Tag Archives: Landscapes

1872: Eaton’s Neck

Posted on September 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Frederick Kensett: Eaton’s Neck, Long Island (1872)

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1872: Twilight

Posted on September 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Frederick Kensett: Twilight on the Sound, Darien, Connecticut (1872)

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1895: Evening Mood

Posted on September 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Walter Leistikow: Evening Mood at Schlachtensee (c. 1895)

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2009: Landscape (with Sheep)

Posted on September 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Levi van Veluw: Landscape (2008) (source)

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1896: River

Posted on September 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Konstantin Kryzhitsky: River (1896)

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1936: Pax Cultura

Posted on September 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Nicholas Roerich: Karakoram, Path to Turkestan (1936) After seeing the devastation of the First World War and the Russian Revolution, Nicholas Roerich conceived of the idea of an international treaty to protect cultural heritage in wartime. In the 1920’s, he … Continue reading →

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1867: New Hampshire

Posted on September 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

David Johnson: Lancaster New Hampshire Farmland (1867)

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1981: The Innocent Eye

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Mark Tansey: The Innocent Eye Test (1981) The title of this painting is taken from a book by the artist John Ruskin, The Elements of Drawing (1857), where, in a footnote, Ruskin says that to see as an artist requires … Continue reading →

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1940: The White Horse

Posted on August 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Eric Ravilious: Train Landscape (1940) The background of this painting features the Westbury White Horse, a figure on the slope of Salisbury Plain in England. As the earliest documentation dates from 1742, the horse was likely created in the first … Continue reading →

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1870: Storm in the Mountains

Posted on August 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Albert Bierstadt: Storm in the Mountains (c. 1870) (source)

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