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'The Sixth Former.' (1969) Well known as a muralist, Fyffe Christie's oil painting and draughtsmanship are less well-known parts of his career but they represent an extraordinary range and inventiveness in figuration and landscape in the pivotal post-war period of Scottish art.
29 September 1703, birth of François Boucher, who was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher of the Rococo style and one of the most celebrated painters and decorative artist of the 18th century. #otd
Portrait of Guilhermina Suggia, 1920-23__ Augustus Edwin John (British painter, draughtsman, and etcher) 1878 - 1961
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Johann Georg Platzer, 1704–1761, Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman, Merry company in the park
Johann Georg Platzer, 1704–1761, Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman, Manius Curius Dentatus and the Samnite Ambassadors
Johann Georg Platzer, 1704–1761, Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman, Fountain scene in front of a palace
Johann Georg Platzer, 1704–1761, Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman, Amusement after the meal
Johann Georg Platzer, 1704–1761, Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman, Allegory of Sculpture
Otto Greiner was a German symbolist painter, printmaker and draughtsman, 1869-1916.
Prometheus, 1909
#Onthisday 300 years ago renowned woodcarver Grinling Gibbons died. Known for his motifs of foliage, flowers, animals and cherubs, he was also a skilled draughtsman. Only c.50 of his drawings survive, including this design for a chimneypiece at Hampton Court Palace, c.1689-94.
John Duncan Fergusson's drawing of
'Margaret Morris in a hammock at la Petite Farandole, Antibes,' (1914) is a typically beautiful piece of draughtsmanship done out of instinct and overriding interest in form, character and the joy of life.
Today for #FFTA we celebrate the birthday of Alfred Frank Hardiman (1891-1949), born on this day in 1891.
Alfred was born in London, the son of a talented silversmith in Holborn. When he left school he trained as a draughtsman and attended the Central School for Arts and Crafts.
The Rape of Europa by François Boucher
The Rape of Europa
The Rape of Europa c1747 by French Painter François Boucher (1703 - 1770), who was also an accomplished draughtsman and etcher. He worked inthe Rococo Style and is known for his idyllic
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Born #onthisday1882 George Braque major 20th-century French #painter collagist, #draughtsman #printmaker & #sculptor contributed to art history with #fauvism from 1906 co-founded #cubism & serene meditative still lifes with low-key colour harmonies & use colour line & texture
#nowplaying: "Chasing Sheep Is Best Left To Shepherds" from "The Draughtsman's Contract" by Michael Nyman #一日一曲おすすめ映画音楽 英国式庭園殺人事件
Born #onthisday1642 Jan Peeters Flemish #Baroque #painter & #draughtsman Best known for masterful #seascapes frequently depicting atmospheric stormy seas & catastrophic shipwrecks + his topographical drawings Also painted #cityscapes architectural #landscapes & some #portraits
Happy Birthday to Leonardo #daVinci Born this day in 1452
He was an Italian #painter, #sculptor, #architect, #draughtsman, #theorist, #engineer and #scientist
Happy Birthday to Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519), who was active as a painter, sculptor, architect, draughtsman, theorist, engineer and scientist.
Born #onthisday1452 Leonardo da Vinci #artoftheday genius #painter #sculptor #architect inventor military engineer #draughtsman & Italian Renaissance intellectual renowned for sublime The Last Supper & Mona Lisa epitomised Renaissance man studied laws of science & nature