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Black Iris III (1926) by Georgia O’Keeffe(photo on right).
- Georgia O’Keeffe was a leading figure in American Modernism.
- Her paintings combined abstraction and representation.
- She is famous for her sensual close-ups of flowers which made them into abstract works.
#art
@PaulMcD85988004 And THAT is how the pensioners should be keeping that shark relaxed... A quick visit to Ron's weed room,
Yep. Batman might be okay fighting the Riddler, but he has no chance against the principle of darkness....
@oldbikerlady7 Hi Ms C. Thank you very much.
I wish you a wonderful day too.💜
The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (painted in 1822) by British artist J. M. W. Turner.
-This was was commissioned by King George IV as a part of a series of works to decorate 3 state reception rooms in St James's Palace.
- It was Turner's only royal commission.
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The Ninth Wave (1850) by Ivan Aivazovsky.
- This depicts a sea after a storm and people clinging to debris from a wrecked ship.
- The title refers to an old sailing expression about a wave of incredible size that comes after a succession of incrementally larger waves.
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“Reclining Woman With Green Stockings,” (1917.) Oil painting by Egon Schiele.
- This work shows a traditional yet controversial image due the sexual pose.
- These unconventional depictions of women got Schiele in trouble, landing him in prison in 1912.
#Artists #artnouveau