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In reply to the discussion: Welcome to the Friday Afternoon Challenge! My humble offering today: The Pose of the Art! [View all]CTyankee
(63,771 posts)2. something about this detail that screams Sargent...I love this pose!
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Welcome to the Friday Afternoon Challenge! My humble offering today: The Pose of the Art! [View all]
CTyankee
Dec 2012
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Oh, yes. Isn't it lovely? One of my BIG favorites, just for the sheer beauty of it.
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#4
Yeah, come to think of it you are right! It's called "El Jaleo" and I had looked and looked for
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#7
There you go! Rubens is SO evident with his brushstroke! I love this photo comparison!
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#20
I feel very blessed that I have been able to travel and see paintings in person. I recall
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#15
I LOVE house museums, like Mauritshaus and the Frick! They are so welcoming and personal!
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#21
I remember seeing van Gogh paintings in the Met. Incredible colors and brushstrokes!
yardwork
Dec 2012
#24
Oh, thanks. It is such a joy, isn't it? I have a bucket list of paintings I want to see before I die
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#25
a barge trip on the canals is not the worst way to see the Netherlands. I had a half price offer
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#28
Agree about seeing art in person. I saw a few Van Goghs for the first time and was struck
Nay
Dec 2012
#41
You can OD on Monet at the Orangerie in Paris. They have his huge waterlilies which you
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#45
You know, the Golden Age of Dutch Art (late 17th century) has a VAST amount of art!
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#22
do you mean Hals? I was in his house museum in Haarlem but I don't recall seeing those two.
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#35
It makes sense that you can't google something that has been in a private collection for ages...
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#42
I visited Amsterdam in the fall of 2011 and the Rijksmuseum was undergoing some renovation
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#44
problem is, the more you see, the more you want to learn more about it. I'm constantly scouring
CTyankee
Dec 2012
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