#20 art

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Sydney Long (Australian, 1871-1955)

Midday,  1896

oil on canvas

© Estate of Sydney Long. Courtesy Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia 

Art Gallery of New South Wales  

https://twitter.com/ArtGalleryofNSW/status/815347811998978048

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Brett Whiteley  (Australian, 1939 -1992)

A Snippet of Tuscany,  1960

oil on paper

© MutualArt

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František Hudeček  (Czech, 1909-1990)

Náměstí v noci, 1942

oil on canvas

https://www.webumenia.sk/dielo/CZE

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John William Waterhouse  (English,  1849 –1917) 

Ophelia,  1894

oil on canvas, h: 49 in (124.4 cm); w: 29 in (73.6 cm)

@ Wikimedia Commons

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Isaac Levitan  (Russian, 1860-1900)

French Province,  1890s

oil on cardboard 24 х 28 cm

© Hermitage Fine Art

https://hermitagefineart.com/en/lots/2022-october-fine-art/153/

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Rufino Tamayo  (Mexican 1899-1991)

Sandías (Watermelons),  1972

Color lithograph,  89x59 cm; 35x23 1/4 inches,

Swann Auction Galleries

https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/RUFINO-TAMAYO

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Marianne von Werefkin  (Russian, 1860 - 1938)

Ice Skaters,  1911

tempera-painting on paper

@ Wikimedia Commons

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Male Harp Player of the Early Spedos Type, 2700–2300 B.C.

Artist/Maker: Unknown Culture: Cycladic Place: Cyclades, Greece (Place Created) Date: 2700–2300 B.C. Medium: Marble Dimensions: 35.8 × 9.5 × 28.1 cm (14 1/8 × 3 3/4 × 11 1/16 in.)

Department:  Antiquities

Classification: Sculpture

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California

Illustrations of musical performances are scarce in Cycladic art, and this harpist is one of the few known examples. Sitting erect on a simple four-legged stool with his face lifted in song, he plays a frame harp—a stringed instrument that originated in the Near East—while resting his right hand on its sound box.

The extension at the top, a common feature on ancient stringed instruments, facilitated the projection of the sound. Originally the figure’s eyes and hair were added in paint. This challenging composition of a seated player, stool, and delicate frame was shaped from a block of solid marble and then patiently ground down with pumice and emery, locally available abrasives. The resulting three-dimensional design is a masterpiece of Bronze Age sculpture.