Monthly Archives: October 2018

Princess Victoria

Posted on 21/10/2018 by ronald972

When it comes to identifying a person in a portrait, it can be a painstakingly long process. A number of months back, I considered that the young woman in a graphite and body colour portrait in my collection might have … Continue reading →

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Pietro Annigoni – portrait artist

Posted on 14/10/2018 by ronald972

A man whose name you might not know but you have likely seen his work. #PietroAnnigoni (1910-1988) was a portrait artist from Italy. His nickname was ‘the painter of queens’ for his renown came from his portraiture of royals and … Continue reading →

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Emmanuel Mane-Katz

Posted on 06/10/2018 by ronald972

An artist who loved more than one country. #EmmanuelMane-Katz was born in the Ukraine. He use to say his real home was Paris (He became a French citizen) but his spiritual home was Israel where he is buried. His Jewish … Continue reading →

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