What's your Favourite Painting?
What's your favourite painting?
Have you had the chance to see it in real life?
(Let's try limiting this to non-EB artists)
Here's mine, "Storm at Sea" by Francesco Guardi from around 1765.
I saw this at a museum when I was a teen and couldn't stop staring at it. The image stuck with me but I never saw it again or found out who painted it. I saw it again recently and knew right away it was the same one from all those years ago.
Have you had the chance to see it in real life?
(Let's try limiting this to non-EB artists)
Here's mine, "Storm at Sea" by Francesco Guardi from around 1765.
I saw this at a museum when I was a teen and couldn't stop staring at it. The image stuck with me but I never saw it again or found out who painted it. I saw it again recently and knew right away it was the same one from all those years ago.
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Growing up I was always blown away by the ability of Caravaggio and the 'Chiaroscuro' style, trying to capture light and dark beautifully as an art student was to me an impossible task and I had the greatest respect for those that did it as perfectly as he did.
The Calling of Saint Matthew:
http://www.wga.hu/art/c/caravagg/04/23conta.jpg
A much more modern approach with a twist, but Magritte's 'Empire of Light' for many of the same reasons....
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... t_MOMA.jpg
Haven't seen the former in person, have seen others by him but think this sums up my admiration best.
The Calling of Saint Matthew:
http://www.wga.hu/art/c/caravagg/04/23conta.jpg
A much more modern approach with a twist, but Magritte's 'Empire of Light' for many of the same reasons....
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... t_MOMA.jpg
Haven't seen the former in person, have seen others by him but think this sums up my admiration best.
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My first Caravaggio was a pretty jaw dropping experience ...but my fave painting of all time
Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, The Spinners (Las Hilanderas) or the Fable of Arachne, 1655-60
the original size
after his death it was enlarged which changes the composition
my 2nd is which sharp eyes will notice is in the background of the weavers
Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, The Spinners (Las Hilanderas) or the Fable of Arachne, 1655-60
the original size
after his death it was enlarged which changes the composition
my 2nd is which sharp eyes will notice is in the background of the weavers
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Cool thread. Tough to pick just one. Gonna have to think on it.
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I'm sure there are better ones if I really think about it but I've enjoyed "New York Movie" ever since I saw it in an Edward Hopper retrospective with a wall of sketches showing his creative process...
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Too hard to pick a favorite but this one was a treat to see in person...
This one is mine as well. I finally got to see it a while ago at MOMA, and it was beautiful in person.cmbubble wrote:Andrew Wyeth...."Christina's World"
Also love Hiroshige's work. They aren't paintings, (woodblock prints) but close enough.