Pictures to Ponder

[Amelia]

Yes, that is what I would assume. One died at 15 and the other at 3.

[Denise]

Wow, it seems as if they died early those days, how sad! :(

[Amelia]

Yes they did. The little one could have died of any one of now common childhood illnesses. The age of the older one could mean that she died in childbirth.

[Denise]

It must of been really hard on the parents those days loosing their children at such an early age. There must of been many heartaches and sorrow.

[D. Allan]

A German sunset painting. "Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840)was born in Greifswald, Hither Pomerania. Relevant as a background to his work are the strict Lutheran creed of his father and his early familiarity with death: his mother died when he was seven, his sister succumbed to typhus fever and his brother drowned in a frozen lake, allegedly while trying to save Friedrich, under whose feet the ice had cracked." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_David_Friedrich

[Amelia]

Interesting. You can't tell if they are men or women. It's rather haunting.

[D. Allan]

After looking at that painting for a while I began to get the feeling 'they don't realize I'm here watching them from behind, because they are so concentrated on the sunset.'

[D. Allan]

Here is another similar painting by the same Artist which gives me the same sensation.

[Amelia]

Looks like 2 moons up there.

[D. Allan]

This picture is at the request of John 317 who wants to see some German impressionists here. This one, I believe, certainly deserves to be seen due to it's interesting composition and confident brushstrokes (which I especially admire), also it's harmonious colors. Just wish it were larger.

Can anyone translate the title for us?

[D. Allan]

Anders Zorn (February 18, 1860, Mora – August 22, 1920) was a Swedish painter and printmaker in etching who painted portraits of, among others, three American Presidents, including Grover Cleveland in 1899. The Zorn Collections in Mora (Dalarna, Sweden) is a museum dedicated to the works of Anders Zorn. He has become famous for his nude paintings and vivid depictions of water. Some of Zorn's most important works can be seen at Nationalmuseum (National Museum of Fine Arts) in Stockholm, Sweden. There is also a painting by him at Musée d'Orsay in Paris. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Zorn

[D. Allan]

"René François Ghislain Magritte (November 21, 1898 – August 15, 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and amusing images." - Wikipedia.com

[D. Allan]

A beautiful still-life, restful to look at, graces these 'pages' today.

Emilie Preyer

German, 1849 - 1930

After an early training with her father, Johann Wilhelm Preyer (1803-1889), Emilie painted her first still life in 1867. She worked in the same meticulous technique, perhaps slightly less accomplished, as that of her father. For study purposes, she visited museums in Dresden, Antwerp, and the Netherlands.

Her oeuvre consists mainly of still lifes of fruit, apart from several early floral still lifes, and numbers about two hundred fifty paintings, many of which have found homes in the United States. biographical info. found at http://www.clevelandart.org/explore/artist.asp?searchtext=preyer&tab=1&recNo=0

[D. Allan]

This painting will take you back in time to your childhood if you helped in the vegetable garden.

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"Sir James Guthrie (June 10, 1859–September 6, 1930) was a Scottish painter known, primarily known for his work in the realm of Scottish Realism.

Born in Greenock, the son of a clergyman, he originally enrolled at Glasgow University to study law, but abandoned this in favour of painting in 1877. Unlike many of his contemporaries he did not study in Paris, being mostly self-taught... He lived most of his life in the Scottish Borders, most notably in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, where he painted some of his most important works, including A Hind's Daughter (1883)...." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Guthrie_(artist)

The somber muted palette is lovely and so is the little girl - but why is she somber and muted too. Does she have too much work to do and not enough play?

[D. Allan]

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"Cynthia von Buhler is an internationally exhibiting visual artist, illustrator, children's book author, and performer living in New York City. Von Buhler uses traditional as well as unconventional media: painting, sculpture, performance, video projection, installation, living fauna, collage, photography, human detritus, and electronic audio. By innovatively combining these media, often enhanced with text and electronics, von Buhler's canvasses frequently become elaborate kinetic installations. In March 2006, Art & Antiques named von Buhler as "one of the top contemporary surrealists", however, she has also been linked to the Fluxus movement."

-wikipedia.com

[Amelia]

Bizarre

[D. Allan]

An amazingly beautiful Russian 'Social-Realism' painting showing real people doing real work.

[John317]

This picture is at the request of John 317 who wants to see some German impressionists here. This one, I believe, certainly deserves to be seen due to it's interesting composition and confident brushstrokes (which I especially admire), also it's harmonious colors. Just wish it were larger.

Can anyone translate the title for us?

I believe the title is "Sand Dunes at Katwijk".

Thanks so much for posting this.

[D. Allan]

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Thanks so much for posting this.

Thanks for introducing me to Max Lieberman, a German Jew. I have another by him even nicer for tomorrow.

If anyone has a request, make it known! Or if anyone has a picture worth pondering - let us see it and ponder too. (For whatever we ponder - for that the heart grows fonder. )

[Amelia]

No requests as I am just learning about all these wonderful painters. Just keep them coming. I have taken several to use as desktop decor.

May I suggest starting a part 2 thread for this topic. It is getting rather long and downloading for dialup members will be tedious.

[D. Allan]

I know. I'm a dial-up member too! But since I only load the most recent page (as I assume most do) with the default 10 posts per page, I don't know what good it would do to start another part-two. Enlighten me. I suppose people lucky enough to have broadband or whatever you call it just load the whole shebang. Right? :)

[D. Allan]

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No requests as I am just learning about all these wonderful painters. Just keep them coming. I have taken several to use as desktop decor.

Cool. I'm glad to know you're enjoying the art. And I'm learning too, as we go along.

[Amelia]

I know. I'm a dial-up member too! But since I only load the most recent page (as I assume most do) with the default 10 posts per page, I don't know what good it would do to start another part-two. Enlighten me. I suppose people lucky enough to have broadband or whatever you call it just load the whole shebang. Right?

If a person clicks on the main "Pictures to Ponder" link and are dialup, they have to wait for all umteen pages to load. If they click on the last page number listed then they get just that page. If they use the "posts of the last 24hrs" then just those will load.

It was just a suggestion and in no way ment to be something you should do. CD

[D. Allan]

It doesn't matter one way or the other actually so i'll do it if it helps some. :)

[D. Allan]

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If a person clicks on the main "Pictures to Ponder" link and are dialup, they have to wait for all umteen pages to load. If they click on the last page number listed then they get just that page. If they use the "posts of the last 24hrs" then just those will load.

I tried and the only way I can get all umteen pages to load is to click on 'all' at the end the umteenth page listed. I only get one page at a time otherwise. How many posts per page have you set in your 'preferences.' Mine is for 10. [scratchhead]