst, 1927 -- link -- Crystals in White and Blue - Max Ernst, 1952 -- link -- Yehiam (Life in the Kibbutz) - Yosef Zaritsky, 1951 -- link -- Bathers - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ca. 1900-1908 -- link -- Lovers in the Waves - Edvard Munch, 1896 -- link -- The Future - Elmgreen and Dragset, 2014 -- link -- The Zeppelin over Tel Aviv - Reuven Rubin, 1929 -- link -- ​

Top of the Day: Christening in Tanum Church - Harriet Backer, 1892 Today's Artwork: Joy and Life - Luis Chan, 1969 -- link -- Liu Wei:"Myriad Beings" Exhibition scene - Liu Wei, 2011.9.3-2011.9.10 -- link -- Martin, Into the Corner, You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself - Martin Kippenberger, 1992 -- link -- Saint Jerome - Jusepe de Ribera, ca. 1630 -- link -- Dormition of the Virgin: Apostle - Damià Forment, 1534-1537 -- link -- Rocky Mountain Landscape - Albert Bierstadt, 1870 -- link -- The Devonshire Hunting Tapestries; Boar and Bear Hunt - Unknown, late 1425-1430 (made) - 1430 -- link -- The Devonshire Hunting Tapestries; Boar and Bear Hunt - Unknown, late 1425-1430 (made) - 1430 -- link -- The Songs of the War, from Harper's Weekly, November 23, 1861 - Winslow Homer, born Boston, MA 1836-died Prout's Neck, ME 1910, 1861 -- link -- Chasuble - Unknown -- link -- The rose - Sidney Nolan, 1978 -- link -- Dish - Unknown, Shang Dynasty ca....

Top of the Day: Boy in Flowers (Jacques Hoschedé) - Édouard Manet, 1876 Today's Artwork: The Princes of Orange and their Families on Horseback, Riding Out from The Buitenhof, The Hague - Hillegaert, Pauwels van, c. 1621 -1622 -- link -- Grüne Frauen (Green Women) - Kandinsky, Vassily, 1907 -- link -- Boy in Flowers (Jacques Hoschedé) - Édouard Manet, 1876 -- link -- ​Today was a comparison of Manet vs Monet

Top of the Day: Binz auf Rügen (Dämmerung) (Binz auf Rügen (Dusk)) - Kandinsky, Vassily, c. 1903 Today's Artwork: Binz auf Rügen (Dämmerung) (Binz auf Rügen (Dusk)) - Kandinsky, Vassily, c. 1903 -- link -- ​Today turned into a Kandinsky day.  It was fun to look at how his art changed over his lifetime. https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/wassily-kandinsky/m0856z?categoryId=artist&date=1940

Top of the Day: Port of Marseilles - Albert Marquet, 1916 Today's Artwork: Amoreuse - Marc Chagall, 1952/1952 -- link -- Paul Guillaume - Amedeo Modigliani, 1915 -- link -- Natura morta con clarinetto, un ventaglio e un grappolo d'uva - Georges Braque, 1911 ca. -- link -- Girl with Pigtails - Amedeo Modigliani, c. 1918 -- link -- Port of Marseilles - Albert Marquet, 1916 -- link -- Manolas - Francisco Iturrino, 1908 - 1909 -- link -- Christ and the Children - Georrges Rouault -- link -- Self-Portrait with Red Neckerchief - Jēkabs Kazaks, 1918/1918 -- link -- Double Portrait with a Glass of Wine - Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Paris, Centre Pompidou - Musée national d'art moderne, © Adagp, Paris, 2018, 20th Century -- link -- In addition to all of these paintings, we went and looked at ​the art of Albert Marquet that is in Google Arts and Culture.  BEAUTIFUL paintings!

  Top of the Day could be ANY of these master artists! But we will go with the "accidental" discovery of Stéphanie Kilgrast.  Katherine shared Lynn Drexler with us and WOW her abstract color & textures are spectacular -- link --  Contemporary Black Porcelain artists -- link --  . . . The brilliant work of Morel Doucet -- link --  . . . You won't even believe the incredible creations Paul S. Briggs brings to life! -- link --  . . . The rich textured art of Chotsani Elaine Dean -- link --  . . . The beautiful creativity of Danielle Carelock -- link --  . . . This site features the work of Keith Wallace Smith -- you may want to hunt around on it a bit -- link --  We stumbled into the magnificent artistry of Stéphanie Kilgrast because Jerry saw a link on the side of the page we were perusing! Hahah! Her milieu is exquisitely evocative! -- link -- 

