Monthly Archives: June 2018

Chinese Painting

Posted on 24/06/2018 by ronald972

I have a number of Chinese paintings in my collection and love the techniques used. The utter simplicity with which the artist creates. Chinese landscape painting is considered the epitome of Chinese painting styles. It is associated with a refined … Continue reading →

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Duncan Grant artist

Posted on 17/06/2018 by ronald972

A little over 5 years ago, I wrote a chapter on a sequence of prints displaying their progression through subsequent states. I, at that time, had another set of prints which until this past week remained unattributed. By accident, I … Continue reading →

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Sir Edwin Landseer

Posted on 10/06/2018 by ronald972

Today, we look at an artist whose reputation as a painter of animals was and is unrivalled. #EdwinHenryLandseer (1802-1873) was and is best known for his paintings of horses, dogs, and stags. Landseer was also a sculptor and if you … Continue reading →

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Persian Miniatures

Posted on 03/06/2018 by ronald972

Today, we travel to Iran to look at miniature paintings. And we begin with artist #ArdeshirMojaradTakestani. Takestani was born in the city of Rasht in 1949 and is presently one of the foremost painters in the miniature style. He is … Continue reading →

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