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Tag Archives: Animals
1957: The Creation of the Birds
Remedios Varo: La creación de las aves [The Creation of the Birds] (1957)
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Tagged 1950's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Birds, Mexico, Painting, Remedios Varo, Spain, Women
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17th Centuty: Đám Cưới Chuộ
I think this Vietnamese woodcut painting is from the 17th century; it’s one of the most popular examples of Dong Ho painting, and researchers believe that the style originated during the rule of Lê Kính Tông (1600–1619) of the Lê … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, Animals, Art, Cats, Mice, Printmaking, Rats, Vietnam
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1945: The House by the Canal
Algernon Cecil Newton: The House by the Canal (1945)
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Tagged 1940's, 20th Century, Algernon Cecil Newton, Animals, Art, Cats, Cityscapes, Factories, Great Britain, Houses, Painting
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1926: The Hunt
Robert Burns: The Hunt (c. 1926); previously known as Diana and her Nymphs.
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Great Britain, Mythology, Painting, Robert Burns, Scotland
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1927: Pancho Villa’s Pet Deer Moves to Los Angeles
Betty Bradley and her pet deer, Bennie (1927); “Bennie (or Benny) the deer was said to have been the former pet of revolutionary Pancho Villa, and was given to Betty Bradley while she was visiting in Mexico with her parents. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Animals, Betty Bradley, Books, Deer, Dogs, Los Angeles, Mexico, Pancho Villa, Photography, USA
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2017: Four Crows
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Animals, Art, Birds, Corvusfugit, Crows, Photography, USA
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1929: Black Swan
Joseph Stella: Black Swan (1928-1929)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Birds, Flowers, Joseph Stella, Painting, Swans, USA
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2009: Landscape (with Sheep)
Levi van Veluw: Landscape (2008) (source)
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Tagged 2000's, 21st Century, Animals, Art, Conceptual Art, Landscapes, Levi van Veluw, Miniatures, Netherlands, Portraits, Sheep, Trees
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2009: Wolf Story
José Luis Rodriguez: Storybook Wolf (2009). Rodriguez was stripped of the Natural History Museum’s wildlife photographer of the year award after judges determined that he had staged this photo using a tame wolf named Ossian from a wildlife park in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000's, 21st Century, Animals, Art, José Luis Rodriguez, Photography, Spain, Wolves
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1912: In the Rain
Franz Marc: In the Rain (1912)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Dogs, Franz Marc, Germany, Painting, Rain
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