Spring in the Northern Hemisphere II
Saturday, May 3, 2014
New York
This April, without the wind and a bit less cold than Chicago, New York displayed most of the time a beautiful blue sky and a warm Spring sun.
I´m posting here some aleatory images among hundreds I brought home in my camera and in my memory.
First stop: Metropolitan Museum of Art
The artist looking at himself....
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| Self Portrait - Rembrandt |
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| Toulouse Lautrec |
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| Front:Self Portrait Back: The potato peeler |
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| Central Park- Maurice Prendergast |
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| Moonlight, Wood Island Light- Winslow Homer-oil on canvas |
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| At the Seaside- William Merrit Chase |
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| Avenue of the Allies- Childe Hassam |
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| Swans in Central Park |
Studying Velasquez...
The other opportunity I had to see this painting it was hung on a wall were we could not approach too much. From the distance this portrait called my attention for its on sake, the composition, the story it tells, the look of the model and the impossibility to dissociate the relationship between the painter and the model.
Juan de Pareja was a slave of Velasquez and he was his assistant from some time on.
From the distance we can see a refined portrait,elegantly lightened in a noble and silent atmosphere. When we get closer we can observe the perfect balance between the transparent washes and glazes of the abstract background with the impasto on Juan´s features which brings to light his strong look.
We can also notice the fluidity of this masterpiece, showing that it was effortless done.
There´s much more to see in this work and much more to learn from the Master of the Masters...
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| Juan de Pareja, Diego Velasquez |
We can perfectly understand why Sorolla admired Velasquez so much and the influence we notice on his works.
You can read about Spring in the Northern Hemisphere I - Chicago -here
More on Metropolitan Museum and New York here
Posted bySandra Nunes at 9:45 PM
Labels: Childe Hassam, George Bellows, Maurice Prendergast, Metropolitan Museum, pintura ao ar livre, Rembrandt, Sandra Nunes, Toulouse Lautrec, Velasquez, William Merrit Chase, Winslow Homer
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