Pierre-Paul Prud’hon

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

“Female Nude Raising Her Arm”

Pierre-Paul Prud’hon | "Female Nude Raising Her Arm"
(French, 1758-1823) drawing, black & white chalk, stumped on blue paper, c. 1810-20

Posted in Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art

Henri Matisse

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

“Resting Woman Wearing Tiara”

Henri Matisse | "Resting Woman Wearing Tiara"(French,1869–1954) drawing, pen & ink, 1936

Posted in Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women

Charles Bargue

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

“Torso, Plate 1, No. 56 from ‘Cours de Dessin’ (Drawing Course)”

Charles Bargue | "Torso, Plate 1, No. 56 from 'Cours de Dessin' (Drawing Course)"
(French, 1826-1883) drawing, charcoal on wove paper, c. 1860′s

Posted in Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Realism & French Academy*

Hans Holbein the Younger

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

“The Daughter of Jacob Meyer”

Hans Holbein the Younger | “The Daughter of Jacob Meyer”
(German, 1497-1543) drawing,  black & colored chalks w/light green wash background on paper, 1525

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Edgar Degas

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

“Nude Woman Crouching, study for Semiramis”

Edgar Degas | "Nude Woman Crouching, study for Semiramis"
(French, 1834-1917) drawing, black chalk heightened w/white on off-white wove paper, c. 1860-62

Posted in Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

“Madame LeBlanc’s left hand”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres | “Madame LeBlanc's left hand" (French, 1780–1867) drawing, gra
(French, 1780–1867) drawing, graphite on tracing paper, c. 1823

Posted in Drawings, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*

Pablo Picasso

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

“Four Ballet Dancers”

Pablo Picasso | "Four Ballet Dancers"
(Spanish, 1881-1973) drawing, pen & ink, 1925

Posted in Brush & Ink, Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Printmaking

Frank Lloyd Wright

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

“Living room from the Little House, Wayzata, Minnesota”

Frank Lloyd Wright | "Living room from the Little House, Wayzata, Minnesota"
(American, 1867–1959) interior of Little House, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, at Met Museum NYC, 1912-14

Posted in Architects & Architecture, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Industrial Design

William F. Lamb

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

“Empire State Building”

William F. Lamb | "Empire State Building"
(American, 1883-1952) principal architect of the Empire State Building in New York City, 1929–31

Posted in Architects & Architecture, Art Deco, New York City

Walter Dorwin Teague

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

“Sparton Table Radio”

Walter Dorwin Teague | "Sparton Table Radio"
(American, 1883-1960) industrial designer, radio for Sparks-Withington Co., ca.1936

Posted in Art Deco, Industrial Design

Hugh Ferriss

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

“Cityscape”

Hugh Ferriss | "Cityscape"
(American, 1889-1962) architectural rendering, black crayon & mixed media on illustration board. ca.1920-30′s

Posted in Architects & Architecture, Art Deco, Drawings, Landscape Fantastique, New York City

The Budd Company

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

“The ‪Pioneer Zephyr‬”

The Budd Company | "The ‪Pioneer Zephyr‬"
(American, manufacturing company) stainless steel Zephyr train built for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, 1934

Posted in Art Deco, Industrial Design, Photography

William Van Alen

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

“The Chrysler Building”

William Van Alen | "The Chrysler Building
(American, 1883-1954) architect of the Chrysler Building in New York City, 1929–30

Posted in Architects & Architecture, Art Deco, New York City, Photography

United States Postal Service

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

“Postage Stamp, New York World’s Fair, 1939″

United States Postal Service | "New York World's Fair, 1939"
(American) 3 cent US postage stamp, 1939

Posted in Art Deco, Graphics, New York City

John Singer Sargent

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

“Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth”

John Singer Sargent | "Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth"
(American, 1856–1925) oil on canvas, 1889

Posted in Actors, Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork, Victorian

W.J. Morgan & Co. Lith., Cleveland, O.

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

“Thos. W. Keene, Othello”

W.J. Morgan & Co. Lith., Cleveland, O. | "Thos. W. Keene, Othello"
(American lithography company) poster, color lithography, 1884

Posted in Actors, Posters, Victorian

Sir John Everett Millais

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

“Ophelia”

Sir John Everett Millais | "Ophelia"
(English, 1829–1896) oil on canvas, c.1851

Posted in Pre-Raphaelites, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art, Victorian

W.J. Morgan & Co. Lith., Cleveland, O.

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

“Thos. W. Keene, Hamlet”

W.J. Morgan & Co. Lith., Cleveland, O. | "Thos. W. Keene, Hamlet"
(American lithography company) poster, color lithography, 1884

Posted in Actors, Posters, Victorian

Henrietta Rae

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

“Ophelia”

Henrietta Rae | "Ophelia"
(English, 1830–1896) oil on canvas, 1890

Posted in Pre-Raphaelites, Realism & Brushwork, Victorian

Frederick Lord Leighton

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

“Desdemona”

Frederick Lord Leighton | "Desdemona"
(English, 1830–1896) oil on canvas, c.1888

Posted in Portraits & Women, Pre-Raphaelites, Realism & French Academy*, Victorian