Nineteenth century people trying to be like the ancients. Probably not really like that but an afternoon of fun. Louis Hector Leroux, academic artist (1829-1900).

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“Adoration of the Goddess Pallas Athena.” 19th century. French. In the public domain due to age. via https://pixels.com/featured/adoration-of-the-goddess-pallas-athena-louis-hector-leroux.html
"Temple Priestesses." 19th c.
“Temple Priestesses.” 19th c. Oil on canvas. Image ©2019 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/louis-hector-leroux/temple-priestesses-KNFQmHX3y1xMvuZbncz3dw2
"Invocation To The Goddess Hygieia."
“Invocation To The Goddess Hygieia.” 19th c. Oil on canvas. In the public domain. via https://fineartamerica.com/featured/invocation-to-the-goddess-hygieia-louis-hector-leroux.html
"Pericles and Aspasia in the studio of Phidias." 19th c.
“Pericles and Aspasia in the studio of Phidias.” 19th c. In the public domain. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Illus0362.jpg
"The Vestal Virgins."
“The Vestal Virgins.” 19th c. Private collection. Photo credit: Christies. Image courtesy Bridgeman Art Library. © Art.com. via https://www.art.com/products/p9788838865-sa-i5580873/louis-hector-leroux-the-vestal-virgins.htm

Glacier art. Thomas Hill, painter. Living from 1829 to 1908, he was born in England but mostly worked in America. Studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Romanticism school.

"Muir Glacier, Alaska." 1887-88.
“Muir Glacier, Alaska.” 1887-88. Collection of the Oakland Museum of California, Oakland. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Hill._Muir_Glacier,_Alaska._Oakland_Museum_of_California.jpg
"The Davidson Glacier." 1888.
“The Davidson Glacier.” 1888. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.allartclassic.com/subj_pictures_zoom.php?p_number=&p=&number=HIL004&stt=2&forder=1
"Sir Donald Peak and Selkirk Glacier, Canada." 1890.
“Sir Donald Peak and Selkirk Glacier, Canada.” 1890. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.wikiart.org/en/thomas-hill/sir-donald-peak-and-selkirk-glacier-canada-1890

Flower prints by American printmaker Blanche Lazzell (1878-1956). Known for her white-line woodcuts.

"Tulips." 1920.
“Tulips.” 1920. American, made in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Color woodcut on Japan paper. Image © Swann Auction Galleries. Fair use license. via https://www.swanngalleries.com/news/2014/09/white-line-blanche-lazzell-and-the-provincetown-printers/
"The Blue Jug." 1928. Color woodblock.
“The Blue Jug.” 1928. Color woodblock. Image ©2019 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/blanche-lazzell/the-blue-jug-Q5yKJXUwe173IpsVHIp4yw2
“Abstract Petunias.’’ 1946, Color woodcut on laid Japan paper.
“Abstract Petunias.’’ 1946, Color woodcut on laid Japan paper. Image © UNDERMAIN, LLC 2013-FOREVER. Fair use license. via https://under-main.com/tag/blanche-lazzell/

More Egyptian Revival items in my patreon public (free) post in my fall-winter series for today. Link below.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/31812898

A few more items than usual. Being sent lots of good ones by various friends/collaborators. They are terrific.

Should you be interested in supporting my work and can, please check out what’s available at the various levels. Thanks! Sarah.

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Maria Isabel of Braganza queen of Spain as founder of the Museum del Prado, her left hand resting on a gilded Egyptian Revival table. 1829. Oil on canvas. Bernardo López Piquer, artist )1801-1874). Collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maria_Isabel_of_Portugal_in_front_of_the_Prado_in_1829_by_Bernardo_L%C3%B3pez_y_piquer.jpg

An earlier world and a later eye. Rococo Revival in theme. Carl Schweninger the younger, Austrian artist (1854-1912). His father was a painter too.

"Klatsch und Tratsch im Salon." Painted by 1903.
“Klatsch und Tratsch im Salon.” Painted by 1903. Oil on panel. Signed. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via
"Das Konzert." By 1903.
“Das Konzert.” By 1903. Oil on canvas. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carl_Schweninger_jr_Das_Konzert.jpg
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“Galante Gesellschaft im Schloßpark.” By 1903. Oil on canvas. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carl_Schweninger_jr_Galante_Gesellschaft_im_Schlosspark.jpg

Women getting out and about in an Italy that’s only a little while back. Angelo Morbelli, painter. Living from 1853 to 1919 he painted in the Divisionist style.

"Battello sul Lago Maggiore." 1915. Oil on canvas.
“Battello sul Lago Maggiore.” 1915. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Gallerie di Piazza Scala, Milan. Artgate Fondazione Cariplo. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artgate_Fondazione_Cariplo_-_Morbelli_Angelo,_Battello_sul_Lago_Maggiore.jpg
"In the Rice Fields." 1901.
“In the Rice Fields.” 1901. Private collection. Exhibited at the Van Gogh Museum. Fair use license. via https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/news-and-press/press-image-bank/images-jean-francois-millet-sowing-the-seeds-of-modern-art/in-the-rice-fields-angelo-morbelli-1901?v=1
"The Old Curious." 1891.
“The Old Curious.” 1891. In the public domain due to age. vi https://pixels.com/featured/2-angelo-morbelli-1853-1919-the-old-curious-1891-angelo-morbelli.html

Cityscapes, two with trains. Maybe a few people if you look hard enough. Darío de Regoyos y Valdés, Spanish artist (1857-1913). Studied under Carlos de Haes.

