Oedipus and the Sphinx by Gustav Moreau, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Moreau captures the tension as the Sphinx asks Oedipus that simple riddle that eluded so many before him.
Category: Artists
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Sewing Memories
Presentation Quilt, 1847-50 by Mary Heidenroder Simon.
In earlier centuries quilts were to mark important events. People would save up material from just about any source and incorporate into their work, so often a favorite shirt or dress would have a second life.
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The Group
Sparrows, Edo Period, by Kubo Shunman.
Woodblock print, Ukiyo-e. These prints were created to be affordable and to appeal to a broad audience.
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Jewel to Hold Jewels
Jewel Box, c. 1900 by Archibald Knox.
Knox used Celtic designs as influence for the line of precious metal products he designed for the famous Liberty & Co. department store in London. His line was introduced in 1903.
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Blue Dog
Blue Period, 1981 by William Wegman.
This work references Picasso’s Blue period. Wegman has used his dogs as his models and muses.
William Wegman, Twisted Hope , 2001. -
Why Change a Good Thing
Garden Study of the Vickers Children by John Singer Sargent, Flint Institute of Arts.
This study is very similar in subject and lay-out to the finished painting entitled Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose which was painted the following year.
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Building Bridges
Woman with a Cat, 1921 by Fernand Léger, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ©1999 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
Léger’s early study of architecture can be seen in the lines and lay-out of his paintings. His artwork is a bridge between the two worlds.
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Too Close to the Sun
The Chariot of Apollo, c.1912 by Odilon Redon.
The Chariot of Apollo has been painted a number of different times throughout history, but Redon’s version is probably the most ethereal. He was a member of the Symbolist movement.
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Pre-Pre-Raphaelite
The Last of England by Ford Madox Brown, Tate Collection
Brown was a huge influence on the Pre-Raphaelites. He is often grouped together with them even though he was considerably older than them and had been working for years. He received his training in Belgium and Paris.
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