Hello everyone!
I'm not new here on
the forum, but I thought it might be nice to create a thread for all new
and old members, just so anyone could post their favourite painting or
paintings. It could be a chance to appreciate the work of masters and
share which one spoke to you the most! Maybe it's a chance to find
something you haven't seen before.
Please feel
free to share any of your favourite paintings and some thoughts if you'd
like as well.:) You can post multiple times if you stumble upon
something new, that you'd like to share here. If you attach a painting
to this thread, please make sure, you mention the artist's name at
least.
Have a great day!
Comments
I love landscape most of all, and Australian landscapes in particular. There are so many I could have chosen but this one has always spoken most forcefully to me. I first saw it as a child in the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. It enthralled me then, and each time I have returned to the gallery over the sixty years since I first saw it, it has delighted afresh.
The Purple Noon's Transparent Might - Arthur Streeton, 1896 - Oil on Canvas - 123cm X 123cm
I love the composition and the square format. And he captured the strong light and vibrant colours of eastern Australia perfectly. And then there is the painterly quality of the brushwork and texture (which don't show up well in a photo). This is an Australian landscape masterpiece.
Arthur Streeton is admired by Mark Carder who in one of his videos mentions Streeton's work very favorably along with Sargent's.
Girls Among Trees by August Macke who sadly died aged 27 fighting in WW1.
I just love the composition and use of colours. The visual game he set out for us to play is always a treat for me personally
My favorite painting. Check out the level of detail on this huge painting.
This painting is 32 feet by 19 feet... try and measure that out somewhere to get a feel for the size!!!
'The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of the Empress Josephine' by Jacques Louis David