Tag Archives: 1880’s

1882: Waves

Posted on November 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Alfred Thompson Bricher: Breaking Waves (c. 1882)

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1814: The Fairy Vessel Performed its Little Voyage

Posted on October 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley loved paper boats: Shelley’s walks, when not determined elsewhere, often tended in the direction of a pond at no great distance from Primrose Hill, very proper for the delectable amusement of sailing paper boats; or … Continue reading →

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1911: Autumn Leaves

Posted on October 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

From the December 9, 1911 issue of The Outlook: A number of years ago I was invited to visit a friend who lived at a large and beautiful country-seat on the Hudson. Shortly after my arrival I started, with a … Continue reading →

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1882: A Singular Event

Posted on October 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

I am obliged to record in my journal of this date (April 16, 1882) a singular event which I am forced to believe because of the overwhelming evidence. Yesterday, while engaged in the trial of Richard Mandel…I was brought to … Continue reading →

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1886: The Strike

Posted on October 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Robert Koehler: The Strike (1886) The Strike spoke to issues of urgent concern on both sides of the Atlantic—issues that remain timely even today. From the painting’s debut and initial reception against a fevered background of seething ferment among industrial … Continue reading →

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1881: Tintagel

Posted on October 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Trost Richards: Tintagel (1881)

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1880: Ironworkers

Posted on October 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

Thomas Anshutz: The Ironworkers’ Noontime (1880)

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1875: An Absolute Democracy

Posted on October 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

The notion has always very generally prevailed that the queen of the bees is an absolute ruler, and issues her royal orders to willing subjects. Hence Napoleon the First sprinkled the symbolic bees over the imperial mantle that bore the … Continue reading →

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1881: By the Sea

Posted on October 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Max Klinger: By the Sea – Plate II from Intermezzos, Opus IV (1881) (source)

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1889: On the Banks

Posted on October 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hans Thoma: On the Banks of the River Main (1889)

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