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Portrait of a Peasant (Patience Escalier) by #VanGogh, 1888
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Since my first post today of a painting by a famous artist (“Bacchante with a Panther” by Camille Corot) got labeled for “adult content” let me try again…
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“The Mulberry Tree” by #VanGogh, 1889
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Portrait of a simple peasant woman inside an elaborate frame.
“Head of a Peasant Woman in a White Bonnet” by #VanGogh at the #NortonSimonMuseum in #Pasadena, #California
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French artist Edgar Degas, captivated by the ephemeral qualities of movement, used pastel to explore immediacy and intimacy. Here, line and smudge create both structure and atmosphere, suggesting not photographic precision but the fleeting sensation of dance. The focus on the dancers’ backs rather than their faces highlights gesture over personality, echoing Degas’s fascination with “the body in its natural state of effort.” His ballet works of over 1,500 drawings, paintings, and sculptures were less portraits than studies of rhythm, repetition, and the grueling discipline behind the art form. He once remarked, “People call me the painter of dancers; it has never occurred to them that my chief interest in dancers lies in rendering movement.” Two ballerinas stand side by side beneath a branching tree, their long brown hair tied in trailing braids that fall down the backs of their pale pink tutus. The pastel’s soft textures capture the gauzy fabric of the skirts, scattered with delicate floral details, as their arms stretch upward in mirrored arcs, suggesting a moment of poised practice. Their bodies are turned away from us, angled so that only the curve of cheek, shoulder, and arm are visible. The figures are shown in mid-motion: one with her left arm lifted higher, the other echoing the gesture just a beat behind. Their skin is rendered in light tones that glow against the muted gray floor and the cool teal sky, a contrast that emphasizes the physicality of dance. The earthy tree trunk at left and horizon of green fields beyond lend a surprising outdoor backdrop, unusual in Degas’s ballet scenes, which more often unfolded in rehearsal studios or stage wings. Painted late in his career, this pastel reveals a softer palette and more contemplative mood than his earlier, bustling stage depictions. The outdoor setting dissolves the barrier between performance and nature, suggesting a universal harmony of art, body, and landscape.
“Danseuses sous un arbre” aka “Danseuses roses” (Two Dancers in Pink) by Edgar Degas (French) – Pastel on paper / c. 1895 – Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, California) #WomenInArt #art #artText #artwork #EdgarDegas #Degas #Pastel #NortonSimonMuseum #BlueskyArt #arte #Ballerina #dancers #FrenchArt
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New one out today from my Substack. Check it out! Subscriptions are free. Unless there is urgent news, posts no more often than every two weeks. Link in bio.
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Listening to acoustic music and in a calm mood, good time to visit Siddhartha and Vishnu.
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Artist Richard Houston showing us how to draw faces at my Norton Simon drawing class. The painting is by Fillipino Lippi, and the faces are of two saints. #nortonsimonmuseum #richardhouston
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Blurry digital camera closeups of artworks from the Norton Simon Museum-2007. 3
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Blurry digital camera closeups of artworks from the Norton Simon Museum-2007. 2
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Blurry digital camera closeups of artworks from the Norton Simon Museum-2007. 1
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Today we are featuring some classical art from the Norton Simon Museum. Quite proud of these shots, you can hardly tell I was coming down with covid at the time.
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Going back to the Norton Simon Museum today with a focus on Hindu imagery.
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Today we are featuring paintings from the Norton Simon Museum. Mainly an artist called Picasso, I have heard good things about him.
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Today we are visiting the South and Southeast Asian Painting and Sculpture
at the Norton Simon Museum. If you have a chance to visit this collection I strongly recommend it.
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Visiting the Norton Simon Museum today with some interesting sculptures and paintings.
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Art is good for the soul. Take good care of yourself. We need you. #NortonSimonMuseum
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A eccletic collection from the Norton Simon Museum today. I am going to have visit again when I am not coming down with the plague.
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Going back to the Norton Simon Museum. It was a good time to visit, a lot of interesting art. The only down side is the outside sculptures weren't open due to remodeling.
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Visited the Norton Simon Museum on Friday. My favorite gallery was the Asian Arts exhibit.
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I am having a fun time looking at all the neat art at the #nortonsimonmuseum 😁
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A gold, cross-legged Buddha statue sits atop a pedestal with a light shining upon it with an artistic rendering of the Bodhi tree behind it in gold on a black curtain at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California.
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Ah, to be transported to a better place.
At the #NortonSimonMuseum in #Pasadena, #California (Nov, 2023)
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Gilded statue of a bodhisattva, with his nearly-naked long, lean body, with one hand up, one down, gesturing enlightenment and compassion. He wears a crown and a belt with a strip of luxurious pleated cloth, which hides his genitals (the cloth pleats are very Greek looking). Real jewels and semiprecious stones are set into the crown, necklace, armlets, belt, and bracelets. A bodhisattva is a compassionate being who postpones his own enlightenment in order to help others along the path. Generally, bodhisattvas wear monastic robes as well as earthly accessories such as necklaces and crowns to distinguish them from enlightened beings. A combination of ascetic and prince, the bodhisattva is distinguished only by the attributes he holds, which are often lost over time.
The #NortonSimonMuseum in Pasadena, California (in the L.A. area) is well worth your time. Scads of Impressionist paintings, and a very large Asian art collection. Below is a jeweled and gilded 13th century copper-alloy statue of a Bodhisattva from Nepal. 😍
(Inv. F.1983.28.S)
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