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Ellsworth Kelly realized his first abstractions during his stay in France from 1948 to 1954. In these extremely productive years, he created a body of work whose refinement of line, form, and color remains the fundamental language of his art.
du Jeu de Paume, Paris, 1992: 145, 174, no. 89, color pl. 85. 2004 Hand, John Oliver
The title „Improvisations“ refers to a series of works that Kandinsky painted between 1909 and 1913 which was, according to the artist, „a largely unconscious, spontaneous expression of inner character, non-material nature.“
Chicago, 2001: 52-53, 209, color repro. 2004 Hand, John Oliver.
New York, 1990: 127, fig. 144. 2004 Hand, John Oliver.
Information on this painting can be found in the Gallery publication American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century , pages 265-266, 268-270, and 273, which is available as a free PDF https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/publications/pdfs/american-paintings-18th-century.pdf
Boston, 1940: 69. 1967 Oliver, Andrew. Portraits of John and Abigail Adams.
Despite its meticulous draftsmanship and precise detail, Lane’s work is far more than a simple inventory of harbor activity. The diminutive figures and carefully rendered vessels remain secondary to the vast expanse of sky, where shimmering light creates a tranquil, idyllic mood.
Washington, D.C., 1996: 412-415, color repro. 2004 Hand, John Oliver.
Juliana Willoughby stands quietly but alertly, engaging the viewer with her direct, slightly questioning gaze. The blended harmonies of the pinks, whites, and creams of her skin tones, her dress, and her shining wisps of fine hair evoke not just Juliana, but the essence of all little girls of this age.
New Haven, 1993: 182, 184-185, color fig. 216. 2004 Hand, John Oliver.
A play and a painting appear to have merged in Jan van Eyck’s dramatic Annunciation , which is rich with Christian symbolism. The rainbow-winged archangel Gabriel tells the Virgin Mary that God has chosen her to bear his son.
New York, 1985: 103-104, fig. 103. 1986 Hand, John Oliver and Martha Wolff.
Although Nicolas Poussin’s work exerted an enormous influence on the development of French seventeenth-century painting, the artist perfected his style in Rome, incorporating the lessons of Renaissance and contemporary Italian painters into his own idiom. Poussin’s Baptism of Christ is one of a series of canvases illustrating the Seven Sacraments executed from 1638-1642 for his friend and patron Cassiano dal Pozzo.
Oliver Bonfait. Paris and Rome, 1996: 38-39.
Paris, 1995: 38, color repro. 2004 Hand, John Oliver.
Born in 1844 to a working-class family in Laval, France, Henri Rousseau worked briefly for a lawyer and served a stint in the military before taking a position at a French customs post in 1868; the nickname “ Le Douanier “ (the customs inspector) remained with him even after his retirement in 1893.
Louis, 1997: 146-147, 212, color repro. 2004 Hand, John Oliver.
