Her Leisure Hour, by Irving Ramsay Wiles, 1925. The American painter studied under William Merritt Chase in New York and later Carolus-Duran in Paris.
I found this remarkable woodcut in my Pinterest feed this morning.
Max Švabinský: "Self portrait",
woodcut 295 x 266 mm, 1917
Domenico Piola (1627-1703), The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine. Great example of connecting shadow patterns to unify the drawing. He was pretty nimble with that brush. Happy Friday everyone!
One of mine today. "Mannequin VIII" pastel and charcoal on paper, 22"h. x 18" w.
Back in the studio. One of mine today. Mannequin VII, charcoal, pastel and conte' on paper. 20"h. 18"w.
Ivor Hele, The Necklace, 1963. Known primarily for his work as an Australian war artist, Hele also made many nude studies. The subject here is his second wife June Weatherly.
Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev (1887-1938) - Russian painter and graphic artist. Born in Saint Petersburg he eventually found his way to Boston and was the Director of the Painting Department of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts from 1934-37.
I have been enjoying the second season of Killing Eve and am a total fan of Fiona Shaw. This remarkable portrait was in my Pinterest feed today.
Fiona Mary Shaw by Victoria Russell oil on canvas, 2002, 72 in. x 48 in. Painted from life, over 3 months. NPG, London
This is an encore tweet of the drawings of Ivor Hele. This image was made in 1952 while Hele worked as an Australian war artist in Korea.
I spent about an hour yesterday looking at the drawings of Ivor Hele. He worked for many years as a "war artist" for Australia. I wish there was an affordable catalogue of his work.