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Art Contrarian: The Gottlieb - Raeburn Connection
http://artcontrarian.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-gottlieb-raeburn-connection.html
A blog about about painting, design and other aspects of aesthetics along with a dash of non-art topics. The point-of-view is that modernism in art is an idea that has, after a century or more, been thoroughly tested and found wanting. Not to say that it should be abolished - just put in its proper, diminished place. Monday, May 4, 2015. The Gottlieb - Raeburn Connection. Though as of the time I'm drafting this post (early April), it looks like it needs some updating. James Watt (cropped image) - 1815.
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Art Contrarian: Picasso & Company and the Art Price Bubble
http://artcontrarian.blogspot.com/2015/05/picasso-company-and-art-price-bubble.html
A blog about about painting, design and other aspects of aesthetics along with a dash of non-art topics. The point-of-view is that modernism in art is an idea that has, after a century or more, been thoroughly tested and found wanting. Not to say that it should be abolished - just put in its proper, diminished place. Monday, May 18, 2015. Picasso and Company and the Art Price Bubble. Unlike tulips and, say, dot-com stock prices in 1999, art bubbles are harder to detect in part due to the slower pace of t...
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Art Contrarian: Christopher Nevinson's Urban Paintings
http://artcontrarian.blogspot.com/2015/05/christopher-nevinsons-urban-paintings.html
A blog about about painting, design and other aspects of aesthetics along with a dash of non-art topics. The point-of-view is that modernism in art is an idea that has, after a century or more, been thoroughly tested and found wanting. Not to say that it should be abolished - just put in its proper, diminished place. Friday, May 1, 2015. Christopher Nevinson's Urban Paintings. A fairly long Wikipedia biography is here. And I wrote about his Great War paintings here. The Railway Bridge, Charenton - 1911-12.
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Art Contrarian: More on Raeburn's Blurred faces
http://artcontrarian.blogspot.com/2014/02/more-on-raeburns-blurred-faces.html
A blog about about painting, design and other aspects of aesthetics along with a dash of non-art topics. The point-of-view is that modernism in art is an idea that has, after a century or more, been thoroughly tested and found wanting. Not to say that it should be abolished - just put in its proper, diminished place. Monday, February 10, 2014. More on Raeburn's Blurred faces. A while ago I wrote. About how Henry Raeburn. This is a close-up of the face. I included a bit of the frame when I snapped it ...
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Art Contrarian: Intriguing Old San Antonio Towers
http://artcontrarian.blogspot.com/2015/05/intriguing-old-san-antonio-towers.html
A blog about about painting, design and other aspects of aesthetics along with a dash of non-art topics. The point-of-view is that modernism in art is an idea that has, after a century or more, been thoroughly tested and found wanting. Not to say that it should be abolished - just put in its proper, diminished place. Friday, May 15, 2015. Intriguing Old San Antonio Towers. Probably the most famous Texas site is the Alamo, where a group of Texans were wiped out in a famous battle. Not far away, also in th...
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Art Contrarian: Dan Sayre Groesbeck: Illustrator, Muralist, Man of Mystery
http://artcontrarian.blogspot.com/2015/05/dan-sayre-groesbeck-illustrator.html
A blog about about painting, design and other aspects of aesthetics along with a dash of non-art topics. The point-of-view is that modernism in art is an idea that has, after a century or more, been thoroughly tested and found wanting. Not to say that it should be abolished - just put in its proper, diminished place. Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Dan Sayre Groesbeck: Illustrator, Muralist, Man of Mystery. As noted, Groesbeck's life and half of his career are difficult to pin down, but I offer this link. Underg...
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Art Contrarian: An Unusual Presidential Portrait
http://artcontrarian.blogspot.com/2015/05/an-unusual-presidential-portrait.html
A blog about about painting, design and other aspects of aesthetics along with a dash of non-art topics. The point-of-view is that modernism in art is an idea that has, after a century or more, been thoroughly tested and found wanting. Not to say that it should be abolished - just put in its proper, diminished place. Wednesday, May 13, 2015. An Unusual Presidential Portrait. In Austin (skipped the George H.W. Bush library in College Station due to constraints). The portrait in its setting. Thanks for pos...
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Art Contrarian: Towards the End: George Henry
http://artcontrarian.blogspot.com/2015/05/towards-end-george-henry.html
A blog about about painting, design and other aspects of aesthetics along with a dash of non-art topics. The point-of-view is that modernism in art is an idea that has, after a century or more, been thoroughly tested and found wanting. Not to say that it should be abolished - just put in its proper, diminished place. Friday, May 8, 2015. Towards the End: George Henry. Through the Woods - 1891. An example of Henry's Glasgow Boys era painting to set the scene - not one of his better ones, however. Here Hen...
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Art Contrarian: Towards the End: Picasso
http://artcontrarian.blogspot.com/2014/10/towards-end-picasso.html
A blog about about painting, design and other aspects of aesthetics along with a dash of non-art topics. The point-of-view is that modernism in art is an idea that has, after a century or more, been thoroughly tested and found wanting. Not to say that it should be abolished - just put in its proper, diminished place. Monday, October 6, 2014. Towards the End: Picasso. In January 2011, I wrote an "In the Beginning" post ( here. Dora Maar au chat. Villa in Vallauris - 1951. The Studio - 1955. True to his fo...
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Art Contrarian: Steinlen's Cats at the Musée de Montmartre
http://artcontrarian.blogspot.com/2015/08/steinlens-cats-at-musee-de-montmartre.html
A blog about about painting, design and other aspects of aesthetics along with a dash of non-art topics. The point-of-view is that modernism in art is an idea that has, after a century or more, been thoroughly tested and found wanting. Not to say that it should be abolished - just put in its proper, diminished place. Monday, August 3, 2015. Steinlen's Cats at the Musée de Montmartre. The museum website exhibitions page link is here. The Quat’z’Arts. Cabaret and the Vache Enragée. The present post feature...
