Friday, September 25, 2020

Masters

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This painting by Georges Michel dates to the 1830s and is titled Landscape With Castle.


The Tomb Of General Brock, Near Queenston, Lake Ontario, Upper Canada is a dramatic landscape by Thomas Cole, painted in 1830. It depicts the tomb and monument of Isaac Brock, who died at the Battle of Queenston Heights during the War of 1812, defending this place against an American attack.


Here we have a landscape painting by J.M.W. Turner, titled Mercury And Argus, depicting a mythological meeting between a giant and the messenger god that ended in the death of Argus. The painting dates to 1836.


The Gallery has several works by Claude Monet; unfortunately a couple of them have no photos policies on the panel. This one, however, is Waterloo Bridge: Effect Of Sunlight In The Fog, and it dates to 1903.

34 comments:

  1. I like those paintings. I would buy the Monet one if I could afford it!!

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  2. Looking forward to your idea to "Corinna"! Oh, I could kick her into....

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  3. They really know how to paint skies!

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  4. Beautiful paintings, lovely exhibit. Have a great day and a happy weekend!

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  5. ...and they knew how to create light with paint!

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  6. Beautiful paintings. Have a wonderful day.

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  7. It looks as if you were into skies that day!

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  8. All four are masterpieces William, I have a soft spot for Monet's work ✨

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  9. Definitely European landscapes.

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  10. @Catarina: I love the work of Monet.

    @Kay: very much so.

    @Iris: I've taken the shots for it this morning, and plan to add a bit of humour too.

    @Lady Fi: they certainly did.

    @Francisco: thank you.

    @Eileen: thanks!

    @Tom: that they did.

    @Nancy: thank you!

    @RedPat: so it seems!

    @Grace: me too.

    @Red: at least European influenced, since the Brock tomb is in Canada.

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  11. Beautiful paintings. Monet's painting is my favorite.

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  12. That Turner painting is so different from his usual scenes.

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  13. The way the clouds are painted on the first 2 paintings is fabulous.

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  14. Ah, but for Gen. Brock, we might have annexed Canada.:-)

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  15. Love the Monet ~ colors are awesome ~

    Live each moment with love,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  16. no hay nada mas bonito que traer el arte a nuestro corazón!!! Cada artista tiene algo magnifico que deja en el alma de quien lo observa, y en estos dias llenarse de color resulta muy inteligente y atractivo... Bella entrada!! Saludos y muy buen fin de semana!!!

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  17. Masters they are. The beauty of their paintings have stood the test of time.

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  18. Thank you for sharing these Masters, I enjoyed seeing them.

    All the best Jan

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  19. @Marie: it's a beauty.

    @Bill: Monet stands out.

    @Sharon: it is, yes.

    @Marleen: I agree.

    @Revrunner: no luck!

    @Carol: thank you.

    @Eli: thanks.

    @Gemel: that's true.

    @Jan: you're welcome.

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  20. All beautiful landscapes that can transport the viewer to those places.

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  21. it's nice to get a little museum visit in just by visiting your blog :))

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  22. i enjoy different style. fun to see ... what folks call art ... i heard something said ... not sure of it word for word ...but if you think it is ART ... let it be art ... saying to some one else that it is NOT art is just not kind ... allow them to believe as they see fit. my art teacher in high school wanted me to do this or that ... bugged me to know end. not cool. take care. ( ;

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  23. I've always loved Turner but don't see many of his landscapes. This is quite lovely.

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  24. Sunlight in fog! Lots of great stuff here, William

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