Tag Archives: Trees

1937: Forest

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Emily Carr: Forest Interior in Shafts of Light (c. 1935-1937)

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1909: The Forest

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

One of Frederick Cayley Robinson’s set designs for The Blue Bird, Maurice Maeterlinck’s “Fairy Play” about Tyltyl and Mytyl, the children of a poor woodcutter, who are sent out by the Fairy Bérylune to search for the Blue Bird of … Continue reading →

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1954: Khazad-dûm

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Northern door of St. Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Tolkien’s inspiration for the West Gate of Moria.

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1913: My Heart at Evening

Posted on September 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

     My Heart at Evening Toward evening you hear the cry of the bats. Two black horses bound in the pasture, The red maple rustles, The walker along the road sees ahead the small tavern. Nuts and young wine taste … Continue reading →

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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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1892: School

Posted on August 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

Antonio Parreiras: Outdoor School (1892)

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1953: Painter / Spy

Posted on August 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Tomás Harris: Mallorca Series No.9 (1953) Tomás Harris trained at the Slade School of Fine Art and the British Academy in Rome before deciding to follow in his wealthy father’s footsteps and become an art dealer in London. Early in … Continue reading →

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1904: Moonrise

Posted on August 19, 2017 by corvusfugit

Edward Steichen: Moonrise – Mamaroneck, New York (1904)

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1878: The Great Physician

Posted on July 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

It is to the Nilometer [a submerged building built to measure and predict the Nile’s clarity and water level] that the island of Rods [Rhoda/Rawdah] owes its fame, and there is little else that the visitor will find worth seeing … Continue reading →

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