No, and it isn't Kadinsky either! It's a late Rembrandt (1661) of the apostle Bartholomew. There's a exhibition in the Rijksmuseum going on of the paintings Rembrandt made in the last years of his life. After the loss of his wife and son and during financial troubles his reaction as an artist was one of even more detachement from the 'trends' of the time in portraits, Where others sought out a more sleek style, Rembrandt's painting became almost impressionistic with thick layers, cuttings and scratchings with his palette knife and suggesting details with broad strokes. I'd love to see these paintings in real life; I think it's painting of the highest order; forcing the eyes and brain of the spectator to fill in the details and the blanks.
And I have since added the McCullough piece too! http://fridaynightboys300.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/john-singer-sargeant-at-national.html
Weeping Woman - one of Picasso's Guernica paintings Soon to be on show at my local gallery: http://fridaynightboys300.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/picassos-weeping-woman-at-laing-art.html Note the reflection of the fascist planes in her eyes...
I bought this print with my paper route money when I was 12 years old. I don't know why,it just spoke to me.How I've kept it all these years I'll never know. Now,I wouldn't say it's my favorite painting of all time but the most special to me. Always was a weird kid.
Goya - The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters Either that or too much cheese. This Goya exhibition open at the Courtauld Galley, London tomorrow: http://fridaynightboys300.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/goya-witches-and-old-women-at-courtauld.html
Many great works in this thread! I'd have to go with something by Vermeer even though I'm a landscape guy at heart. For Asian art I'd go with something by Maruyama Okyo.
Goya 'Two Men Fighting' Maybe over the last piece of cheese? The recent exhibit at the MFA in Boston was called 'Goya:Order and Disorder'.It was amazing. I hope the MFA sent a few of their rare drawings and sketches from their collection to London. Enjoy.
Fruit Tarts by Monet (1882) Excellent exhibition at The National Gallery in London concerning Impressionism and the role played by the patron Paul Durand-Ruel. Here's a review and a piece on Durand-Ruel (and loads of great paintings - of which I never tire): http://fridaynightboys300.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/inventing-impressionism-paul-durand.html
This is one of my favorite threads on SHF.I enjoy seeing great paintings that are new to me.Also like to check out smilin ed's blog too.Hopefully make it to the UK someday and check out the museums in person .Here is another picture from my home.Luckily my girls just let me do my thing.Sorry about the quality of the pix,it doesn't do it justice.
Without going through all 34 pages, I'll assume this has already been mentioned, but I do like this one. I have a framed poster on my living room wall. The Kiss - Gustav Klimt This is another one by Klimt, but my wife probably wouldn't want this one on the wall; Dance
Admittedly, he's not one of my favourite painters, but the Wallace Collection in London is holding an exhibition of Joshua Reynolds paintings and the approach it's taking seems really interesting: http://fridaynightboys300.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/joshua-reynolds-experiments-in-paint.html Meanwhile, here's a Reynolds I do like: Miss Nelly O’Brien, circa 1762-1764
Eric Ravilious - Men at Low Tide http://fridaynightboys300.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/eric-ravilious-at-dulwich-picture.html There's a fantastic Ravilious exhibition at The Dulwich Picture gallery in London, for those in the area (or slightly further afield, like I am). For write up and more pictures, see the link above.
Detail from the Chauvet Cave, France, painting estimated 31,000 years B.C. More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauvet_Cave