Top of the Day: The Green Necklace - Nicolai Ivanovich Fechin, 1933 Today's Artwork: The Green Necklace - Nicolai Ivanovich Fechin, 1933 -- link -- ​

 Colorful & energetic, Kara Maria was our subject today. Lots to see & so much to interpret in her work!  Top of the Day is this beautiful vibrant, Electric Life Forever (tricolored black bird), 2021 Her website -- link --  These next three entries are from her website.  Kara Maria's paintings --  link  --  Kara Maria's works on paper -- link --  Kara Maria's prints -- link --  An exhibition where you can "walk" through room to see the paintings and artwork -- link -- 

 Zenobia went to the Orange County Museum of Art and, among other things, saw this wonderful Fred Eversley. How have we not explored his brilliance before????  Here's our Top of the Day from one of Zenobia's photos.  Article about his show at OCMA -- link --  Video narrated by Mr. Eversley himself!! Shared his background & shows his work -- link --  Amazing website -- link --  Wonderful gallery that features his work -- link --  Auction site with some of Fred Eversley's work -- link --  New York Times article -- link --  Here are Zenobia's photo -- 2 of these are Fred Eversley but there are some others that are unidentified Maybe you will want to be a detective & find out who they are along with the titles!! Make a game of it!!!  The museum itself; stairs and glass rails. What a great photo!

Top of the Day: The Merry Fiddler - Gerard van Honthorst, 1623/1623 Today's Artwork: The Merry Fiddler - Gerard van Honthorst, 1623/1623 -- link -- Flowers - Keith Haring, 1990 -- link -- 17c Belva Ann Lockwood stamp - United States Postal Service, 1986-06-18 -- link -- Upaupa Schneklud (The Player Schneklud) - Paul Gauguin, 1894 -- link -- The Adoration of the Shepherds - Hendrik Goltzius, 1615 -- link -- Cavalo empinando - Edgar Degas, fundição 1919 - 1932 -- link -- Madame Bergeret de Frouville as Diana - Jean Marc Nattier, 1756 -- link -- ​

It was a hard pic among the three artists for best in show, but for sheer joy -- we have to go with crochet prodigy Jonah Larson!  We looked at the world of Aelita Andre -- link -- Lots of discussion about whether she was pushed by her parents who are both artists. But just watch the video of her as a young child working; it's astounding.  Jonah Larson a crochet child prodigy astounded us with his creativity and expertise -- link --  Jonah Larson's instagram with more of his work -- link --  Today Show featuring Johan Larson -- link -- He is astonishing.  Born in China, as a youngster, Wang Yani drew really beautifully designed monkeys and other animals, poses way beyond her years -- link --  More info and photos of Wang Yani working -- link --  Video of Wang Yani working -- link -- 

Top of the Day: Rural road with red house - Paula Modersohn-Becker, c. 1902 Today's Artwork: On the Banks of the Guadaíra with a Boat - Emilio Sánchez-Perrier, ca. 1890 -- link -- Horse - Jamini Roy (1887-1972) -- link -- Les colles, cires, résines, solvants - Kandinsky, Vassily -- link -- Model in the studio - Raoul Dufy, 1942 -- link -- Stik - Stik -- link -- The jetty of Boulogne-sur-Mer - Edouard Manet, 1868 -- link -- Rural road with red house - Paula Modersohn-Becker, c. 1902 -- link -- ​

Top of the Day: Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge - Mary Stevenson Cassatt, American, 1844 - 1926, 1879 Today's Artwork: Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge - Mary Stevenson Cassatt, American, 1844 - 1926, 1879 -- link -- Stellar Performance - JULIUS SAMSON, 2016 - 2016 -- link -- Portrait of Clelia Ghedini Marani - Giacomo Balla, 1907 -- link -- ​Today the rabbit hole was  Giacomo Balla

Top of the Day: Pronk Still Life with Holbein Bowl, Nautilus Cup, Glass Goblet and Fruit Dish - Willem Kalf, 1678 Today's Artwork: Pronk Still Life with Holbein Bowl, Nautilus Cup, Glass Goblet and Fruit Dish - Willem Kalf, 1678 -- link -- In Viesturdārzs (Ķeizardārzs) - Vilhelms Purvītis, 1914/1914 -- link -- Elementare Wirkung (Elementary Action) - Kandinsky, Vassily, 1924-12 -- link -- The Road Menders - Vincent van Gogh, 1889 -- link -- Self-Portrait, c. 1928 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation - Lee Krasner and The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, 1928/1928 -- link -- Materna - Jamini Roy (1887-1972) -- link --