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Aug 28 2010
The Swimming Hole of 1885 by Thomas Eakins
Academician / American / Eakins / Paintings (Reproductions) - 7 days ago - troycapc
Thomas Eakins’s masterpiece, “The Swimming Hole, 1885. This is the artist’s most accomplished portrayal of the male nude and depicts himself and five friends on a creek near Philadelphia. The piece was controversial in those Victorian times and the painting was returned by the commissioner and remained in the artist’s possession until his death in 1916. The original is in the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.
Aug 26 2010
Map of Texas, California and Oregon 1846
American / Maps and charts - 9 days ago - troycapc
Wonderful map by Samuel Augustus Mitchell of 1846. Published in Philadelphia. This was one of the many maps attributed to Mitchell whose School Atlas published from 1845 to 1857 had a great influence on American cartography. The map was drawn in the last days before the eruption of war between Mexico and the United States and shows the three regions of utmost concern to the citizens of the United States. The Republic of Texas had been founded ten years before by American ex-patriots and there were many Americans also in California and the Oregon Country. The Mexicans were in form control of California and the British were active in Oregon. Many in the United States desired that all three territories be incorporated into the United States.
Aug 24 2010
Winter Fenceline by Troy Caperton, 2009
American / Caperton / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 11 days ago - troycapc
A reproduction of “Winter Fence-line” of 2009 by Troy Caperton. This is an impression of a lovely scene from wintertime in the country. The clouds start to break up giving a promise to an end of snowy days, of the approach of a new Spring coming to the farm.
Aug 23 2010
1843 Republic of Texas by John Arrowsmith, London
American / British / Maps and charts - 12 days ago - troycapc
Map of the Republic completed for the General Land Office of the Republic by John Arrowsmith, Soho Square, London, in 1843. John Arrowsmith was one of the foremost cartographers in London from 1839 to his death in 1873. The map was completed during the second term of Sam Houston as president of the republic during a period in which the infant republic was negotiating for recognition from the United Kingdom. This was due to on-going difficulties in having Texas annexed by the United States as Houston had favored.
Aug 22 2010
Gnarled Tree by Anonymous, 1972
American / Caperton / Contemporary / Inspirational prints / Symbolist - 13 days ago - troycapc
Reproduction of "Gnarled Tree", a pen and ink work of 1972 by an anonymous artist. This is a powerful work that investigates the multitudinous ways in which Nature engrains her creations with fascinating flows and forms. The work has been digitally reproduced by Troy Caperton.
Aug 20 2010
Boat and Shore by Troy Caperton, 2009
American / Caperton / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 2 weeks ago - troycapc
A reproduction of “Boat and Shore” of 2009, an image of a boat near the shoreline in the early dawn of a foggy morning with the moon sinking towards the horizon.
Aug 15 2010
Winter Pond by Troy Caperton, 2009
American / Caperton / Contemporary / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 3 weeks ago - troycapc
A reproduction of “Winter Woods” of 2009, an image in the midst of woods enshrowded in a fresh fall of snow. Majestic trees stand tall near the shore of a small stand of water, not yet frozen over.
Aug 14 2010
Alexander the Great by Troy Caperton, 2004
American / Caperton / Contemporary / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical - 3 weeks ago - troycapc
This print is a reproduction of Troy Caperton’s profile of Alexander the Great, a depiction of the most important figure in the history of European culture. Alexander personifies the explosion of European culture over the world.
Aug 11 2010
Parthenon at Night by Caperton, 2006
American / Caperton / Contemporary / Greco-Roman / Landscape / Neoclassical - 3 weeks ago - troycapc
The artist has himself commented of this work:
“This picture of the ruins of the quitessential classic temple of Athena at Athens, the Parthenon. It was dedicated to the Virgin-born goddess of wisdom and war. She sprung fully-grown from the brain of God, Zeus, father of mortals and immortals. I tried in this night-time photograph to capture the timeless beauty of this glorious monument to the classical age of Greece.”
Aug 5 2010
Cold Front, Troy Caperton, 2008
American / Caperton / Contemporary / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 4 weeks ago - troycapc
A reproduction of "Cold Front" of 2008. This image comes from a photograph taken on December 3, 2008 of cloud formations marking the boundary of an in-coming cold front in Austin, Texas.
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