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Things That Make Me Smile - Art Edition
Aug. 14th, 2015 03:13 pmWhite Collar is, for many, many reasons, the gift that keeps on giving. Breezing through my newsfeed during a well-earned coffee break, I came across this from Bored Panda:
Mesmerizing Translucent Waves in 19th Century Russian Paintings Capture the Raw Power of the Sea.
Even without looking, I knew, I KNEW, that this was going to be about Ivan Aivazovsky. The "obscure Russian painter" that led Peter and Neal to Edward Walker, a/k/a "The Architect", in Withdrawal.
FYI, Peter mischaracterized Aivazovsky as "obscure" - he was as prolific as the English artist J.M.W. Turner, producing over six thousand (!) canvases, many of them seascapes, during his lifetime. And hardly obscure, as he was sponsored by the Russian Imperial family, appointed as the main painter for the Russian Navy, and was highly regarded by both the political and military elite.
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Mesmerizing Translucent Waves in 19th Century Russian Paintings Capture the Raw Power of the Sea.
Even without looking, I knew, I KNEW, that this was going to be about Ivan Aivazovsky. The "obscure Russian painter" that led Peter and Neal to Edward Walker, a/k/a "The Architect", in Withdrawal.
FYI, Peter mischaracterized Aivazovsky as "obscure" - he was as prolific as the English artist J.M.W. Turner, producing over six thousand (!) canvases, many of them seascapes, during his lifetime. And hardly obscure, as he was sponsored by the Russian Imperial family, appointed as the main painter for the Russian Navy, and was highly regarded by both the political and military elite.
( Images under cut )
