Christie's Auction
The same day I went to Sotheby's I also went to a pretty similar showing of auction items at Christie's. Here are a few highlights...
La Bergere, Charles-Amable Lenoir
A River Landscape, Peder Mork Monsted, 1897
I was particularly impressed by the Monsted landscapes I saw that day, though I had not heard of him before then. There was a particularly impressive one called A Wooded River Landscape, Deer Grazing in the Distance at the Sotheby's auction tht was similar to this, but which was impossible for me to scan because of how it was printed in the catalog (it spanned the spine of the book). He was definitely an under-appreciated genius!
Portrait of a Young Beauty, Alexei Alejewitch Harlamoff
A Fairy Under Starry Skies, Luis Ricardo Falero
The Angel, Theodore Chaisseriau, c1840
La Bergere, Charles-Amable Lenoir
A River Landscape, Peder Mork Monsted, 1897
I was particularly impressed by the Monsted landscapes I saw that day, though I had not heard of him before then. There was a particularly impressive one called A Wooded River Landscape, Deer Grazing in the Distance at the Sotheby's auction tht was similar to this, but which was impossible for me to scan because of how it was printed in the catalog (it spanned the spine of the book). He was definitely an under-appreciated genius!
Portrait of a Young Beauty, Alexei Alejewitch Harlamoff
A Fairy Under Starry Skies, Luis Ricardo Falero
The Angel, Theodore Chaisseriau, c1840
4 Comments:
ARC has a small online collection of Monstad's work. One I really love shows the courtyard of a monastery.
By Mark J, at 9:17 PM
Regarding "The Angel" by Chasseriau: Though I have a special liking for much of Chasseriau's work, I have passed this scan by several times. It is so dark and obscure that I feel no attraction for it.
But I downloaded it on a hunch and proceded to edit it, mainly (but not entirely) by adjusting brightness and contrast. Now I find it quite beautiful and striking. The style is just touched by an art deco look, and the angel looks almost as sculptural as it does painterly. And I find the demeanor and expression of the angel moving.
Since I have no idea what the original painting looks like, I also have no idea what justice or injustice I have accorded this work by my editing. But it looks infinitely more clear and beautiful to me than the posted, so easily overlooked, scan. All it takes is a basic paint program and a little TLC.
By Sheldon Lichter, at 3:43 PM
The original painting the study was made in preparation for was damaged and then restored (imperfectly) but you can see what the study was working toward at
http://www.goodart.org/blog/THeodoreChaisseriau-ChristOntheMountOfOlives-1840Large.jpg
--Brian
By Brian Yoder, at 12:06 AM
Monstead's is rather impressive -- particularly the reflection on the water. I thought that it was a photograph at first glance.
By John, at 3:41 PM
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