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Post by Woland on Apr 28, 2020 12:51:05 GMT -5
Thomas William Bowler was born in England, spent 35 years in South Africa producing landscapes, this work showcases the Burns Hill mission station on the Keiskamma River.
Albrecht Altdorfer was an early proponent of European landscape painting, born in 1480, he settled in Regensburg (Holy Roman Empire), focusing on engravings and etchings, while a trip to the Alps imbued him with a desire for landscape drawing, this landscape of a city by the lake dates to the early 1500s.
Martin Johnson Heade was born in Pennsylvania in 1819, later renowned for his seascapes, tropical bird paintings and depictions of salt marshes. He also travelled to central america for flower paintings too. This sunset over the marshes dates to the late 19th century, Heade died in 1904.
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Post by Woland on Apr 29, 2020 13:29:40 GMT -5
William James Blacklock was born in London, moved back to his family roots near Carlisle as a 2 year old, moved back to London in his 30s only to return back to Carlisle once his eyesight deteriorated, dying at 42 years of age in 1858. He was mostly known for his landscape paintings of the Scottish Highlands and the Lake District; this painting of Devock water dates from 1853.
Semen Fedorov was born to a peasant family in 1867, once out of military service he took up painting, his talent was spotted by the son of Alexander II and sent to study under Ivan Shishkin. Semen mostly painted forest landscapes (he travelled to the coniferous forests of Finland a couple times), alas after being seriously wounded in the Russo-Japanese war he died in 1910.
Joaquim Vayreda was born in Girona in 1843, his family returned to their native Olot after the end of the first Carlist war. Vayreda was forced to live in France after the 1868 revolution, while in 1872 he had to step down as deputy-mayor once the third Carlist war broke out. This painting called "The beginning of spring" dates to 1877
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Post by Woland on May 1, 2020 6:46:05 GMT -5
Frederick Sandys was a Pre-Raphaelite painter, wood engraver and drawer. This chalk drawing form 1871 shows Great Yarmouth and Breydon Water
Emil Jakob Schindler was an Austrian painter, father of author and composer Alma Mahler (she married Gustave). He moved from the Army to the Austrian Art Academy. This view of Ragusa dates from 1890.
Konstantin Kryzhitsky was of Ukrainian-Polish descent, a landscape painter who committed suicide at 52 after accusations of plagiary ruined his career. One of his paintings bore a striking similarity to another artist, they both used the same photograph as a model for their respective landscapes only Konstantin was accused of "cheating. This view of Zvenigorod is from the late 19th century.
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Post by Woland on May 2, 2020 10:50:55 GMT -5
Emil Barberini was the son of Franz, born and died in Austria 1855-1930, this Austrian landscape dates from the late 19th century
Carl Peter Lehmann was born in Copenhagen, working across Scandinavia initially with landscapes before switching to portraits. This landscape of rocks and waterfall in Telemark (Norway) dates from the mid-19th century.
Philip de Koninck was a 17th century Dutch painter, focusing mainly on landscape paintings, this panoramic river landscape dates to 1664.
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Post by Woland on May 4, 2020 10:53:07 GMT -5
Karl Philipp Fohr was born in Heidelberg in 1795. He studied at the Art Academy in Munich, dropped out and walked to Italy to draw and paint; this painting of the Waterfalls of Tivoli is from his Italian period, made 1 year before he drowned to death in 1818.
Andreas Roller was a german painter and designed stage sets for St. Petersburg operas in the 19th century. This "Landscape with a Castle" dates to 1843.
Aert van der Neer was a 17th century Dutch painter, fond of landscapes by moonlight and in snow. He lived and died in poverty and obscurity, only in later years were his talents appreciated. This night landscape with a river dates to the mid 17th century.
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Post by Woland on May 8, 2020 10:49:19 GMT -5
George Lambert was an 18th century english landscape artist and theatre scene painter. Sadly many of his scene paintings were destroyed in a fire after his death, his landscapes still remain, including this view of Rievaulx Abbey in North Yorkshire from 1753
Asher Brown Durand was an American painter born in New Jersey. His early engraving career saw him engraving bank notes, postage stamps and Trumbull's painting of the Declaration of Independence. He switched to oil paintings in 1830, becoming friends with Thomas Cole and the rest of the Hudson school. This view of Haystack Mountain in Vermont being one of them.
Hans Gude was a Norwegian artist, among Norway's finest landscape artists of the romanticist era. Proficient in watercolours and gouache along with oils, he was also an art professor for 45 years. This view of the Foot of Romsdalshorn to the right dates from 1894.
