Tag Archives: James Whistler

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY:DON’T SIT ON THE GRASS

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Dave

“A commonplace woman of the demimonde, as naked as can be, shamelessly lolls between two dandies dressed to the teeth. These latter look like schoolboys on a holiday, perpetrating an outrage to play the man…this is a young man’s practical … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Alexandre Cabanel, Anne Hanson, Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, Courbet, Edouard Manet, Francisco Goya, Giorgione Artist, Goya, Gustave Courbet, James McNeill Whistler, James Whistler, Jim Lane, Juliet Wilson-Bareau, Salon des Réfuses, Salon des Réfuses 1863, Thomas Couture, Timothy Sexton, Titian, Wilson-Bareau | 2 Comments

FAMILIAR TRUTHS IN ''A PIMP'S PROFESSION''

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Dave

“I never knew of but one artist, and this is Tom Eakins, who could resist the temptation to see what they think ought to be rather than what is.” – Walt Whitman. If the self-portrait below does not appear especially jubilant, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Courbet, Daumier, Eakins, Fauvism, James Whistler, John Singer Sargent, Manet, Muybridge, Thomas Eakins, Walt Whitman | 5 Comments

James Whistler: Grey and Black and Dandy All Over

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Dave

Who Am I? What artist , period of painting and paintings best reflects myself? Five women and five men will be posthumously featured over the next several months. A five dollar gift certificate will be mailed to each participant who … Continue reading →