"Pancorbo: Passing Train." 1901.
“Pancorbo: Passing Train.” 1901. Oil on canvas. Image © Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona. Fair use license. via https://www.museunacional.cat/en/colleccio/pancorbo-passing-train/dario-de-regoyos/017453-000
"Blast Furnaces in Bilbao." ca. 1908.
“Blast Furnaces in Bilbao.” ca. 1908. Image © 2019 FineArtAmerica.com. Fair use license. via https://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-blast-furnaces-in-bilbao-dario-de-regoyos.html
"The Passing of the Train." 1902. Oil on panel.
“The Passing of the Train.” 1902. Oil on panel. Image © Colección Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza. Fair use license. via https://www.carmenthyssenmalaga.org/en/obra/el-paso-del-tren

Watercolors of an America that is slipping away but not gone yet. Painted by Sàndor Bernàth who lived from 1892 to 1984. Born in Hungary, he immigrated to the United States where these were painted.

Untitled work. ca. 1940s.
Untitled work. ca. 1940s. Watercolor on wove paper. Signed on the lower right. Image © 2019 Terenchin. Fair use license. via https://www.terenchin.com/2014/04/11/sandor-bernath-1892-1964/
"Rolling Hills." No exact date.
“Rolling Hills.” No exact date. Watercolor on paper. Signed on the lower left. Image © Heritage Auctions, HA.com. Fair use license. via https://fineart.ha.com/itm/american/regional/sandor-bernath-american-1892-1984-rolling-hillswatercolor-on-paper16in-x-1875insigned-lower-lefta/a/628-23344.s
Watercolor of a sailing yacht.
Watercolor of a sailing yacht. No exact date. Watercolor on paper. Image © 2002-2019 LiveAuctioneers. Fair use license. via https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/9089225_457-sandor-bernath-american-1892-1984-lot-of-three
Rural landscape. ca. 1945-55.
Rural landscape. ca. 1945-55. Watercolor on wove paper. Signed on the lower right. Image © George D. Glazer 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.georgeglazer.com/wpmain/product/fine-art-sandor-bernath-farm-barn-rural-landscape-watercolor-20th-century/

Paintings with a lot going on, most of it all at once. Austrian. Hans Makart, academic history painter(1840-1884). Best known for his influence on Gustav Klimt.

"Abundantia. The Gifts of Earth." ca. 1870. Oil on canvas
“Abundantia. The Gifts of Earth.” ca. 1870. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Photo credit: Gereenens. Cc0 License 4.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abundantia,_the_gifts_of_earth_by_Hans_Makart._Dated_around_1870._Oil_on_Canvas._161,2_x_445,1_cm.jpg
Hans Makart - Cleopatra on Nile circa 1875 - (MeisterDrucke-286527)
“Cleopatra on the Nile.” ca. 1875. Image © 2019 meisterdrucke.uk. Fair use license. via https://www.meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/Hans-Makart/286527/Cleopatra-on-Nile,-circa-1875-.html
"Sacrificial Scene." 1880. Oil on canvas.
“Sacrificial Scene.” 1880. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.oceansbridge.com/shop/artists/m/mah-man/makart-hans/opferszene-1880
"Venus and her Entourage." 19th c. Oil on board.
“Venus and her Entourage.” 19th c. Oil on board. ©2019 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/hans-makart/venus-and-her-entourage-LbgLUWP5__H-xDdIiz874g2

Art in gorgeous colors swirling around. Algerian/French. Henry Valensi, artist (1883-1960). Studying art at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he imagined up the Musicalism school at the end of the 1920’s.

large"Voyage en chemin de fer." 1927. Oil on canvas.
“Voyage en chemin de fer.” 1927. Oil on canvas. © Estate of the artist. Image © Galerie Le Minotaure, Paris and artsy.net. Fair use license. via https://www.artsy.net/artwork/henry-valensi-voyage-en-chemin-de-fer-traveling-by-rail
"Green Symphony." 1935.
“Green Symphony.” 1935. © Estate of the artist. Fair use license. via https://artfromthefuture.tumblr.com/post/120725191985/henry-valensi-green-symphony-1935
"Le Mariage des Palmiers, Bou-Saada." 1921.
“Le Mariage des Palmiers, Bou-Saada.” 1921. © Estate of the artist. Fair use license. via https://drwormhole.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/henry-valensi/
"Symphonie stockholmoise (étude)." 1956.
“Symphonie stockholmoise (étude).” 1956. © Estate of the artist. Image Association Henry Valensi. © Tous droits réservés 2016. Fair use license. via http://musicalisme.fr/gb/le-musicalisme/le-mouvement-artistique/