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Apr 16 2011
Composition VI by Wasily Kandinsky
Academician / Paintings (Reproductions) / Russian / Symbolist - 10 months ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “Composition VI” by Wasily Kandinsky of 1913. Kandinsky was born in 1866 Moscow and was a lawyer in his twenties. He began to paint only at the age of thirty when he moved to Munich and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts. Beginning in 1911 he began using music terms for his art and started calling his elaborate works, compositions. He became influenced by Theosophy and his first seven compositions are abstract images heralding the upcoming Apocalypse. In Composition VI Kandinsky is imaging the Apocalypse by Water. Kandinsky fled to France when the Nazi came to power and became a French citizen in 1939. He died in France in 1944. This painting is 300 cm wide and 195 cm high and is in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Feb 18 2011
Demon by Mikhail Vrubel, 1890
Paintings (Reproductions) / Russian / Symbolist - 12 months ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “Demon” by Mikhail Vrubel of 1890. This wonderful Symbolist creation shows a masterful depiction of the simultaneous despair and pride traditional in the psyche of demons. Vrubel had always attempted to portray Christ figures and never satisfied himself. Perhaps in reaction to these failures to his own standards, Vrubel concentrated on works of showing demons. The original size of this beautiful work is 213.8 cm by 116.5 cm. Vrubel was thirty-four years old when he painted this and went blind four years before his death in 1910. This masterpiece is in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Jan 22 2011
Die Erscheinung by Gustave Moreau, 1875
French / Inspirational prints / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist - 1 year ago - troycapc
This a reproduction of Gustave Moreau’s "Die Erscheinung" or "L’apparition" of 1875. The title refers to the apparition of the head of John the Baptist to Salome, the daughter of Herodias, whose famous dance was the occasion for the execution of the Baptist by Herod Antipas. Moreau was one of the leading French Symbolists. He exhibited in the Salon of 1853 when he was twenty-seven years old and his first truly Symbolist painting was the Oedipus of 1864. He became a professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1891 and died on April 18, 1898. His workshop became the Musee national Gustave Moreau in 1905. This masterpiece is on display there.
Jan 5 2011
Moroznoye Utro, or The Frosty Morning, 1894, by Nikolay Dubovskoy
Academician / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) / Russian / Symbolist - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Nikolay Dubovskoy’s The Frosty Morning of 1894. As a boy Dubovskoy attended the Kiev Military High School and then entered the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg in 1877 when he was eighteen years old. He studied under Mikhail Klodt and left the Academy after four years. He joined the painting group, The Wanderers in 1886 and four years later became a member of the Academy of Arts. By 1900 he was a leader of the Wanderers making his reputation with the production of many landscapes. He traveled extensively in Western Europe and the Near East and from 1911 was the leading professor in the landscape studio of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts. His work is considered transitional from Romanticism to Symbolism. He died on February 28, 1918.
Dec 29 2010
Perseus and the head of Medusa by Franz von Stuck, 1908
German / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist / Von Stuck - 1 year ago - troycapc
Franz von Stuck was the foremost of the Symbolist artists in Munich of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He co-founded the Munich Secession which formed a long-lasting rebellion on the part of young artists from the Academic styles of the older generation. He gained great acclaim and in 1905 was raised to the Bavarian aristocracy by King Otto. He died in 1928 mourned as the “last prince of art of Munich’s great days”.
When Perseus had killed the Medusa and put her head in a sack, he mounted on the winged sandals he had from Hermes. He flew near Joppa where he spied the Princess Andromeda chained to a rock. She was being offered as a sacrifice to Poseidon to keep the Krakyn from destroying the kingdom. Her fiancé Phineas was too cowardly to attempt to save Andromeda, but Perseus offered to King Cepheus to kill the monster. Perseus killed the monster but at the wedding feast for him and Andromeda the partisans of Phineas invaded the palace to take Andromeda away and kill Perseus. Perseus and his followers defeated them and, using the head of Medusa, they turned Phineas and two hundred of his followers to stone.
Dec 28 2010
Sisyphus by Franz von Stuck, 1920
German / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist / Von Stuck - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of "Sisyphus” by Franz von Stuck. This Art Nouveau German masterpiece was created by Franz von Stuck in 1920. It depicts the Greek mythological figure Sisyphus who, in the realm of Hades, the place of the dead, was sentenced to forever push a stone up a mountain. As he approached the top, the stone would roll down and the task would begin again. For eternity! Franz von Stuck was the foremost of the Symbolist artists in Munich of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He co-founded the Munich Secession which formed a long-lasting rebellion on the part of young artists from the Academic styles of the older generation. He gained great acclaim and in 1905 was raised to the Bavarian aristocracy by King Otto. He died in 1928 mourned as the “last prince of art of Munich’s great days”.
Dec 3 2010
Frenzy of Exultations by Wladyslaw Podkowinski, 1893
Academician / Paintings (Reproductions) / Russian / Symbolist - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Wladyslaw Podkowinski ‘s Symbolist masterpiece “Frenzy of Exultations” of 1893. It is the premier work of Polish Symbolism prior to the re-establishment of the nation in 1918. The artist began the work in Paris in 1889 while in the throws of an intense romance. Podkowinski utilized the Academic technique of increasingly realistic sketches. The final version was completed while the artist was seriously ill and was displayed in Warsaw n March 18, 1894. The picture was sensationally greeted by the public and was very popular. However Podkowinski attacked the painting which ended the exhibition. AFter the artist’s death nine months later, the painting was restored and it toured Krakow, Moscow and St. Petersburg. In 1904 it was given to the National Museum in Krakow.
Sep 20 2010
Lucifer by Franz von Stuck, 1890
Academician / German / Inspirational prints / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Franz von Stuck’s masterpiece, “Lucifer” of about 1890. The artist won his first acclaim with this painting at the Munich Glass Palace. He went on to become widely recognized for his paintings, sculptures and furniture. He taught at the Munich Academy and is buried in Munich.
Aug 31 2010
Isle of the Dead by Arnold Brocklin, 1880
Academician / Greco-Roman / Inspirational prints / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Arnold Brocklin’s masterpiece “Isle of the Dead” of 1880. It resides in the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Switzerland. Brocklin was a Swiss Symbolist artist who died in 1901 at the age of 74 years. He was a leading light of his age and this image is typical of his treatment of mythological scenes. This particular work was inspired by the English cemetery in Florence, Italy.
Aug 22 2010
Gnarled Tree by Anonymous, 1972
American / Caperton / Contemporary / Inspirational prints / Symbolist - 1 year 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.
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