Art Blog: January 2019

01 Painting, The amorous game, Part 41 - With Footnotes

Filippo Indoni, Italian (1800 - 1884)

Two ladies and two gentleman strolling through a classical architectural landscape, Circa 1878

oil on canvas

H 30", W 24"

Private collection

Filippo Indoni, Italian (1800 - 1884). In a reaction against the frivolous and unrealistic images of early 19th century Romanticism, artists turned to less glamorous aspects of life and society in search of a direct experience. By 1850, they had formed a relatively cohesive movement that battled for popularity with Romanticism, a far more widespread style.

This movement, known as Realism, revolutionized art, and artists took a renewed interest in genre scenes - the everyday activities of middle and lower class citizens that previously had been excluded from the fine arts. Roman-born artist Filippo Indoni embraced this artistic movement, presenting jubilant peasants reaping the rewards of their hard work, thus encouraging viewers to seek aesthetic pleasure in the unheralded members of society and moments of daily living. Realists' work such as Indoni's suggests that the everyday movements of life can be as lovely as the life-changing events. More on Filippo Indoni, Italian

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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 43 - With Footnotes

Thomas Saliot, France

Little black dress

Oil on Canvas.

47.2 H x 59.1 W x 0.4 in

Private collection

Thomas Saliot: "I live in Morocco, France and Spain where i paint simple iconic images from the net or my life, like big oil sketches. I have been painting professionally for over thirty years. Sort of a child of Hopper, figurative and Pop art, i love colors, provocation and big canvas.

Thomas Saliot was born in Paris, France, in 1968. He studied Graphic Design at the Met de Penninghen (Esag) for 3 years and opened his own gallery in le Marais in the historic district of Paris from 1990 to 2000. For the past 20 years he has been living the life, painting and travelling between Marrakech, Morocco and his home city of Paris, France. More on Thomas Saliot

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01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists of the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 36

Studio of Ferdinand Bol

An Elegant Lady at a Window

Oil on canvas

103.5 x 80 cm

Private collection

Ferdinand Bol (24 June 1616 – 24 August 1680) was a Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman. Although his surviving work is rare, it displays Rembrandt's influence; like his master, Bol favored historical subjects, portraits, numerous self-portraits, and single figures in exotic finery.

Ferdinand Bol was first an apprentice of Jacob Cuyp in his hometown and/or of Abraham Bloemaert in Utrecht. After 1630 he studied with Rembrandt, living in his house in Sint Antoniesbreestraat. In 1641 Bol started his own studio.

In 1652 he became a burgher of Amsterdam, and in 1653 he married Elisabeth Dell, whose father held positions with the Admiralty of Amsterdam and the wine merchants' guild, both institutions that later gave commissions to the artist. Within a few years (1655) he became the head of the guild and received orders to deliver two chimney pieces for rooms in the new town hall designed by Jacob van Campen, and four more for the Admiralty of Amsterdam.

Around this time, Bol was a popular and successful painter. His palette had lightened, his figures possessed greater elegance, and by the middle of the decade he was receiving more official commissions than any other artist in Amsterdam.

Probably his best known painting is a portrait of Elisabeth Bas, the wife of the naval officer Joachim Swartenhondt and an innkeeper near the Dam square. This and many other of his paintings would in the 19th century be falsely attributed to Rembrandt. More on Ferdinand Bol

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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 40 - With Footnotes

Filippo Indoni, Italian (1800 - 1884)

Two Peasants. Circa: Mid 19th century

Watercolor on paper laid to paperboard

20 x 13 in

Private collection

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01 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes - 2b

Faeq Hassan (Iraq, 1914-1992)

Baghdad Scene, c. 1967

115.3 x 69cm (45 3/8 x 27 3/16in)

Private collection

Faeq Hassan was born in Baghdad in 1914 and died in 1992. He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris in 1938. He founded the Painting Department at the Fine Arts Institute in 1939-1940. Founded the Pioneers Group (or S.P) in 1950. He participated in its exhibitions until 1967 when he joined in founding the Corner Group and participated in its first exhibition. Took part in the Friends of Art Society in 1943 and 1946. Participated in the Avicenna Exhibition in Baghdad in 1952. Organized a number of one - man exhibitions in Baghdad, in 1962-1967 and 1971. Participated in most national exhibitions outside Iraq. Joined nine artists in the Iraq Art Exhibition in Beirut in 1965. Member of the Iraqi Artists Society. More on Faeq Hassan

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01 Painting , Orientalist Art, François Schommer's The beautiful dancer, with footnotes, #24

François Schommer, (French,1850-1935)

The beautiful dancer, c. 1885

Oil on canvas

173 x 112 cm. (68.1 x 44.1 in.)

