Francis Bacon in his studio, photographed by Cecil Beaton, 1960.
#FrancisBacon #BOTD

In Walter Greaves' portrait, Whistler (1871) embodies Sir John Lavery’s description of him: his: ‘eyebrows were thick and black, his eyes sharp as needles – he had beautiful hands…and his general appearance was that of a small alert ringmaster, whip in hand.'

The great artist George Owen Wynne Apperley takes on the challenge of expressing the intimate beauty of a mature gentleman.
He conveys an elegant, shy, powerful sensuality through shadows, sinuous lines, and matte effects. Avoiding erotic canons, he captures a sensual beauty that transcends time...

"San Sebastián" (1984), KEITH HARING (1958-1990), acrílico sobre tela, 152.4 x 152.4 cm. Colección Doriano Navarra, Milan.

buen inicio de semana
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"San Sebastián" (final s.XV), NICCOLÒ RONDINELLI (1450-1510), témpera/ tabla, 180x68 cm. Museo d'Arte della Città, Ravenna, Italia.

©Wizardry Arts painting of The Key Holder from The Key to The Stars series

Wizardry Art
Key To the Stars
The Key Holder
24x30
#art #painting

Jean Boullet, 1921–1970

Cody Ferguson

Franz Theodor, Wrestling School, 1893.

Colin Campbell Cooper (American, 1856-1937) Nude Male Study 1880-1889

Robert Baker's painting from around 1912, shows a farmer at breakfast. A medal winner while studying at the Royal College of Art, he worked on the memorial to Indigo Jones in Hyde Park with the sculptor Adrian Jones; a very fine muralist, he emigrated to America before WW1.

Spooky Season Artwork: Deadman!! Here's my character design of the DC Comics superhero!! www.shannonhedges.com

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes The Forgers, study for ‘Allegorie du Travail’ Red chalk on paper 1846

Gift of the Estate of Sylvia Sleigh

Sylvia Sleigh, David Bourdon, 1969
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Sore feet? Bros St Crispin & Crispinian (beheaded 286 after attempt to drown them failed).Preaching by day in Gaul,they made shoes at night and gave earnings to charity. If your shoes are too tight it is said "you are in St Crispin's prison."Pattons of gloves & lace makers, weavers & saddlers.

A gargoyle stoled my skateboard. Happy Halloween.🎃😈 family friendly version.

Young man in a yellow robe, painted around 1630 by Jan Lievens. Today was his birthday.

Joan Miró, Catalan/Spanish (1893-1983), Peinture (Amour), 1925, oil on canvas, 71.1 x 90.2 cm, private collection

Self Portrait on a Sunny Day ~ 8x10 Oil/Canvas/Palette Knife

Autumn, 1976 by Yiannis Tsarouchis

Joseph Zbukvic (Croatia, b.1952) :
Rainy Morning, Paris, 1966

from Modern Art 20th Century

Ludwig von Hofmann, Rowers, 1908, Defense, 1910, The Source, 1913 and Collapse, 1918
#German

Anton Kolig, Seated Youth, 1919, Two Nudes, 1925, The Painter's Family, 1933 and Longing, 1922
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Edgar Ende (1901-1965), The Dancer on the Ball, 1948, The New Bucephalus, 1961, The Greenhouse, 1920 and The Storm, 1930
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Hans von Marées, The Rowers, 1873, Three Men in a Landscape, 1874, Departure of the Fishermen, 1873 and The Orange Grove, 1873
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Hugo Vogel (1855-1934), Junger Mann am Strand (Young Man on a Beach), 1920's
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Osmar Schindler (1867-1927), Muskelspiel (Muscle Play), 1907, Siegfried badet im Drachenblut (Siegfried bathing in Dragon's Blood), Sieger (The Victor), and Zwiegespräch (Dialogue)
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Ferdinand Schauss (1832-1916), Peace After the Storm
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Helmut Kolle, Jockey, 1926, Boy Putting on a Shirt, 1924, Man with Flat Cap, 1925, and The Three Drinkers, 1925
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Jürgen Wittdorf (1932-2018)
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