To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The White Ballet by Everett Shinn I must confess that I initially thought this was a Degas, as opposed to a work by Everett Shinn, an American artist, who was part of “the Eight”;...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Red Pepper Time by Oscar Edmond Berninghaus A St. Louis, Missouri transplant to Taos, New Mexico, like so many artists after him who fell in love with the light of area and the...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ South Entrance to the Covered Bridge in Winter Snow by Paul Sawyier Though born in Ohio, Paul Sawyier (1865-1917) is considered one of Kentucky’s finest artists; I was introduced to him by my...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Spring in Boston by Sergio Roffo Yes, I am well aware that autumn is upon us, and winter is around the corner, nevertheless, I offer you Spring in Boston (1994), a bright, vibrant...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ The Spinet by Thomas Wilmer Dewing She is lovely and lush! I think this painting simply beautiful and wish I were her; or that at the very least I could listen to...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Interior with Etruscan Vase by Henri Matisse French 1869 – 1954 Color! Wonderful, wild, brilliant and bold colors scream out from this Matisse canvas. Interior with Etruscan Vase was painted at the...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Holiday on the Hudson by George Luks An American artist, George Luks, (1867-1933), was born in Pennsylvania, traveled in Europe, living in Germany, before eventually settling in New York City. He was part...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Gray and Gold By John Rogers Cox This has long been one of my favorite paintings. Twenty years ago, Kate introduced me to Cox, when she brought home a print of Gray and...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Homer By Joyce Pensato Though I am not normally an overly enthusiastic fan of Pop art, this large enamel on linen canvas drew me in, and made me smile. In honor of...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Nuclear Energy by Henry Moore Nuclear Energy by sculptor Henry Moore sits on the exact spot, at the University of Chicago, where members of Manhattan Project, led by Enrico Fermi, on December 2,...
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