vendredi 2 mai 2014
By : Louis Léopold Robert
Swiss-born French Artist (1794 -1835)
charcoal and black chalk on paper, 32.2 × 27.8 cm -
© Musée d'art et d'histoire de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Bequeathed by Louis Leopold Huguenin-Virchaux, the Artist's nephew, 1891
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© Musée d'art et d'histoire de Neuchâtel, SwitzerlandBequeathed by Louis Leopold Huguenin-Virchaux, the Artist's nephew, 1891
"Tête de jeune homme, regardant en haut à droite" "Head of a young man looking at the top right" (1819)
opold Robert was on the eve of obtaining the grand prix for engraving when the events of 1815 blasted his hopes, for Neuchâtel was restored to Prussia, and Robert was struck off the list of competitors as a foreigner. Whilst continuing his studies under Girardet he had never ceased to frequent the studio of David, and he now determined to become a painter, and only returned to his native country when his master himself was exiled. At Neuchâtel he attracted the notice of Roullet de Mezerac, who enabled him by a timely loan to proceed to Rome. In depicting the customs and life of the people, of southern Italy especially, he showed peculiar feeling for the historical characteristics of their race. After executing many detached studies of Italian life Robert conceived the idea of painting four great works which should represent at one and the same time the four seasons in Italy and the four leading races of its people. In the "Return from the Fête of the Madonna dell'Arco" (Louvre) he depicted the Neapolitans and the spring. This picture, exhibited at the Salon of 1827, achieved undoubted success and was bought for the Luxembourg by Charles X; but the work which appeared in 1831 the "Summer Reapers arriving in the Pontine Marshes" (Louvre), which became the property of Louis Philippe established the artist's reputation.
Florence and her autumn vineyards should now have furnished him with his third subject. He attempted to begin it, but, unable to conquer his passion for Princess Charlotte Napoleon (then mourning the violent death of her husband, Robert's devoted friend), he threw up his work and went to Venice, where he began and carried through the fourth of the series, the "Fishers of the Adriatic." This work was not equal to the "Reapers." Worn by the vicissitudes of painful feeling, and bitterly discouraged, Robert committed suicide before his easel on 20 March 1835, on the tenth anniversary of the melancholy suicide of a brother to whom he had been much attached. There are a number of references to Robert's paintings in the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, one being specifically to "The Reapers".
By : Liu Derun
from China (b. 1950) Oil painting; 52 x 36 in -© S.R. Brennen Galleries, from California, UShttp://www.srbrennengalleries.com/Dim light
The works of Liu Derun are among the most easily recognizable and well regarded art of our time. He is also among the most popular and successful living artists today. His unforgettable paintings show his gift for portraying the strength of the human spirit and character. Since 1976, Liu Derun's paintings have been awarded in national art exhibitions and exhibited worldwide. His representative works, in collaboration with his wife Li Yan, have been in important exhibitions throughout the world. The famous painting titled "Yimeng Child", won a bronze medal at the Seventh National Art Exhibition and a prize at the Sino Japanese Friendship Gallery, along with "Foremost Among Mountains", which also won a prize of excellence at the Eighth National Art Exhibition. Their paintings have been collected by the China Art Gallery, private collectors, and featured in Sotheby's art catalogue in Hong Kong. His paintings have brought over $350,000 US at auction. The history of oil painting taking root in China is but a mere one hundred years old. It was not until the forming of New China in 1949 that saw the burgeoning of art academies and institutions offering a systematic training for the Western Arts. An important milestone, marking the new era, was the first ever Chinese oil painting auction held by Christie's of Hong Kong in 1992 to great critical and financial success. Since then Christie's and Sotheby's biannual auctions of Chinese oil painting have become ever more popular. Private and corporate collections of these works abound as are international exhibitions.
By: Der Jen (Dezhen; 德珍繪館)
from : Taipei, Taiwan (1974 - 2012)
Der Jen achieved fame in her homeland and that fame is now spreading to other parts of the world as more and more people become familiar with her beautiful paintings. This Taiwanese artist depicts these beautiful ladies in classic, traditional dress that would have been worn by members of the royal court or an empress herself. Traditional hair styles and jewelry depicted in her pieces are also considered authentic. Der Jens art can be found in Chinese advertising, childrens magazines, romance novels, tarot cards, and even on public transit tickets. Its also making its way to our pcs as desktop wallpaper.
By : Zhao Kailin
From China (current location, California)Dressing (2012)Oil on canvas; 19 x 20 in
Site: http://kailart.com/ By : Lu Jianjun 盧建軍
from : Hangzhou city
Zhejiang Province China (current location, Danville, California, US) (b.1960)Oil on canvas; 120 x 110 cm Private Collection
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Lu obtained a degree in oil painting from Shandong University of Arts and studied at China Central Academy of Fine Arts. His awards in China and internationally include the Outstanding Award for Graduation Work from China Central Academy, the Japanese Art Association Award, the National Outstanding Award in Oil Painting (China), and the China National Art Exhibition Award of Excellence. His works are in the China National Museum and the Museum of Japan, and have been exhibited in Los Angeles, the Nagasaki Prefectural Museum, and the Fukuoka Art Museum. Lu first visited the US in 1995 and held his first exhibition in 1999. He also exhibited his paintings at the Weinstein Gallery in San Francisco. Currently, he lives in Danville, California with his wife and son.
Lu describes his art with the word “Symmetrism” to fully express all his feelings to the world. The very essence of his Symmetrism art is balance and equilibrium. A steady horizontal line and a vertical straight line connecting heaven and earth denote stability, universality, and mental spirituality. All his creative spirit comes from the source of a central line of symmetry, which inspires his creativity to expand and bear everything he is in pursuit of.
vendredi 11 avril 2014
By : Frans Mortelmans
from Belgium (1865 - 1936)Oil on canvas
51 x 40 cm; 20.08 x 15.75 in
Private Collection
© Sold through Dorotheum Auction House, Vienna. October 15, 2008 for USD 29,621 - € 21,835 - £ 16,991 - Lot 663
Still life with yellow roses in a vase
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