Christopher Volpe's Art Blog

One artist/art historian's random take on the world's great paintings.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

What Is "Pure Painting?"

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George Nick, Indian Memories Part of what draws anyone to a fascination with painting is how artists can imbue their work with a powerful, e...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

The Phenomenology of Twilight

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A twilight landscape by 19th century Tonalist Alexander Wyant Nebulous and uncharted, twilight is the interposition of the veil, a fluid bor...
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Friday, April 8, 2011

Among Trees: Tonalist Backlighting

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George Inness, Early Autumn, Montclair , 189 1 In "pure" landscapes - those with minimal, or no human figures - trees as oft...
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

GoldFiske

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Gertrude Horsford Fiske. Nude . 1922. Oil on canvas, 40 1/4 x 50 1/4 inches. I came across a reproduction of this Gertrude Fiske painting wh...
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Friday, March 4, 2011

Martin Johnson Heade & The Long View

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Martin Johnson Heade, Sailing By Moonligh t, c. 1860 Virtually unknown during his lifetime, Martin Johnson Heade is now recognized as one of...
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Saturday, February 26, 2011

A Chance Meeting

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Browsing through some upscale gallery websites recently, I started feeling like someone at a gourmet restaurant receiving course after cours...
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Sunday, January 2, 2011

John Henry Twachtman - Atmospheric Mastery

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John H. Twachtman, Winter Harmony , 1890-1900 American painter John Henry Twachtman created this sumptuous composition of gauzy grays, pinks...
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