Name the painting

[stlukesguild]

Seriously? Russian art is largely second-rate 'til the 20th century. And I'm not saying this out of any sense of nationalism. American art is also largely second-rate until the 20th century. Russian music and literature, on the other hand, comes into its own in the 19th century, but there is a reason that most art history books barely mention any Russian painter prior to the 20th century with the exception of Andrei Rublev and other icon painters. It would seem, however, from the number of times the 19th century Russian realists have popped up that they were major players along side the French.

By the way... the mystery painting is not by an American. He was an important figure among a movement that brought Modernism to his native land and part of a group that would have a major impact upon the Abstract Expressionists.

[stlukesguild]

Another painting by our mystery artist:

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

I'm not giving up!


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[stlukesguild]

A couple of major paintings by our mystery artist who was no obscure minor figure as might be gleaned by the scale of these works:

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Finally !!!
Geez that was exhausting.

"Funerary Monument to Industrial Capitalism"

By Juan O' Goram

At first I was hung up in Italy based on the colors in the banner of the first painting.
Your following images took me to Mexico and had me going down the trail of Rivera.
The museum photo was the key. I searched "murals in Mexico museums" and found the your last image.

Please allow me to take a breather before I post the next image.

BTW, thanks for introducing Goarm.
I will peruse his work a little further.


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[Gilliatt Gurgle]

BTW, the other paintings are as follows:

2nd painting: "PROYECTO DE MONUMENTO AL NACIMIENTO DE VENUS"
3rd : "Independence Alter Piece"
the last: "The Hisrory of Michoacan"

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Here's the next painting.




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[stlukesguild]

Juan O'Gorman was a truly interesting figure. He was born in Mexico City to an Irish father and Mexican mother. He became an architect and worked on several major projects bring a Modernist style influenced by Le Corbusier to Mexico. An important early commission included designing the home of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. His later architectural work owed much to Frank Lloyd Wright. Throughout his career, O'Gorman also worked steadily as a painter, producing several major murals. As such he was part of the Mexican Mural Movement instigated by Diego Rivera which sought to establish a visual cultural history for Mexico in much the same way as the Renaissance frescoes had done for Italy. Many American artists worked as assistants for Rivera, O'Gorman, Siquieros, Oroszco, etc... and brought their skills back to the US where they often created murals for libraries and government buildings during the 1930s and 1940s as part of the WPA. This experience with art on a grand scale and art with Nationalist goals would have a major impact upon Abstract Expressionism. O'Gorman apparently died of suicide at age 76 after discovering that he had a heart condition that would make further artistic efforts impossible.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Thanks for the introduction to Juan O'Gorman. I noticed a reference to his architectural background on one of the web sites I searched, which further piqued my interest in him.

A couple of clues regarding the current challenge:

The painter was born in France and eventually moved to the U. S. and became a citizen.

Portraits of Grant and Sherman.


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[stlukesguild]

Constant Mayer (1832 – 1911)
Love's Melancholy

The style had me thinking late German Romanticism.

The next one is an absolutely beautiful painting:

[Emil Miller]

Thanks for the introduction to Juan O'Gorman. I noticed a reference to his architectural background on one of the web sites I searched, which further piqued my interest in him.

A couple of clues regarding the current challenge:

The painter was born in France and eventually moved to the U. S. and became a citizen.

Portraits of Grant and Sherman.


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...Sorry Gilliatt

I made an entry error .

[Scheherazade]

The next one is an absolutely beautiful painting:

"Blowing Bubbles" by Chaplin?

[Emil Miller]

Surely not this one ?

[stlukesguild]

Charles Chaplin it is... although not the one of the Hitler mustache fame. You're up Scheherazade.

[Scheherazade]

I have to admit, this is not an artist I am familiar with but I had seen this painting and liked it so I looked it up for this game:

[Emil Miller]

The Death of the Firstborn by Charles Sprague Pearce