๐ฌ๐งNataraja – oil painting on canvas by Bridget Riley, 1993, Tate Modern, London. Inspired by a trip to India and the liveliness of local folk art. The variety, balance ,and complexity of colours are amazing, with up to 20 shades of one colour across the canvas. Choose the colours you like best! The title refers to the Hindu god Shiva, as Lord of the Dance, … Continue reading Nataraja, by Riley ๐จ๐ถ๐ท
Femmes de Tahiti – Tahitian Women on the Beach, oil painting by Paul Gauguin, 1891, Musรฉe d’Orsay, Paris. This painting belongs to the early period Paul Gauguin spent in Tahiti, where he wanted “to live there in ecstasy, calm and art.” The painter moved in 1891 to the South Pacific from Paris, escaping the “European fight after money” and to be “finally free”. This double … Continue reading Femmes de Tahiti, by Gauguin ๐ฉ๐ฝโฑ๐ต๐ซ
๐ฌ๐ง Norham Castle, Sunrise, oil painting by JMW Turner 1845, Tate Britain, London – This artwork is part of a series of late unfinished paintings that Turner kept in his studio and were bequeathed to the nation upon his death. Although these artworks may seem sketchy and “impressionistic” they represent a trial run by Turner to explore different studies on light and colour and their marketability. … Continue reading Norham Castle, by Turner ๐๐ฐ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Impressionist landscape painting by Renoir at the National Gallery, London Continue reading The Skiff – Renoir ๐จโต๏ธ๐ฃโโ๏ธ
Self portrait ๐จ by Paul Gauguin, 1886 @masp_oficial – This is a late and lesser popular #selfportrait by #Gauguin, one of my favourite #painters ever. He depicts himself in a melancholic pose and with a simple white shirt, almost resembling a #Christ just before his #condemnation, in #contrast against the dark #sculptures in the #background. #art #artwork #artlover #arthistory #masterpiece #paulgauguin #portrait #painting #oilpainting #instapainting … Continue reading Gauguinโs Self-portrait
Wheatfield with Cypresses – ๐จ by Vincent Van Gogh 1889 – National Gallery, London. ๐ฌ๐ง There are three different versions of this scene painted by Van Gogh in the summer of 1889, while he was spending some time in a mental asylum in Saint-Remy, in the South of France. All paintings depict the view from his room’s window at the asylum. The painting on … Continue reading Wheatfield with Cypresses ๐จ๐พ๐ณ
๐ฌ๐ง Breakers on a Flat Beach,ย ๐จ oil painting on canvas by JMW Turner, 1845 ๐ฎ๐น Frangiflutti su una spiaggia piatta, ๐จ dipinto ad olio su tela di JMW Turner, 1845 ย ๐ซ๐ทย Brise-lames sur une plage plate,ย ๐จย huile sur toile de JMW Turner, 1845 Tate Britain – London ย ๐๐ผโโ๏ธโฅ๏ธ๐ท๐จ๐ฑ Originally posted on my Instagram page Continue reading Breakers on a Flat Beach, by Turner ๐ฅ๐โ๏ธ
