What your favorite painting or artwork: I have affinity for

[Fac]

Hold on, now. I am an art and politics novice. Are these the Democratic presidents or the Republican presidents? (I assume you have all seen the presidential takeoffs on this.)

I Have seen them. Don't know which one this is.

 

[BBrown]

These are a couple Georgia O'Keeffe favorites of mine.

 

[The Song Remains the Same]

The Moorish Chief (originally titled The Guardian of the Seraglio), 1878. Painted Oil on Wood Panel by
Eduard Charlemont. You can see it at the Philadelphia Museum Of Art

My favorite has not yet been discovered, but I'm sure it will be on display at Barron's new museum.

 

[LionJim]

I'm a big Jackson Pollock fan and just last week spent time visiting the Jackson Pollock/Lee Kransner house in the Springs section of East Hampton. Here is a pic of the only original remaining in the house and one that I particularly like. This was painted before his "pour" period while he was still living in NYC. The pour period had its genesis when he moved to East Hampton where he would lay canvases on the floor in the barn and paint from above.

Interestingly, he was all but an indentured servant to Peggy Guggenheim who loaned him $2,000 to buy his house (no heat and no running water) and gave him a $300/mo stipend in exchange for all his work except for one painting a year which he was allowed to keep. He was a severely depressed person and an alcoholic who would drink until he would black out. Sadly he died in a one car accident near his home at the age of 44 with him behind the wheel, taking his young mistress with him.

Here are a few more pics from the house.

The barn floor where he laid his canvasses.

Jackson's wife and fellow artist Lee Krasner was in Paris to study
when he was killed.

My wife is big on Pollock, too. I can take his stuff or leave it but Jane takes her time with his paintings and is able to go into detail about what strikes her about them.

 

[Ranger Dan]

That was my first impression. It looks like a photograph. And the portion of the Gallery its hung in looks like he's peering at you, when you walk in.

I need to go see it in person.

 

[AlisonNorth80y]

Hey there! I stumbled upon this old thread and couldn't resist replying. I'm a great fan of art. I love how it can stir up different emotions and interpretations. One of my all-time favorites is "Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh. The way he captured the night sky is just mind-blowing. If you're into abstract art, you should also check out Artworks.ae. They have some awesome pieces that you might love.

 

[91Joe95]

A good friend painted this for me.

 

[Thus Spoke Mainer]

Gustav Klimt!

 

[Leo Ridens]

Not necessarily my favorite, but I saw this at a National Gallery show on the Pre-Raphaelites a few years ago and it struck me how different it was from the usual portrayal of the Annunciation: no chubby cherubs surrounding a queen-like Mary in a flowing gown with heavenly rays of light, etc. It is just a young girl in a simple gown in a simple bed being offered a lily by a guy who should not be in her bedroom. She is looking at the lily and thinking, "Lilies are the sign of purity. If this guy in my bedroom wants what I think he wants, he should be offering me red roses." If he had left out the gold halos, it would be perfect IMHO. Extra points to Gabriel Dante Rossetti for making her a redhead (most of the women he painted were redheads).

Ecce Ancilla Domini: "Behold the Handmaid of the Lord"

 

[Hugh Laurie]

Biden 2022, From the artist's dark period.

 

[MacNit07]

Pablo!

The welterweight?