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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Art Drawn
I come across drawings while I search for pieces to add to my collection to blog about. Many are unsigned and not readily identifiable, but I add them to my collection and would like to share a number of them … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches
Tagged costume, flowers, girl, gown, Kiri Te Kanawa, man and dog, nanny, opera, top hat
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Art by E M Synge
#EdwardMillingtonSynge (pronounced sing) was born in 1860 in Great Malvern. Educated in Norwich and then Trinity College, Cambridge. He became a land agent. He loved to draw and one day saw an advert in a shop window saying ‘Etching taught … Continue reading
Posted in Etching
Tagged aisle, church, Embrun Cathedral, France, memorial, monument
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Art of Royalty 2
Royalty has long been a favourite subject for artists. Sometimes because they were reimbursed for it and other times for the sake of history to mark a personage or event. We begin with a wonderful engraving by #HenryBryanHall (1808-1884) of #QueenVictoria … Continue reading
Posted in Etching
Tagged actor, Charles IX, crown, Edward Alleyn, Etienne Bocourt, H B Hall, Queen Victoria, robes, ruff, Thomas de Leu
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From Rossini to Morris
The way I collect art is for most collectors of art so very random and non-specific. I do not search for works by an artist or visit galleries, or art auctions to collect but rely solely on people donating art … Continue reading
Posted in Etching, Lino/woodcuts
Tagged gown, Luigi Rossini, monument, pillar, Psyche, reeds, river, Rome, Syrinx, William Morris
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German Art
Just been to Berlin for a long weekend and enjoyed the Kupferstichkabinett (Print Gallery) special display called ‘Gone to the Dogs’. A collection of their prints and drawings which include canines in the image. Durer, Rembrandt, Nicholson to name a few. Covering … Continue reading
Posted in Aquatint, Etching, Lithographs
Tagged coronet, crown, fishing boat, harbour, headdresses, masts, mitre, rigging, Swinemunde, The Cyclopedia
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