Category Archives: Art Analysis

Lucien Freud (1922-2011) was widely considered the pre-eminent British artist of modern times. The grandson of Sigmund Freud, he was noted (not surprisingly) for the intense psychological penetration of his portraits, models and even animals. Freud after some years of … read more >

For those who are not familiar with the monotype process, a word of explanation. Monotype has come to refer to a work of art made by drawing or painting with printer’s inks (often diluted) onto a metal or plastic printing … read more >

In the summer of 2013 I had the opportunity to see a large exhibition of the drawings of the American artist, Edward Hopper (1881-1967) at the Whitney Museum of Art in New York City. As a young artist, Hopper made … read more >

Beatrix Potter, born into the wealthy class of English nobility in 1866, was educated at home, like all girls of her social class. She kept a diary in code that was only cracked after her death in 1943, revealing the … read more >

Thoughts about my life-long appreciation of the Bolognese artist, Giorgio Morandi. I first saw the work of Giorgio Morandi in Florence Italy in 1958. At that time I had never heard of him, but his small intimate paintings inspired me … read more >

Jean Francois Millet’s several large paintings of farm peasants in the fields were highly political statements, protesting the taking of many small farms (and farm life) that surrounded Paris in the mid 19th century, to make room for the new … read more >

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847-1917) was considered by the organizers of the 1913 Armory Show as our one truly modern American painter. That show, which brought the new art from Europe to America for the first time, introduced a shocked public … read more >

This study by David Hockney is a typical example of his drawing practice from direct observation. In fact he once spoke about a real moment in his early years, when he realized that the academic convention of his time taught … read more >