• artists,  bowler,  hats,  painters,  photography,  sculptors,  top hats,  vintage

    Who didn’t get the ‘No Top Hats’ memo?

    Berlin Secession exhibition, 1906. I guess Lovis Corinth didn’t get that memo?

    Jury for the Berlin Secession 1908 exhibition. From the left: sculptors Fritz Klimsch and August Gaul, painters Walter Leistikow and Hans Baluschek, art dealer Paul Cassirer, painters Max Slevogt (sitting) and George Mosson (standing), sculptor Max Kruse, painters Max Liebermann (sitting), Emil Rudolf Weiß and Lovis Corinth.

    from Wikipedia
  • artists,  bowler,  hats,  painters,  paintings,  portraits

    Max Slevogt bowler self-portrait

    Returning more to the blog’s main theme, here’s a self-portrait from German impressionist painter Max Slevogt, 1913 ‘Selbstbildnis Mit Schwarzem Hut’ which roughly translated is ‘Self-portrait with black hat’ – of course a bowler.

    Doesn’t look like he’s that fond of the city? More info here.

  • ancient greek,  artists,  drawings,  painters,  sculpture,  Uncategorised

    A dapper Matisse drawing a Kouros (a greek male youth) in the Louvre, 1932. Note no stools, no massive drawing pad or equipment, just a small pad and pencil (people who clog up the National Gallery or Tate trying to create their masterpieces please take note). Credit unknown.

  • painters,  photography,  vintage

    Love the coat! Matisse arriving in America on the S. S. Mauretania, December 15, 1930. Can’t find a credit for this one.

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    Although he was famously grumpy-looking in early photos, it seems introduce his cats Minouche, Le Puce or Coussi and he becomes like a teddy bear…aww. Seems later in life he seemed to smile a lot more in photos. One of these is by Robert Capa – on the bed – can’t find credits for the others. Circa late 1940′s?

  • painters,  photography

    The real question you’re all asking is did Man Ray, one of the best photographers in the world, get classic grumpfest Matisse to smile?

    Err…almost. For him that’s a massive grin. Good work Man Ray (circa 1930)

  • paintings,  portraits,  Uncategorised

    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.