Tag Archives: Painting

1753: Dedication

Posted on October 24, 2018 by corvusfugit

Tobias Smollett dedicated his third novel to himself: TO DOCTOR ——— You and I, my good friend, have often deliberated on the difficulty of writing such a dedication as might gratify the self-complacency of a patron, without exposing the author … Continue reading →

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1868: Definition

Posted on October 20, 2018 by corvusfugit

From Wikipedia: Tsundoku (Japanese: 積ん読) is acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one’s home without reading them. The term originated in the Meiji era (1868–1912) as Japanese slang. It combines elements of tsunde-oku (積んでお, to pile things … Continue reading →

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1872: Long Branch

Posted on October 11, 2018 by corvusfugit

William Trost Richards: Beach at Long Branch: Sunrise (1872)

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1950: Seascape

Posted on September 26, 2018 by corvusfugit

A seascape by mid-20th-century French artist Edouard Mandon; title and date unknown. I haven’t been able to find out much about him.

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1886: Summer Night

Posted on September 10, 2018 by corvusfugit

Kitty Kielland: Summer Night (1886)

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1824: Evening

Posted on September 9, 2018 by corvusfugit

Caspar David Friedrich: Evening with Clouds (1824)

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1926: Moon

Posted on August 31, 2018 by corvusfugit

Frederick Judd Waugh: The Risen Moon (1926)

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1927: A Dawn Flight

Posted on August 30, 2018 by corvusfugit

Frederick Judd Waugh: A Dawn Flight; I guessed at the date.

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2001: Nothing But Black Space

Posted on July 22, 2018 by corvusfugit

In a 2001 study, Tim and Virginia Kasser analyzed the dreams of people who had been assessed as either highly materialistic or non-materialistic. They asked the participants to share “the two most meaningful, memorable, or powerful dreams they remembered in … Continue reading →

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1908: Woodland Pool

Posted on July 13, 2018 by corvusfugit

Julian Onderdonk: The Woodland Pool (1908)

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