Enjoy some Damn Fine Art
Gallery celebrating the art of painting
31 December 2022
Tik Tjiang Kwee. Safety Poster No. 5905, 1959 (International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam).
Sound advice… Ok guys, this is it. Gotta go. Have fun, be happy.
Visit > International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam.
20 July 2022
Teodora Axente. The Spell, 2017 (private collection).
Oil on canvas: 176 x 141 cm.
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Visit > Teodora Axente at: Galleria Doris Ghetta, Rosenfeld Porcini.
18 July 2022
Umberto Boccioni. Riot in the Gallery (‘Rissa in galleria’), 1910 (Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan).
Oil on canvas: 74 x 64 cm. Depicting the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan.
Visit > Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan.
More > Umberto Boccioni at Wikipedia.
16 July 2022
Gerrit Berckheyde. View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht (‘Gezicht op de Gouden Bocht in de Herengracht’), ca. 1672 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Oil on oak: 42.5 x 57.9 cm. Glorifying bourgeois architecture. The sun is shining on prosperous Amsterdam. The world is crisp and clean. Things are going well.
Visit > Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
More > Gerrit Berckheyde at Wikipedia.
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13 July 2022
Lucas Cranach the younger. Portrait of a Lady (‘Weibliches Bildnis’), 1564 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
Oil on lime: 106.5 x 89.5 cm. Pendant with a portrait of an unidentified man, with the same distinct shadow on the wall.
Visit > Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
More > Lucas Cranach the younger at Wikipedia.
10 July 2022
Richard Bergh. Study for Gustaf Fröding's Knee, ca. 1908 (Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm).
Oil on canvas: 26 x 34 cm. Sketch for a portrait of Gustaf Fröding (1909) now in the Bonnier collection, Stockholm.
Visit > Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm.
More > Richard Bergh at Wikipedia.
9 July 2022
Jan van Kessel the elder. Still Life with Fish and Sea Animals in a Coastal Landscape ('Stillleben mit Fischen und Meeresgetier in einer Küstenlandschaft'), 1661 (Städel Museum, Frankfurt).
Oil on copper: 20.0 x 30.2 cm.
Visit > Städel Museum, Frankfurt.
More > Jan van Kessel the elder at Wikipedia.
8 July 2022
Graham Sutherland. Organic Form (‘Forma organica’), 1968 (Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice).
Oil on canvas: 130.2 x 97.4 cm. Photo credit: Thom Ouellette.
Visit > Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice.
More > Graham Sutherland at Wikipedia.
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7 July 2022
Andy Dixon. Vanitas Painting. 2017 (private collection).
Acrylic/ mixed media on canvas: 104.1 x 124.5 cm.
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Visit > Andy Dixon at: Beers London, Winsor Gallery.
More > Andy Dixon at Wikipedia.
6 July 2022
Titian. Emperor Charles V at Mühlberg (‘Carlos V en la batalla de Mühlberg’), 1548 (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Oil on canvas: 335 x 283 cm(!).
Visit > Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid.
More > Titian at Wikipedia.
5 July 2022
4 July 2022
Pieter Claesz. Still Life with a silver Beaker and an overturned Roemer, ca. 1642 (private collection).
Oil on oak: 40 x 51.1 cm. Auctioned at Sotheby’s London, December 2017.
More > Pieter Claesz at Wikipedia.
3 July 2022
Matthias Weischer. Mobile, 2007 (private collection).
Mixed media on canvas: 110 x 170.2 cm. Auctioned at Christie’s London, October 2011.
Visit > Matthias Weischer official.
Visit > Matthias Weischer at: Grimm Gallery, König Galerie.
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2 July 2022
Wim Schuhmacher. Russian Woman ('Russische Vrouw'), 1926 (Centraal Museum, Utrecht).
Oil on canvas: 92.3 x 131.5 cm. Portrait of his Latvian friend Melitta Lass (1890-1967).
Visit > Centraal Museum, Utrecht.
More > Wim Schuhmacher at Wikipedia.
1 July 2022
Philips Wouwerman. The Farrier of the Camp, ca. 1650 (Royal Collection Trust, London).
Oil on wood: 37.4 x 32.2 cm.
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More > Philips Wouwerman at Wikipedia.
11 June 2022
Kurt Schwitters. Olive Tree at Lake Garda (‘Olivenbaum am Gardasee’), 1914 (private collection).
Oil on canvas: 50 x 61 cm. Auctioned at Christie’s London, June 2015.
More > Kurt Schwitters at Wikipedia.
More > Kurt and Ernst Schwitters Foundation.
10 June 2022
Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri). A Sibyl (‘La sibila persa’), ca. 1620 (The Wallace Collection, London).
Oil on canvas: 77.4 x 68.2 cm.
Visit > The Wallace Collection, London.
More > Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) at Wikipedia.
8 June 2022
Neil Stokoe. Aerial View Spiral Staircase, 1980 (private collection).
Oil on canvas: 177.5 x 177.5 cm.
More > Neil Stokoe at Art UK.
More > Neil Stokoe at: The Piper Gallery, Megan Piper, The Redfern Gallery.
5 June 2022
Philips Wouwerman. Cavalry Combat (‘Choque de caballería’), ca. 1655 (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Oil on canvas: 49 x 54 cm.
Visit > Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid.
More > Philips Wouwerman at Wikipedia.