31.1.17

Venice by Wilhelm von Gegerfelt

The Swedish artist Wilhelm von Gegerfelt (1844-1920) painted little known areas of Venice.

O sueco Wilhelm von Gegerfelt (1844-1920) pintou zonas de Veneza pouco conhecidas.

Wilhelm von Gegerfelt (1844-1920)-‘venetian quayside’-oil on canvas

Wilhelm von Gegerfelt (1844-1920)-‘sunlit boats, Venice’-oil on canvas

Wilhelm von Gegerfelt (1844-1920)-‘gondolas in Venice’-oil on cardboard

Wilhelm von Gegerfelt (1844-1920)-‘scenes from Venice’-oil on canvas

Wilhelm von Gegerfelt (1844-1920)-‘evening in Venice’-oil on canvas


30.1.17

Paintings by Kazimierz Alchimowicz

Kazimierz Alchimowich (1840-1911), a Polish born in Belarus, used very different themes for his paintings.

Kazimierz Alchimowicz (1840-1911), polaco nascido na Bielorússia pintou temas muito diversos.

Kazimierz Alchimowicz (1840-1911)-‘hiring employees’-1901

Kazimierz Alchimowicz (1840-1911)-‘landscape with a stork’-1905

Kazimierz Alchimowicz (1840-1911)-‘funeral Gediminas (Grand Duke of Lithuania)’-oil on canvas-1888     Karkow-National Museum

Kazimierz Alchimowicz (1840-1911)-‘hire laborers’-ca 1911

Kazimierz Alchimowicz (1840-1911)-‘the itinerant seller’-ca 1911

29.1.17

Sea by Abraham Hulk (I)

The Anglo-Dutch artist Abraham Hulk (I) (1813-1897) painted maritime scenes.

O anglo-holandês Abraham Hulk (I) (1813-1897) pintou cenas marítimas.  
Abraham Hulk (I) (1813-1897)-‘coastal scene with fishing boats and fishermen on the shore’-oil on panel     Private collection    

Abraham Hulk (I) (1813-1897)-‘fishing boats on a shore’-oil on panel     Private collection    

Abraham Hulk (I) (1813-1897)-‘fishermen mending their nets on the beach’ -oil on panel     Private collection    

Abraham Hulk (I) (1813-1897)-‘coastal landscape with sailing ships’-oil on canvas    

Abraham Hulk (I) (1813-1897)-‘beach scene with fisherman’ -oil on panel     Private collection  



28.1.17

Rural people by Charles Daubigny

The French artist Charles François Daubigny (1817-1878) represented several types of rural people.

O francês Charles François Daubigny (1817-1878) representou vários tipos de pessoas do meio rural.

Charles François Daubigny (1817-1878)-‘harvest’-oil on canvas-1861     Paris-Musée d’Orsay

Charles François Daubigny (1817-1878)-‘Kerity, Village of Britain’-ca 1878

Charles François Daubigny (1817-1878)-‘farm at Kerity, Britany’-oil on canvas     Den Haag-Gemeentemuseum

Charles François Daubigny (1817-1878)-‘the barrel maker’-oil on canvas-1872     Private collection

Charles François Daubigny (1817-1878)-‘the coming storm. Early Spring’-oil on panel-ca 1865     Baltimore-Walters Art Museum



27.1.17

Oriental dance

Dance characterizes the society which it belongs to.

A dança caracteriza a sociedade em que se insere.

Fabio Fabri (1861-1946)-‘dancing in the harem courtyard’-oil on canvas     Private collection

Giulio Rosati (1858-1917)-‘harem dance’-oil on canvas

H. Waldeck (19/20th century)-‘hanging gardens of Semiramis’-oil on canvas     Private collection

Karel Ooms (1845-1900)-‘at the Nile’-oil on canvas     Antwerpen-Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten

Otton Pilny (1866-1936)-‘a dance at sunset’-oil on canvas     Private collection

26.1.17

Mississippi river

Nathaniel Currier’s firm, Currier & Ives, (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895) published several hand-painted lithographs.

