Monthly Archives: May 2011

Caravaggio

Posted on May 26, 2011 by foxpudding

Conversion on the Way to Damascus, 1601, Oil on canvas, 91” x  69” (230 cm x 175 cm)  Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome The last several months I have written more than once about artists who pushed our perceptions by redefining … Continue reading →

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Cassius Marcellus Coolidge

Posted on May 19, 2011 by foxpudding

His Station and Four Aces, 1903 I was reading a book about the surrealists and I was suddenly brought up short by the recognition that for all the fine work which  arose from that movement, these had to be the … Continue reading →

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Edgar Degas

Posted on May 12, 2011 by foxpudding

Woman in the Bathtub, 1886 Pastel on paper, 70cm x 70cm, Hillstead Museum, Farmington, CT Degas never considered himself to be an impressionist painter, even though the majority of his work was shown in the great Impressionist shows in Paris … Continue reading →

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir II

Posted on May 5, 2011 by foxpudding

Jeune fille en chat                                                                         … Continue reading →

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