Favourite Works of Art

[Elmer B Fuddled]

These are paintings by the late Ernie Haff of Wallace Idaho, his work hangs in the Wallace Museum. These two are over 100 years old, given to me.

 

[Jazzer]

Is comic art allowed here?

By Alex Ross.

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Ayami Kojima is also a fave.

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Of course - art is art.

 

[Jazzer]

Edvard Munch "The Scream" (1893)

This one especially for all of us, forced to express much of our pain and anxiety privately, silently, while in hateful noise.

 

[Tweedleman]

Can't go wrong with a little Alan Lee!

 

[aot]

Death Dealer, by Frank Frazzeta.

 

[Steph1710]

Edvard Munch "The Scream" (1893)

This one especially for all of us, forced to express much of our pain and anxiety privately, silently, while in hateful noise.

This is my dad's favourite painting because it is how he feels when he has a migraine.

 

[kuromi]

@aot, I love Ayami Kojima! Comic art is most definitely welcome.

Keep 'em coming guys! I'm really enjoying the variety!

 

[emmalee]

Set in the stark landscape of coastal Maine, Christina's World depicts a young woman seen from behind, wearing a pink dress and lying in a grassy field. Although she appears to be in a position of repose, her torso, propped on her arms, is strangely alert; her silhouette is tense, almost frozen, giving the impression that she is fixed to the ground. She stares at a distant farmhouse and a group of outbuildings, ancient and grayed in harmony with the dry grass and overcast sky.

Wyeth's neighbor Anna Christina Olson inspired the composition, which is one of four paintings by Wyeth in which she appears. As a young girl, Olson developed a degenerative muscle condition—possibly polio—that left her unable to walk. She refused to use a wheelchair, preferring to crawl, as depicted here, using her arms to drag her lower body along.

"The challenge to me," Wyeth explained, "was to do justice to her extraordinary conquest of a life
which most people would consider hopeless."

Andrew Wyeth
Christina's World
1948

 

[aura]

Nicolae Tonitza
The Woodman's Girl

I remember being fascinated by her eyes when I was a little girl...

 

[Steph1710]

Andrew Wyeth
Christina's World
1948

I have always loved this painting.

 

[ALS]

Francis Bacon.

 

[Jazzer]

Set in the stark landscape of coastal Maine, Christina's World depicts a young woman seen from behind, wearing a pink dress and lying in a grassy field. Although she appears to be in a position of repose, her torso, propped on her arms, is strangely alert; her silhouette is tense, almost frozen, giving the impression that she is fixed to the ground. She stares at a distant farmhouse and a group of outbuildings, ancient and grayed in harmony with the dry grass and overcast sky.

Wyeth's neighbor Anna Christina Olson inspired the composition, which is one of four paintings by Wyeth in which she appears. As a young girl, Olson developed a degenerative muscle condition—possibly polio—that left her unable to walk. She refused to use a wheelchair, preferring to crawl, as depicted here, using her arms to drag her lower body along.

"The challenge to me," Wyeth explained, "was to do justice to her extraordinary conquest of a life
which most people would consider hopeless."

Andrew Wyeth
Christina's World
1948


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Great painting and a very necessary exposition.

Thank you.

 

[Juan]

I love murals & street art! Especially the kind of art of that embraces kindness to all living beings & belief in progress

Man with Bird, Glasgow (2016)

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Socialist Facade Mosaic, Dresden (date unknown)

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Unser Leben, Berlin (1964)

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Random public art by Josep Renau, Halle-Neustadt (1974)

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I like street art too. It is disappearing in some Spanish cities. It is just ephemeral. It's there till the town hall tears the building down, or some developer decides to refurbish the whole thing to turn it into expensive apartments. Or sometimes the Town Hall just "cleans" it!!!

 

[Juan]

 

[Juan]

Contemporary:

 

[Juan]

Freedom!

La Liberté guidant le peuple

 

[aot]

Two spooky ones since I'm in a Halloween mood already.

A cover of a Vamperella comic by Bruce Timm.

And the cover of Harrow County Issue 7, by Tyler Crook.

 

[aot]

The cover of Karen Memory, by Elizabeth Bear.
(Illustrated by Cynthia Shepard)

This book has long been on my reading list, but I've yet to read it.

 

[Jazzer]

Steve Hanks is my all-time favourite water colour artist.

 

[Christiaan]

Contemporary:

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Like Yayoi Kusama as well. She had a big expo two years ago at Museum Voorlinden in the Netherlands and I saw with my own eyes how mesmerising surreal her art was. It's incredible that she keeps making art well into her 90s.

 

[danielthor]

"Young girls dancing around an Obelisk" (1798) by Hubert Robert

 

[Christiaan]

I like street art too. It is disappearing in some Spanish cities. It is just ephemeral. It's there till the town hall tears the building down, or some developer decides to refurbish the whole thing to turn it into expensive apartments. Or sometimes the Town Hall just "cleans" it!!!

That's a stupid move by those municipalities. Some people seem to think it's a symptom of decay, while it should be considered as a welcome addition to the cityscape. Why don't you show us some lovely street art (or what remained of it) from your beautiful country?

 

[Juan]

That's a stupid move by those municipalities. Some people seem to think it's a symptom of decay, while it should be considered as a welcome addition to the cityscape. Why don't you show us some lovely street art (or what remained of it) from your beautiful country?

I think all these are already gone:

 

[emmalee]

These are paintings by the late Ernie Haff of Wallace Idaho, his work hangs in the Wallace Museum. These two are over 100 years old, given to me.

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They are lovely, Elmer. Such an amazing gift.

 

[emmalee]

Great painting and a very necessary exposition.

Thank you.

You are welcome, Dave. Lovely topic, indeed. Art is therapeutic, just like music. It is music for our eyes and our souls.

 

[Tanni]

That's a stupid move by those municipalities. Some people seem to think it's a symptom of decay, while it should be considered as a welcome addition to the cityscape. Why don't you show us some lovely street art (or what remained of it) from your beautiful country?

 

[emmalee]

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I absolutely agree with this statement piece, Tanni.

 

[Elmer B Fuddled]

They are lovely, Elmer. Such an amazing gift.

They are quite unusual as they measure 5 inches by 5 inches but the detail is there.

 

[emmalee]

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Edvard Munch "The Scream" (1893)

This one especially for all of us, forced to express much of our pain and anxiety privately, silently, while in hateful noise.

Dave, there is a story with this piece, as there is with all art, I presume.

The Scream

- Artist: Edvard Munch
- Year: 1893

Popularly known as "The Scream," Norwegian artist Edvard Munch's expressionist masterpiece is frequently interpreted as a primal response to the excessive pressures of modern life. Originally titled "The Shriek of Nature," the image was created with an entirely different intent, as related by Munch himself, "One evening I was walking along a path, the city was on one side and the fjord below. I felt tired and ill. I stopped and looked out over the fjord—the sun was setting, and the clouds turning blood red. I sensed a scream passing through nature; it seemed to me that I heard the scream. I painted this picture, painted the clouds as actual blood. The color shrieked." The iconic painting was stolen from the Oslo National Gallery in 1994; the culprit was apprehended and the painting recovered several months later. Ironically, a 1910 version of "The Scream" was taken in broad daylight from the Munch Museum in 2004. It, too, was eventually recovered despite fears it had been destroyed.

 

[emmalee]

They are quite unusual as they measure 5 inches by 5 inches but the detail is there.

Yes it is there, this is why I like them so much. Have you had them appraised?