Tag Archives: Art

1936: Untitled

Posted on November 26, 2018 by corvusfugit

Amy Nimr: Untitled (1936)

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1869: Mount Tamalpais

Posted on November 25, 2018 by corvusfugit

William Marple: Mount Tamalpais from Napa Slough (1869) The name “Tamalpais” derives from the Coast Miwok name for the mountain, támal pájiṣ, which means “west hill.” The Coast Miwok numbered between 1,500 and 2,000 before the arrival of Europeans to … Continue reading →

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2000: Guardian

Posted on November 25, 2018 by corvusfugit

Klatle-bhi (Kwakwaka’wakw/Squamish): The Guardian; I had to guess on the date.

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1861: Storm

Posted on November 24, 2018 by corvusfugit

Martin Johnson Heade: Approaching Storm: Beach near Newport (c 1861–62)

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1896: Forest Stream

Posted on November 24, 2018 by corvusfugit

Peder Mørk Mønsted: Forest Stream (1896)

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1973: Carnival

Posted on November 22, 2018 by corvusfugit

Rigaud Benoit: Carnival of Flowers (1973)

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1943: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Posted on November 21, 2018 by corvusfugit

Dorothea Tanning: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1943) Artspeak If Art would only talk it would, at last, reveal itself for what it is, what we all burn to know. As for our certainties, it would fetch a dry yawn then take … Continue reading →

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1919: Temptation

Posted on November 19, 2018 by corvusfugit

John Covert: Temptation of Saint Anthony # 2 (1919)

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1933: Landscape

Posted on November 19, 2018 by corvusfugit

Franz Sedlacek: Evening Landscape (1933)

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1969: Icarus Complex

Posted on November 17, 2018 by corvusfugit

Stanislao Lepri: The Icarus Complex (1969)

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