Tag Archives: 1910’s

1911: Portrait

Posted on December 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

Félix Vallotton: Seated Black Woman, Front View (1911)

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1910: Dirigible

Posted on December 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

Léon Spilliaert: Dirigible in a Hangar (1910)

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1915: Swan

Posted on December 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hilma af Klint: The Swan, No. 19, Group IX-SUW (1914-1915)

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1912: Bed of Reeds

Posted on December 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Eero Järnefelt: Bed of Reeds (1912)

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1914: Factory

Posted on December 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

Charles Ginner: The Dressmaking Factory (c. 1914)

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1917: Games

Posted on November 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ettore Tito: I Giochi [Play] (1917)

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1910: Wave

Posted on November 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Uehara Konen: Hatō zu 2 [Wave 2] (1910)

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1917: Meet the New Boss

Posted on November 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

“A portrait of Tsar Nicholas II was discovered during the restoration of a full-size painting of the 1917 October Revolution leader Vladimir Lenin. The image was ‘hidden’ for the last 90 years beneath water-soluble paint on the back of … Continue reading →

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1913: Then from the Darkness there Came Another Sound

Posted on October 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Beatrice Elvery: Fionn and Áillen (1913); illustration for Violet Russell’s Heroes of the Dawn (source) In Irish mythology, Áillen the Burner came forth every Samhain from Mag Mell, the underworld, to burn the scared site of Tara to the ground … Continue reading →

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1915: Altarpiece

Posted on October 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hilma af Klint: Altarpiece No. 3 (1915)

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