Close! But not quite....Originally Posted by Brian Bean
Close! But not quite....
Brian... that is most certainly NOT a Vermeer... each and every painting of which I know like the back of my hand. rather it is by one of the other Little Dutch Masters... likely Ter Borch or Jan Steen.
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Found it!
Jacob Octervelt
Woman Standing at a Harpsichord, Man Seated by Her
c. 1675-80
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/pa.../102/y/-92/z/2
Since when is the National Gallery a little gallery??!!
The New Mystery Painting:
Last edited by stlukesguild; 07-24-2010 at 10:18 PM.
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I was talking about the previous painting!
Yes, I too had my doubts as it lacks Vermeer's clarity and delicacy but I found it among a collection of Vermeer's paintings and it didn't mention the artist, so I assumed it was a Vermeer.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Found it!
Jacob Octervelt
Woman Standing at a Harpsichord, Man Seated by Her
c. 1675-80
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/pa.../102/y/-92/z/2
Since when is the National Gallery a little gallery??!!
The New Mystery Painting:
Well it looks like an early Corot but I'm unable to find any reference to it.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
If its any help those sheep look like a Hampshire Down cross.
Not Corot. Here is another couple painting by our mystery painter by way of a clue:
Last edited by stlukesguild; 07-25-2010 at 11:06 PM.
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It's called Warm Afternoon by Winslow Homer.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Paul Nash
Wood on the Downs
http://www.bookroomartpress.co.uk/pr...-downs-43.html
You should have cropped that signature, Brian.
Seriously, the artist was obviously British. I love the elements of Blake... and Henri Rousseau in the work. Underrated painter in the US, to be sure. Probably no less than Homer in your neck of the woods.
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You're right, I didn't even notice it. However, I agree with you, he is underrated outside of the UK, probably because his war paintings, giving a British perspective on both World Wars, is what he is best noted for.Paul Nash
Wood on the Downs
http://www.bookroomartpress.co.uk/pr...-downs-43.html
You should have cropped that signature, Brian.
Seriously, the artist was obviously British. I love the elements of Blake... and Henri Rousseau in the work. Underrated painter in the US, to be sure. Probably no less than Homer in your neck of the woods.
Winslow Homer is quite well known over here for a few of his sea paintings i.e The Gulf Stream but mostly among people with an interest in art or sailing.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
To be honest, Homer is underrated in the US as well... at least in comparison with other American painters such as Sargent, Hopper, and Eakins... yet the more I look at him the better I realize he is. An absolutely masterful watercolorist and the virtual inventor of the American approach to the sort of native landscapes that Hopper, Sargent, Wyeth, and all the others would build upon.
But enough of that... on to our latest Mystery Master:
Probably easy to find... but another of my favorites.
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Samuel Palmer
"Early Morning"
1825
Nice choice.
OK, here's one that should be a bit less obvious. I'm giving some real consideration to using it as the cover page for my dissertation:C'mon Petrarch! Mere Child's play:
Hans Holbein
Portrait of Anne of Cleves
c. 1539
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Looks like a portrayl of St. Jerome in his Study by a northern European--Melming or Van Eyck?
http://www.chinaoilpainting.com/uplo...and-782822.jpg
Last edited by Sebas. Melmoth; 07-26-2010 at 08:24 PM.
Certainly not... Petrarch would naturally chose an Italian. It is St. Jerome in his Study by Antonello da Messina... (actually no more of a challenge than the Holbein... sorry PL
http://www.torrese.it/Antonello.htm
The new Mystery Masterpiece:
One of my favorite paintings by this artist.
Last edited by stlukesguild; 07-27-2010 at 01:59 AM.
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
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