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.

26 comments:

  1. Beautiful portraits and landscapes.

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  2. Another valuable part of the collection.

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  3. 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. The Nymph Of The Shore stands out here.

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

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

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  7. 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. The only painter I know is Courbet !

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

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  10. I think I like the Nymph and the Letter best.

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  11. @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. @David: I hope so.

    @Ventana: thanks.

    @Gattina: he was amazing.

    @Eileen: thank you.

    @anvilcloud: they're good.

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  13. Beautiful portraits and landscapes.

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

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  15. 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. I like the Tissot pieces the best.

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  17. I like Loch Lomond best in this series.

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  18. 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. Love the Loch Lomond the best too

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  20. 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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  21. I particularly like the last painting.

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

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  23. These paintings are quite interesting.

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  24. @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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  25. @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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