Lucian Freud, who died at age 88 in July, will have a retrospective envisioned as a life in painting at London's National Portrait Gallery in 2012. The exhibition will span his 70-year career and include this recently revealed final portrait, Portrait of the Hound, of his assistant David Dawson with his Whippet Eli.
Via The Guardian.
Ammi Phillips was a self-taught Early American portrait artist who lived from 1788-1865. Dogs, symbols of fidelity, sometimes appear in his work. I’ve featured him before on July 4th, in 2007, with a portrait of a Girl in a Red Dress that looked surprisingly like my niece, Lucy. I couldn’t resist featuring him again after discovering one of the best collections I’ve ever seen of his work at Barbara’s blog, 19th-Century American Women, a fascinating blog to poke around if you’re looking for something to do this weekend. I especially like her post on 19th-century women playing tennis.
Happy 4th of July! Have a great weekend.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is mainly known for his 19th century Parisian women. Ballerinas, can-can girls, and laundresses all were subjects of his work. But he was also a very sensitive dog artist. And he was quite resourceful. This piece, Follette, 1890, is oil painted on cardboard. It is part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's collection, not currently on view. But you can see it and enlarge it on their website.
Touc, Seated on Table is another dog painting by Toulouse-Lautrec. It is one of my all-time favorites. A postcard of it has been hanging on my refrigerator for years.
I've been wiped out by the "county cough," a hideous alien that jumps from chest to chest all year round in these parts. After a week of basketball (maybe the best Elite Eight games ever), a new favorite book, The Song of the Lark
Sleeping Dog via still life quick heart.
In 2009 artist Aimée Hoover was inspired by Twitter’s 140 character limit to attempt painting custom dog portraits in 140 minutes. She also used the new social network platform to launch a contest and give away a portrait to one lucky winner. Since then, she has completed nine 140 minute pieces and the results (above) are simply wonderful. Today, she launches her 10th giveaway via her facebook page. Go to Aimée’s blog for the contest rules, includeing tips to increase your chances to win, and submit a photo of your pet. Deadline to enter is Monday, March 14, 2011 at midnight PST.
Good luck!
The window, the patterns, the flower vase, and the brown and black dog in this painting by Flemish painter Gustave de Smet (1877 – 1943) all inspire me.
The Wine of St. Martin's Day, 1565, was recently attributed to the master Flemish painter, Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Micheal Kimmelman of the New York Times looks at why labels matter when it comes to art.
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Theodore Robinson (1852 – 1896), was born in Vermont, grew up in Wisconsin, and studied in Paris with Claude Monet, before returning to paint and teach in New York and Philadelphia. He is considered the pioneer of American Impressionism. This work, Young Girl with Dog, is up for auction at Christie’s in NY tomorrow, December 1, 2010, as part of their Important American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture sale. Estimated price: $70,000 – $100,000.
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