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Post by Woland on Jun 13, 2020 22:46:55 GMT -5
Christen Kobke (1810-1848) was a leading figure in the Danish Golden Age of Art. His love of drawing blossomed while recovering from rheumatic fever as an 11 year old. His earliest teachers imbued direct observation of nature and an inspiration for Danish themes as opposed to overseas influences. He stayed in and around Copenhagen until he embarked on an Italian tour (de rigeur for artists in those days) in 1838, when he returned 2 years later his sketches and drawings were considered inferior to his earlier Danish work. He died of pneumonia aged just 37. With a low output an early death, he didn't garner much fame during his lifetime, only now is he recognised as an important 19th century Danish painter.
Autumn morning on Lake Sortedam (1838)
William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) was one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Better known for his religious paintings, he also courted controversy in his personal life: nine years after his first wife died in childbirth, he married his widow's younger sister in Switzerland (to circumvent rules against marrying a deceased wife's sister). Later in life his failing eyesight caused him to give up painting. He is buried in St. Paul's Cathedral, London.
Asparagus Island, Cornwall (1860)
Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky (1868-1945) was born near Smolensk in Russia. He studied around Moscow and in Paris before working in St. Petersburg until 1921, the Soviet Union's distaste for his paintings forced him to relocate to Riga, Latvia. After the Soviet Union occupied Latvia he moved to Germany. Mostly known for his depictions of peasant children, he was killed in Berlin by Allied bombing during the war.
River (1932)
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Post by Woland on Jun 14, 2020 0:28:49 GMT -5
George Inness (1825-1894) grew up in New Jersey, worked as a map engraver in New York in his teens, studying the Hudson River school before beginning an art career in the late 1840s. While travelling through Europe he became influenced by the Barbizon school of painting. He would set up a studio in various parts of the US throughout his career and embark on another European tour in the 1870s, all the while his landscapes became larger and more bucolic. He died in Scotland.
Lake Nemi (1857)
Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller (1793-1865) was an important Austrian painter. Early in his career he focused on portraits and set designs, he embarked on landscapes inspired by his love of nature. He bumped heads with the Austrian Academy of art later in life, forced to retire from the academy in 1857, he was accepted back just in time to receive a knighthood before he passed away.
Dachstein (1839)
Utagawa Kunitoshi (1847-1899) was a Japanese woodcut artist and etcher.
Panoramic view of Temple Toshogu, Nikko
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Post by Woland on Jun 14, 2020 9:09:17 GMT -5
Ricardo Arredondo Calmache (1850-1911) was a Spanish painter. After his return from Paris he travelled throughout Spain making sketches for an art project which never materialised. He inherited a fortune from his wealthy uncle and refurbished an old mansion. He also worked as a municipal counsellor and made several cityscapes and landscapes around Toledo.
The Diamond Cutter's House
Erik Bodom (1829-1879) was a Norwegian painter born near Oslo. In the early 50s he travelled to Dusseldorf, sold a painting to London and was made an honourary member of the Royal Academy in Amsterdam. A lover of coniferous forests and ponds, he settled in Dusseldorf where he died.
Memorial Stones (1868)
Horatio McCulloch (1805-1867) was born in Glasgow the son of a cotton merchant. His early work included decorative paintings, illustration and painting ornamental lids of snuff boxes. During his career he'd swap between Edinburgh and his native Glasgow, his favourite landscapes came from West Scotland. During his lifetime he was one of the more famous Scottish landscape artists.
Inverlochy Castle (1857)
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Post by Woland on Jun 14, 2020 11:44:12 GMT -5
Maximilien de Meuron (1785-1868) was a Swiss artist who ditched plans for a diplomatic career in Berlin. After travelling to Italy and France he planned to establish a National Museum. He spent some time landscape painting in the alps and organised exhibitions. Once his son unexpectedly died he virtually gave up painting, preferring to organise exhibitions and promoting local artists.
Vue de l'ile de Saint-Pierre (1825)
Haughton Forrest (1826-1925) was born into a military family, living in France, Jamaica, England and Brazil before finally settling in Australia. He specialised in landscape and maritime paintings, producing over 3,000 paintings over 70 years. His views of Mount Wellington were chosen as Australia's first pictorial stamps.
Strickland Avenue, Hobart with Mount Wellington
Wladyslaw Malecki (1836-1900) was a Polish painter who began his career as a stage decorator. After studying in Vienna and Munich he devoted himself to landscape paintings, travelling through the Alps. Struggling for steady employment, he turned to teaching but his financial position deteriorated, he spent the last 2 years of his life starved of recognition, dying from hunger and exhaustion.
Mountain Landscape (1884)
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