Stonehenge, c.2950 BC, Salisbury Plain, England.
An ancient series of monoliths set in a circular pattern has enchanted and intrigued people for centuries because the original purpose has been lost – there are many theories that attempt to explain the site. Also, recent discoveries of other sites have brought about new scholarship.
The Hallucinogenic Toreador, 1969-70 by Salvador Dali, the Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL.
Dali conceived this work in an art supply store. It is rich with color and imagery. It features the famous ancient statue of Venus now housed in the Louvre.
Salisbury Cathedral From the Bishop’s Grounds 1826 by John Constable, The Frick Collection.
This version also includes a figure of the Bishop pointing out the cathedral’s spire and the young lady with the parasol is assumed to be one of his daughters.
Salisbury Cathedral from The River, 1820 by John Constable, National Gallery, London.
Constable painted this work for his friend the Dr. John Fisher, the Bishop of Salisbury and his nephew Archdeacon John Fisher after the Archdeacon was granted the house in the foreground for life.
Garden Landscape and Fountain, 1905-1915 by Louis Comfort Tiffany, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Tiffany’s father began the jewelry business that has become on of the world’s most famous and Louis Comfort Tiffany could have settled into the family business, but instead he chose to create a legacy of his own and some of the most widely collected and prized art glass in the world.
The Fish, 1890 by John La Farge, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
La Farge worked in stained glass creating many famous projects in public buildings, especially churches. He was also a painter in oil and watercolors, and a writer.
Blue and White, 1896 by Louise Jopling,
Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, England.
During the Victorian period it became quite fashionable to collect blue and white porcelain from China, The Netherlands and eventually from England when the potteries there began to produce it. People would have entire rooms devoted to displaying their large collections.
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, 1882 by John Singer Sargent, MFA Boston.
Sargent’s portraits of children are among his most expressive. It must have been nice for him to work with subjects who would have probably been less vain than the adults (although I am sure a few of them were looking over his shoulder).
Andy Mouse, 1985 by Keith Haring © Keith Haring Foundation
Haring was very popular from the mid 1980’s on. He was a real presence in NYC first through the drawings he used to do in chalk on the black matte surfaces of empty subway advertising panels. These drawings brought him recognition and gallery shows. He and Jean-Michel Basquiat, his friend have had a return to popularity recently.
This work in a portrait of Andy Warhol.
Still Life, watercolor by Michael J. Weber.
Lovely realistic watercolor full of color and familiar objects.
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