Private collection

François Schommer, born in Paris on November 20 , 1850 and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1935, was an academic painter, aquafortist and French decorator .

Schommer exhibited at the Paris Salons and at the Salons of French Artists from 1870 to 1935 2 , 1 . In 1878, he obtained the first prize of Rome with his canvas Caesar Augustus at the tomb of Alexander . He then received the silver medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889 , then at that of 1900. Appointed professor at the Paris School of Fine Artsin 1910 he became a member of the Institute in 1924.

He was appointed Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1890, before being promoted to Officer of the same order.

François Schommer is considered a great artist by the Mariani Album and by the Revue de l'Art which notes that Schommer is "a man of beautiful culture and whose friendships for half a century were among the elite of the academic art and Parisian society."

Schommer is best known as a painter of history , religious subjects and genre scenes . He also made watercolors , the drawings , the illustrations and decorations. He has decorated the ceilings of the new Sorbonne , the City Hall of Tours, the School of Fine Arts in Paris , and has made two panels - Alceste and Rodrigue - for the foyer of the Odeon Theater. in Paris

He is buried in Paris at the Père-Lachaise cemetery. More on François Schommer

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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 36 - With Footnotes

Jorn Fox

Unknown

Oil on canvas

24x48 inches

Private collection

Jorn Fox was exposed to art at an early age by his father, an art instructor and abstract painter. Even through Jorn had studied in College he believes that his real education came from many hours he spent painting in his studio. There his canvases offered him unlimited opportunities for expression, exploration and discovery.

The varied landscapes are reoccurring theme in Jorn’s works. He is currently working on a Series of impressionist Scene’s “The Road Series” — Figurative, Coastal, Landscapes, Jazz, Captured Moments. Indeed,though he has a signature characteristic elegance of style, each of his paintings are distinct from one another, as are the various locales, people,and moments that inspire them.

Working with palette knife and brush Jorn is able to evoke serenity and stillness in his works, simultaneously creating liveiness and motion. His striking use of color, much of it pure and thickly layered, exalts and even immortalizes what he chooses to depict. Jorn is frequently referred to as a California Impressionist, yet his work possesses a singular style in contrast to his French counterparts, displays an engaging sense of balance. More on Jorn Fox

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02 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 39 - With Footnotes

Pino Dangelico

Sensuality

Oil on Canvas

38 x 44
Private collection

Pino Daeni (November 8, 1939 – May 25, 2010) was an Italian-American book illustrator and artist. He is known for his style of feminine, romantic women and strong men painted with loose but accurate brushwork. Considered one of the highest paid book illustrators of his time, he created over 3,000 book covers, movie posters and magazine illustrations. From 1960 to 1979, his work garnered several prizes and awards. During this period, he was commissioned by two of Italy's largest publishers, Mandadori and Rizzoli, for numerous book illustrations. After a visit to Manhattan in 1971, Pino's experiences of the art scene at that period led him to feel restricted in Milan, and in 1978, he moved to New York, where he believed the artistic freedom would allow him greater opportunities. In 2001, Pino's son, Massimo, began representing his artist-father, despite Pino's initial reluctance. Massimo, more known as Max, successfully grew his efforts into a profitable marketing company, helping his father expand beyond his normal gallery representation to include magazines and books. His work continues to appear in art galleries all over the world, and his Giclee prints sell into the thousands of dollars. On May 25, 2010, Pino died at the age of 70. More on Pino Daeni

Pino Dangelico

Sensuality

Oil on Canvas

38 x 44

Private collection

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01 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 37 - With Footnotes

Achille Mollica (Italian 19th Century)

Playing hard to get

Oil on canvas

52.1 x 73.7cm (20 1/2 x 29in).

Private collection

Achille Mollica (1832-1885) was an Italian painter of both canvases and ceramics. Achille was born to a family who manufactured maiolica ceramics. His father, Giovanni, had established the factory of "Mollica Ceramiche", which employed Achille's brothers, Ciro and Alessandro. Achille was however the greatest talent, studying ceramics at the Institute of Fine Arts of Naples.

He was a resident of Naples. In 1887 at Naples, he exhibited: a terra-cotta Amphora; in 1880 at Turin he exhibited some paintings: Ritorno and Ricordi del ballo; in 1881 at Milan, he exhibited I primi bocconi; Zobeide, bello studio di testa; Clorinda, painted on maiolica; at Rome in 1883: Diversi amori; Prima di un convito : Scala a Posillipo, a Turin, in 1884: Amore e Veduta a Posillipo. He also completed many portraits. He also exhibited in 1874 at Naples: Un tunisino; in 1875, La pesca and in 1876, Lo scacciapensieri. He also participated in the 1988 Esposizione Italiana at London. More on Achille Mollica

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