Thursday, August 18, 2022

A Letter

A reminder that the theme for the first of September is My Superpower. I'm taking the easy way out here and going with a comic book theme for this one. 

Woman With Gloves is the title of this 1858 portrait by Gustave Courbet.


Here we have Portrait Of A Woman, by Jean-Leon Gerome.


A dramatic landscape by Gustave Dore: Souvenir of Loch Lomond dates to 1875.


Actaea, The Nymph Of The Shore is the title of this 1868 painting by Frederic Leighton.


This large canvas with a rather plain frame is full of allegory. Time, Death, And Judgment was done around 1884-85 by George Frederic Watts.


The Partie Carree is the title of this 1870 painting by James Tissot.


I finish today with The Letter, another Tissot painting dating to 1878.

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26 comments:

  1. Nancy ChanAugust 18, 2022 at 1:18 AM

    Beautiful portraits and landscapes.

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  2. italiafinlandiaAugust 18, 2022 at 2:19 AM

    Another valuable part of the collection.

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  3. Iris FlaviaAugust 18, 2022 at 2:36 AM

    Woman #2 could be me when you point a cam in my direction!
    "The Nymph Of The Shore" is much nicer - oh, and a Picknick ...

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  4. GemelAugust 18, 2022 at 3:37 AM

    The Nymph Of The Shore stands out here.

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  5. TomAugust 18, 2022 at 4:57 AM

    ...folks didn't seem to smile much back then.

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  6. David M. Gascoigne,August 18, 2022 at 5:28 AM

    Time, Death and Judgement? The second one should befall Trump - and soon.

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  7. VENTANA DE FOTOAugust 18, 2022 at 5:38 AM

    Me llama la atención la seriedad con que posa la mujer de la tercera foto y el fabuloso desnudo de la séptima fotografía.

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  8. GattinaAugust 18, 2022 at 5:57 AM

    The only painter I know is Courbet !

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  9. eileeninmdAugust 18, 2022 at 8:21 AM

    Hello,
    The Letter is a beautiful painting. Take care, enjoy your day!

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  10. AnvilcloudAugust 18, 2022 at 8:37 AM

    I think I like the Nymph and the Letter best.

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  11. William KendallAugust 18, 2022 at 8:41 AM

    @Nancy: I think so.

    @Italiafinlandia: indeed.

    @Iris: my reaction is to mug for the camera.

    @Gemel: she does.

    @Tom: they did not.

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  12. William KendallAugust 18, 2022 at 8:44 AM

    @David: I hope so.

    @Ventana: thanks.

    @Gattina: he was amazing.

    @Eileen: thank you.

    @anvilcloud: they're good.

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  13. magiceyeAugust 18, 2022 at 10:01 AM

    Beautiful portraits and landscapes.

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  14. SharonAugust 18, 2022 at 10:09 AM

    I wonder if those ladies in the portraits like how the artist depicted them.

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  15. carol l mckennaAugust 18, 2022 at 11:12 AM

    Wonderful photos of a classic painting exhibit ~ thanks ~

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  16. RedPatAugust 18, 2022 at 11:55 AM

    I like the Tissot pieces the best.

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  17. Marie SmithAugust 18, 2022 at 2:18 PM

    I like Loch Lomond best in this series.

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  18. AmyAugust 18, 2022 at 4:27 PM

    It seems straight stern expressions were common back then, I've yet to see an image of people smiling from that era.

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  19. roentareAugust 18, 2022 at 6:50 PM

    Love the Loch Lomond the best too

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  20. Joanne NoragonAugust 18, 2022 at 8:38 PM

    Just lovely.

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  21. JeanieAugust 18, 2022 at 8:58 PM

    The ladies do look austere, don't they. The judgment one isn't too jolly, is it. A bit of a downer!

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  22. CatarinaAugust 19, 2022 at 6:42 AM

    I particularly like the last painting.

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  23. CloudiaAugust 19, 2022 at 8:40 PM

    Thanks for showing us that Dore was a sculptor as well. I didn't know that. William

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  24. LindaAugust 20, 2022 at 11:24 PM

    These paintings are quite interesting.

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  25. William KendallAugust 24, 2022 at 5:13 PM

    @Magiceye: I agree.

    @Sharon: who knows?

    @Carol: you're welcome.

    @RedPat: they are good.

    @Marie: me too.

    @Amy: at least it's rare.

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  26. William KendallAugust 24, 2022 at 5:14 PM

    @Roentare: that one speaks to me.

    @Joanne: definitely.

    @Jeanie: it can be.

    @Catarina: it hints at a story.

    @Cloudia: he was a great artist.

    @Linda: I think so too.

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