portraits
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Dott: portrait of her husband, Peter McOmish Dott, art dealer and critic.
Full credit:
Peter McOmish Dott (1856–1934), Art Dealer and Critic by Jean Morton Dott.
Always have a thing for Scots and celtic men…and a portrait is only meaningful if there is a connection between sitter and artist, be they photographs or paintings. The connection comes out in the pose, the response. Too much ‘fashion’ style portraiture with empty meaning, no connection, no soul, no truth out there.
Here you can feel the connection between wife and husband, even the uncomfortable nature of shift of power or position temporarily, even the quizzical nature of his look, like ‘why are we doing this?’ – very much a dynamic of long term partners. It’s very telling…
Also I think he’s taken his glasses off, hence the squinting (might not be quizzical then?). Very vain 😉
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Max Slevogt – Selbstbildnis [1930-31]
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Tintoretto , Self-Portrait
Paris, Musée du Louvre -
Fry: portrait of the social reformer Edward Carpenter.
And out queer man! Don’t forget that! Rather important for the time…
Not seen this portrait before, I’ve posted photos of him from later years on this tumblr.
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Covey: portrait of an elderly gentleman.
from here.
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Holbein: portrait of Sir Thomas Strange (detail), and
portrait of Sir Thomas Wyatt.
I have such an artistic hard-on for Holbein it’s not true. Always and inspiration. Shame the original of this portrait did not survive – but a surprisingly amount of sketches for those lost paintings did…
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Attributed to Paolo Caliari Veronese, Mid-1570s (?): Portrait of a Gentleman
Private Collection
Not totally sure of this attribution, it’s Veronese-esque but not like the other portraits I’ve seen, seems a bit too modern (rare to have a completely blank background in a Veronese too).
But still, an amazing portrait.
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Veronese – Portrait of a Man in Furs 1550 – 1560
Loved this at the National Gallery (only on til the 15th so get down there now!).
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Pronaszko: portrait of the sculptor Leopold Wasilkowski (Portrait of an Architect).
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Titian: self-portrait.
