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A Duck with her Ducklings Crossing the Stream, By David Adolph Constant Artz (Dutch, 1837-1890)

Ivan Aivazovsky, Icebergs in the Atlantic

Graphite drawing by artist Zeng Junxi (Douyin) — a beautifully rendered still life showcasing refined shading, crisp details, and strong control over form and texture. The artist builds depth with delicate tonal transitions, bringing each object to life with clarity and precision. Artist: Zeng Junxi (Douyin) #graphitedrawing #stilllifeart #realismart #drawingprocess #fineart #artinspiration #pencildrawing #realisticart #creativeexpression

Newell Convers Wyeth (1882–1945) Buttonwood Farm, 1920

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There is still time to see George Redden’s show Maxwell Alexander Gallery through February 22, 2025. For Redden, the Native Americans in his painting are a metaphor for how he feels when he is out in nature, an intrinsic part of his life growing up in southwest Wyoming. “I personally feel a deep connection to the natural world,” he says. “I admire the connection that the Native Americans had and still have with the natural world. They were excellent at tracking and hunting, and really in tune with the subtle changes in the natural world, partially for religious reasons, but also because if you weren’t, you wouldn’t survive. I have great admiration for the ability of certain people to navigate that world, being in tune with it, and the peace that comes with it.”
Jump Shot, oil, 24 x 20 in.

📜 Title: The Kiss
👨‍🎨 Artist: Mihály Zichy (1827–1906)
🕰 Year: 1864

Today we immerse ourselves in the romantic atmospheres of Mihály Zichy, a Hungarian painter who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna before moving to Saint Petersburg, where he became a court artist.

This painting is inspired by The Demon: An Oriental Tale by Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov, one of the most celebrated works of Russian Romantic literature. The scene depicts the fatal kiss between the Demon and Princess Tamara. Overwhelmed by the Demon’s otherworldly and unbearable gaze, Tamara succumbs, struck dead in his arms.

Zichy sets the dramatic moment within an elegant interior. Tamara throws herself into the arms of the Demon, whose wide, penetrating eyes convey both intensity and doom.

To the left of the couple, an open window reveals a moonlit night, while to their right, a sacred image of the Madonna and Child hangs on the wall, creating a poignant contrast between the profane and the divine.

This masterful composition combines sensuality, mysticism, and tragedy, perfectly encapsulating the Romantic spirit and the eternal struggle between human desires and spiritual forces.

This lovely oil on canvas painting, titled “Griselda”, is by the American artist and illustrator, Maxfield Parrish, from 1910. Parrish was one of the prominent artists to come out of the Golden Age of Illustration. He is best known for his works depicting beautiful women in idealized classical landscapes with deep saturated colors.

This piece was originally created for 'The Century Magazine' and was published in their August 1910 edition with the accompanying poem by Florence Wilkinson, “Seven Green Pools at Cintra”.

The model for this piece was Susan Lewin who Parrish used for most of his most well-known paintings. Parrish was taken with the image and after its publication in the magazine, he repainted the background with his signature blue color and renamed the painting to “Griselda”.

Parrish applied layers of glazing to make his colors appear to glow. To get the effect, he would apply many layers of glaze and pigment over a white canvas to allow natural light to reflect even more off of the paint. It is said that he developed this technique in the 1890s while suffering from tuberculosis. His colors were so vibrant that the paint color ‘Parrish blue’ was named after him.

Griselda was a character who originated in an Italian folktale that was first published in the 1300s. She was a wife and mother who was put up to tests of her worth by her husband, unbeknownst to her. After subjecting her to years of tests, including having their children raised in another town and forcing her to move back home with her father, she accepted all fates without complaint. Griselda had proved her worth and was able to move back home and be restored to her husband, children, and position.

“Griselda” is likely in a private collection.

For more on Maxfield Parrish, please visit his short biography here:
https://www.myddoa.com/artists/maxfield-parrish/