Oops... I missed his post. I was thinking maybe Monet for #11 actually... Van Gogh actually studied under Monet for awhile if memory serves...ahahooper said:
What Is Your Favorite Piece Of Art?
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ahahooper said:
The Monet is Houses of Parliament, Effect of Sunlight in the Fog - beautiful painting.
Since Dali was also mentioned I figure I'll throw in my favorite Dali is Geopoliticus Child watching the Birth of New Man.
http://hugoorell.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/dali.jpg
Hereames - the first time I saw a Rodin I cried, it was really beautiful.
I'll also throw in some Bernini whom I recently became entralled with, the detail in his sculpture is amazing and Henry Moore as I really love the soft sensual lines of a lot of the large bronze works.
Rape of Prosperina by Bernini
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Proserpina_(Bernini)
Detail image - http://lisis.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/bernini.jpg
Henry Moore - Knife Edge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HenryMoore_KnifeEdgeTwoPiece02b.jpg
ahahooper said:
"NEWS: Lawren Harris - Star of Sotheby’s Canada Auction
November 25th, 2008 | Art market, Artists, Collecting, News: Canada, Painting, Toronto and region
Lawren Harris’s sketch of Nerke, Greenland sold for $1.8 million, "
http://viewoncanadianart.com/2008/11/25/news-lawren-harris-star-of-sothebys-canada-auction/
i know, i know!! GOS has hit the international stage. but you can still get some for a "bargain"RED WHITE said:
the est. on this one is reasonable
Ironically - in contradiction to what the original poster said about this forum being heavily consisting of political topics and issues -
i find it interesting how the Canadian government downplayed the significance and importance of art as an important role in society..
in terms of government funding..
i find it interesting how the Canadian government downplayed the significance and importance of art as an important role in society..
in terms of government funding..
Édouard Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère not for its technical mastery - I would choose any number of landscapes or animal paintings before this work but rather for the enigma it represents - what is really going on in this painting.
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/manet_bar/manet_bar_det.html
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/manet_bar/manet_bar_det.html