A firma Currier & Ives de Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) e James Merritt Ives (1824-1895) publicaram várias litografias pintadas à mão.

Unknown (19th century)-‘champions of the Mississippi-race for the buckhorns’-1866

Francis F. Palmer (1812-1876)-‘low water in the Mississipi’-1867

Francis F. Palmer (1812-1876)-‘wooding up on the Mississippi ’-1863

Francis F. Palmer (1812-1876)-‘high water on the Mississippi’-1868

William Aiken Walker (1838-1921)-‘the levee at the New Orleans’-1886

25.1.17

Los Angeles-County Museum of Art

It the LACMA there are French paintings from the 16th-18th centuries.

No LACMA existe pintura francesa dos séculos XVI-XVIII.

Nicolas Regnier (1591-1667)-‘divine inspiration of Music’-oil on canvas-ca 1640

Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632)-‘a musical party’-oil on canvas-ca 1626

Jean Lemaire (1598-1659)-‘Achilles discovered among the daughters of Lycomedes’-oil on canvas-ca 1645

Antoine La Nain (1588-1668)-‘three young musicians’-oil on wood-ca 1630

Joseph Parrocel (1696-1704)-‘scene from ancient history’-oil on canvas-ca 1690


24.1.17

Lakes by Alexandre Calame

The Swiss artist Alexandre Calame (1819-1869) represented lakes of his region.

O suíço Alexandre Calame (1819-1869) representou lagos da região.

Alexandre Calame (1819-1869)-‘the lake of Thun’-oil on canvas-ca 1854     London-National Gallery

Alexandre Calame (1819-1869)-‘lake Lucerne from Seelisberg’-oil on canvas-1862     Private collection
Private collection

Alexandre Calame (1819-1869)-‘souvenir of lake Lucerne’-oil on canvas-1862     Private collection

Alexandre Calame (1819-1869)-‘lake of the Four Cantons (lake Lucerne) near Brunnen’-oil on canvas-1852     London. Victoria and Albert Museum

Alexandre Calame (1819-1869)-‘the village of La Tour on lake Geneva’-oil on cardboard-1845     Private collection

23.1.17

Interiors by Georg Kersting

The Germanic artist Georg Friedrich Kersting (1785-1847) represented interior scenes.

O germânico Georg Friedrich Kersting (1785-1847) representou temas de interiores.

Georg Friedrich Kersting (1785-1847)-‘at the mirror’-oil on canvas-1827     Kiel-Kunsthalle

Georg Friedrich Kersting (1785-1847)-‘man at the bureau’-oil on canvas-1811     Weimar-Kunstsammungen

Georg Friedrich Kersting (1785-1847)-‘the court preacher D Keinhard in his study’-oil on canvas-1811     Berlin-Alte Nationalgalerie

Georg Friedrich Kersting (1785-1847)-‘woman embroidering’-1812

Georg Friedrich Kersting (1785-1847)-‘Faust in his study’-oil on canvas-1829     Private collection



22.1.17

Humanism by Pedro Weingärtner

Pedro Weingärtner (1853-1929), who was a son of a German emigrant, studied in Europe. On his return to Brazil the modernists depreciated his work.

Pedro Weingärtner (1853-1929), filho de emigrante alemão, estudou na Europa e no regresso ao Brasil os modernistas depreciaram a sua obra.

Pedro Weingärtner (1853-1929)-‘The visit of the grandparents’-oil on canvas

Pedro Weingärtner (1853-1929)-‘Barra do Ribeiro’-oil on canvas

Pedro Weingärtner (1853-1929)-‘harvest’-oil on canvas

Pedro Weingärtner (1853-1929)-‘children playing in Nova Veneza’-oil on cardboard

Pedro Weingärtner (1853-1929)-‘backyard with girl’-oil on canvas