Favorite paintings.

Submitted by Jeandré on Sat, 12/27/2008 - 05:19
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  1. Click for uncropped versions.
  2. Rooms by the sea, Edward Hopper, 1951
  3. The third of May 1808, Francisco Goya, 1814
  4. Olympia, Édouard Manet, 1863
  5. Madonna, Edvard Munch, 1894
  6. Sunlight, Frank Benson, 1909
  7. The Gulf Stream, Winslow Homer, 1899
  8. Head of the demon, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel, 1891
  9. Lady Godiva, John Collier, c1897
  10. Railroad sunset, Edward Hopper, 1929
  11. The purple stocking, James Jebusa Shannon, c1900
  12. Two birds on a plum tree with bamboo, Wang Ch'eng-p'ei, c1800
  13. The burning of the houses of parliament, J. M. W. Turner, 1835
  14. Ophelia, Steven Graber, c2000
  15. Crepuscule, Pierre Doutreleau, c1970
  16. Graffiti removal, Banksy, 2008
  17. Windflowers, John William Waterhouse, 1903
  18. After the rain, Fang Ts'ung-i, 1349
  19. Pomelos roses, Pierre Farel, c1990
  20. Office in a small city, Edward Hopper, 1953
  21. Apollo, Debra Stroud, c1990
  22. In thoughts of you, Jack Vettriano, c2000
  23. Evening lounge, Brent Lynch, c1990
  24. St. Cecilia, Vic Lee, c2000
  25. San Giorgio Maggiore at dusk, Claude Monet, 1908
  26. Dancer, Zhaoming Wu, c1990
  27. Winged figure, Abbott Handerson Thayer, c1890
  28. The magpie, Claude Monet, 1869
Author Comments: 

3 Edward Hopper
2 Claude Monet

Details unknown:
?crowd with bright blue, Irma Stern, c1950
french sailing, ?, ?

Photos:

Weeki Wachee spring, Florida, Toni Frissell, 1947

Picnic in the mist, Robert George Daniel, 1985

Marquee11/02/2010

This list is sweet, although surprisingly limited in terms of historical scope. Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Frans Hals, non-representational painters in general, etc not making the cut? As some specific suggestions for your taste: I think painters like Eakins, Gorky and Sargent would be up your alley.

That said, I really dig some of the stuff here. Rooms by the Sea, Sunlight, The Gulf Stream, Office in a Small City, Winged Figure, The Magpie and Evening Lounge (never seen this, will have to check more of this artists work out) are some of my favorites from this list.

Jeandré11/03/2010

Thanks for the suggestions.

There are a few Rembrandts I like, especially the helix philosopher, reading philosopher, and mill (I prefer the brown sky to the blue one). I don't like Michelangelo or Hals.

The other 3 I don't remember seeing before (except for Eakins' Study in the human motion). I much prefer Pollock to Gorky. I like some of Eakins' rough black and white paintings, and Sergent's Rosina is magical - I may add that later.

Rooms by the sea's sharp shadows away from the door and window is just creepy, the other room intriguing, and the sea on the doorstep blows me away - especially coming from Hopper. I have small prints of it both at home and work, and love them to bits.