Archive
Category: Art
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Cafe Terrace at Night
Vincent van Gogh, oil on canvas, 1888 A late Van Gogh of some repute. Depicts the Terrasse du café le soir, Place du forum. I had the great pleasure of viewing this at the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller in May 2007, The Netherlands. Read more →
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Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue
Piet Mondriaan, oil on canvas, 1921 One of Mondriaan’s earlier works that exhibited his distinctive style. Read more →
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Self-Portrait in Blue Jacket
Max Beckmann, oil on canvas, 1950 A portrait of an artist as a middle-aged man: evidently deep, pensive and chain smoking. This piece also has a captivating palette and interesting contrasts. Read more →
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The Actors
Max Beckmann, oil on canvas, 1942 In the centre panel, the Player King receives his blow; to the left, actors converse while hidden hands work beneath the stage. Read more →
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The Prodigal Son
Max Beckmann, oil on canvas, 1949 This portrayal of the biblical story stands in marked contrast to those of Bruegel and Rembrandt. The characters wear modern dress, and the palette is rich and foreboding. Read more →
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Temptation
Max Beckmann, oil on canvas triptych, 1936–7 Versuchung was painted in Berlin prior to Beckmann’s exile. It forms the second of Beckmann’s nine triptych works. As one art commentator has described the work, ‘Full of foreboding about the bellicose Nazi politics, Beckmann retreated into a world of personal ideology. He explored the hidden forces deep… Read more →
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Carnival
Max Beckmann, oil on canvas, triptych, 1943 Max Beckmann (1884–1950) was a German modernist painter who worked in the twentieth century. Much of his oeuvre was produced during World War II, when he lived in Amsterdam. Prior to the war, Beckmann’s works were featured in an exhibition convened by Hitler to denounce modern art. Read more →
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Art collection
Since I can’t afford a real art collection, I thought I would seek out and make virtual copies of my favourite out-of-copyright paintings and sculptures in the highest resolution and most accurate colour available, and collate them here. Below you’ll find art listed by genre and sorted by artist. Click on a painting name to… Read more →