Dr Robert Bohanさんのイラストまとめ

Halonen loved kids & had eight of them, many of whom populate his work & for whom he made up magical bedtime stories. In the evenings his wife would often drop into the studio in their house & play music for him. Pihalla Leikkiviä Lapsia (1909), Nude (1910) & Girl Writing (1911)

His work is recognised as part of the Finnish National Romantic movement in exalting the culture of his native land. Tuonen Lehto (1902), Ilveksen Jäljlla (1903), Maija Halonen (1905), Violinist (1905) & Self-Portrait (1906)

Washing on the Ice (1900) is one of Halonen’s greatest works. It applies the lessons he learnt from Gaugin on Post Impressionism & applying them to the Finnish Landscape. The Lynx Skier (1900) & Pioneers (1900)

His house was always busy with family & visitors - many ending up appearing in his pictures. His sons, particularly, grew tired of posing for him. in Ateria (1899), Snow-covered Pine Saplings (1899), Talvinen Iltarusko (1899) & Load of Hay (1899)

Thread: Pekka Halonen (1865-1933), Finnish artist, traced the evolution of the nation’s independence through his depiction of its rich culture & traditions. He was a realist painter with a gift for light who is one of the great painters of Northern Europe. He was born on this day

Hilary Mantel’s (1952-2022) writing is brilliant. In beautifully chosen language she recreated the intense period of Tudor London & brought to life the complexity & importance of its history in gripping & page-turning storytelling.

Do read her work - here’s my favourites.

In the 1920s Rottluff’s art became more colourful & less angular.

Rottluff was particularly interested in the woodcut form. He first started experimenting with the technique in 1909. From 1912-1920 he developed his own emotive style in the medium.

The following year he appended his birthplace to his name. In 1906 he convinced Emil Nolde to join Die Brücke.

One of the beauties of photo editing is that when used carefully, & with an awareness of the artist’s work, you can take an old painting & digitally removed the discolouration of yellowing varnishes & loss of depth. I’ve take a group of works by Klimt to demonstrate.