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The Retro World of Robert LaDuke
Robert LaDuke (born 1961) paints small acrylics that, for some reason, I find both quirky and charming. Actually, that "some reason" probably has to do with the fact that the 1920s and 1930s greatly...
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An Airplane I Should Have Known About
That's a C-46 Curtiss Commando transport pictured during its World War 2 heyday. (The nickname seems inappropriate, its closest relationship to real commandos lies in alliteration, though I suppose at...
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De Nittis: Proto-Impressionist
I'm not sure that dying young is a good career move, but nevertheless it has afflicted a number of noted artists including Vincent van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. A currently not-so-famous...
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Peter Mcintyre: New Zealand War Artist and More
I suppose I'm just a spoilsport or even a contrarian (tee hee), but so far as I'm concerned, there is little or no need for the war or combat artist. Hasn't been such a need since the the 35mm Leica...
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A Neat Hanomag
I don't have any data to prove this (alas, and me a numbers guy!) but my impression is that very few low-price and mid-price European cars were imported to the United States in the 1930s. Those that...
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Up Close: E.M. Jackson (2)
This is part of an occasional series dealing with detail images of paintings featuring the brushwork of the artist. Previous posts can be found via the "Up close" topic label link on the sidebar.The...
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Ettore Tito: The Last Really Good Painter from Venice?
A few hundred years ago, as this list suggests, Venice (and the hinterland it ruled) was host to a number of significant artists. These include Giovanni Bellini, Canaletto, Giambattista Tiepolo,...
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United States Cruisers 1900-1950
From the early 1900s into the 1950s, combat vessel types were largely understandable to the part of general public that paid at least a little attention to naval matters. As technology changed, new...
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Hal Phyfe's Pastel and Camera Portraits
Hal Phyfe (1892-1968), according to this report: "Great Grandson of Duncan Phyfe, the iconic furniture designer of the early republic, Herold Rodney Eaton "Hal" Phyfe was born in Nice, France, to a New...
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Multi Ritratti: Antonin Proust
Antonin Proust (1835-1905) was a French politician, unrelated to Marcel Proust the writer. As the link above indicates, his career had its ups and downs, ending in his suicide.Apparently not many...
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Primative View of Mykonos
What you see here is a slightly cropped photo of an oil painting my wife bought while we were touring the Greek island of Mykonos in 2004. She loves to scoop up paintings from artists who sell their...
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Up Close: Mead Schaeffer (4)
This is part of an occasional series dealing with detail images of paintings featuring the brushwork of the artist. Previous posts can be found via the "Up close" topic label link on the sidebar.The...
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In the Beginning: Man Ray
According to what I've read about him over the years, Man Ray, born Emmanuel Radnitzky (1890-1976), identified himself primarily as a painter even though most others considered photography his forte. I...
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The Astonishing Pegaso
Not many Pegaso automobiles were ever built during the period 1951-57 when the brand was active. Cars were a minor activity of what was essentially a Barcelona based truck manufacturer described...
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In the Beginning: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) is one of my favorite 18th century artists. That's because, unlike many others who painted classical and religious scenes, his women's faces looked like those of...
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Millard Sheets: General-Purpose Artist
Millard Sheets (1907-1989), was a Californian involved in a variety of art-related activities ranging from watercolor and oil painting to mosaic design, architecture, and art school administration....
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Placing People on Red Backgrounds
Many (most?) of the how-to-paint books I've read at some point deal with color relationships. They show the differing effects on a color of interest when it is juxtaposed to other colors.An interesting...
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Irving Ramsey Wiles, Portrayer of Women
I measure artists' skill by how well they depict human beings. By this, I do not necessarily mean that such depictions are a measure of artistic greatness. There is more to greatness than how well...
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Werner von Axster-Heudtlass: Illustration Political, and Not
This is an advertisement for Eagle artistic silks, 1925.And here is another piece by Werner von Axster-Heudtlass (1898-1949). My German was never good and now it's pretty rusty, but I translate the top...
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Chrysler 300C: An Unexpected Preview
Some concept cars are intended to test public reaction to various styling ideas. Others are thinly-disguised versions of cars scheduled for production within the next year or two. The latter are...
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