Pagan Sphinx Art Blog

Painting and sculpture from Renaissance to the present (scrambled all over the timeline), contemporary installation art, photography, occasional sprinkles of poetry and literature. Art historian, avid flower gardener, casual photographer, lover of poetry and music, often bemused; as in: lost in thought; preoccupied & mildly amused. Note: all artworks are oil on canvas unless otherwise noted.

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Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989) • Autumnal Cannibalism • 1936 • Tate Modern, London

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Jamie Wyeth (American, b. 1946) • Julia on the Swing • 1999

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Ernest Marneffe (Belgian, 1866-1920) • Women at the Bar • Unknown date

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Carl von Bergen (German, 1853 - 1933) • Picking Flowers • Unknown date

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William Strang (British/Scottish, 1859 - 1921) • The Pink Blouse, Portrait of Sylvia Parsons • 1912

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Warwick Goebel (British/English, 1862 - 1843) • Illustration for The Book of Fairy Poetry • 1920

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Olga Costa (Mexican, 1913 - 1993) • La vendedora de frutas • 1951 • Museum of Fine Arts, Leipzig, Germany

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Doris Zinkeisen (British/Scottish, 1898 -1991) • Self-Portrait • c. 1929 • National Gallery, London

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Adèle Romany (French, 1769 - 1846) • Jeune femme à la robe noire, jouant de la guitare • 1800s

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Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

🏳️‍🌈 Paul Cadmus (American, 1904 - 1999 ) • Jerry • 1931 • Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.

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Isabel Codrington (British/English, 1874–1943) • The Bath • Exhibited c. 1920

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Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, ) • Portrait of Raquel Meller (1888-1962), Spanish Singer and Actress • 1918

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Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

🏳️‍🌈 Paul Cadmus (American, 1904 - 1999 ) • Jerry • 1931 • Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.

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Laurits Andersen Ring (Danish, 1854–1933) • In the Month of June • 1899

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Winslow Homer (American, 1836 -1910) • Morning Glories • 1873 • Private collection

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Marisol Escobar (Venezuelan/American, 1930-2016) • The Party • 1965/6 • Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, U.S.A.

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Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732−1806) • Self-Portrait • 1770