Richard Williamson

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The Fisherman in Love ,1892

Ferdinand Julius Fagerlin (5 February 1825 - 19 March 1907)
Swedish-German genre painter.

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Inge Löök - Finnish Illustrator 1951 -
“The Merry Aunties “

“I couldn’t understand why 2 old aunties became so cherished. I prefer to explore the inner world as opposed to their outer shell; to stay in the small moments which they share so well”-Inge Löök

This is not Munch’s work but that of his contemporary

"Nevermore." by Charles Addams (1912 – 1988)
published October 29, 1973
Watercolor, ink, and correction fluid on illustration board

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Carl Larsson 1853-1919 Sweden

"Esbjörn" (1910) watercolour

Maybe USA should become Canada’s 11th Province. They have the same gun rights, same social and economic diversity & challenges but somehow refrain from killing each other. Could it be that universal access to healthcare play a positive role?

Life is a series of moments, presence in each is a choice and the distinction between existence and happenstance

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Pettson and Findus

Sven Nordqvist-1946 is a Swedish writer/illustrator of children's books, best known for his series Pettson and Findus, about the old farmer Pettson and his talented cat Findus. He is also active as a comic artist

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Bruno Liljefors, Swedish, 1860–1939

Nocturnal Mood with Wild Ducks, 1901
Oil on canvas
126 × 200 cm
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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Sophus Jacobsen (Norwegian 1833-1912) He lived in Düsseldorf in 1855 and remained a pupil of Hans Gude at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Sophus Jacobsen had a special fondness for landscape motifs in the moonlight

Night of a full moon over the harbour, 1863

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Hans Dahl (Norwegian, 1849–1937, born in Hardanger, Norway)
Midnight Sun over the Fjord, c. 1900
Oil on canvas
100 × 67 cm
Private collection

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Sunset over the Fjord," circa 1900

Eilert Adelsteen Normann 1848-1918 Norwegian painter of landscapes who invited Edvard Munch to Berlin, where he painted The Scream. His fjord paintings are credited with making the Norway a popular tourist destination

Omg, call the 82 Airborne!!!

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Inge Löök - Finnish Illustrator 1951 -
“The Merry Aunties “

“I couldn’t understand why 2 old aunties became so cherished. I prefer to explore the inner world as opposed to their outer shell; to stay in the small moments which they share so well”-Inge Löök

Trump follows Rwandan Hutu’s who called Tutsi’s“cockroaches”,objectifying them as subhuman, making it easier to massacre them. After the Durham report, Trump wrote: “They are scum, like cockroaches” He called political opponents “vermin”; they’re “living like vermin in the confines of our country.”

Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Reducing Car Imports and Idling Factories

So much winning it makes me want to puke….
900 US workers laid off so far.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...

Judge Diane Goodstein’s home destroyed in fire after death threats and criticism from Trump aide; ex-senator husband injured A fire engulfed the South Carolina home of Judge Diane Goodstein. Three people were hospitalized. Her husband, Arnold Goodstein, sustained multiple fractures after jumping from the house. He was airli...

Seriously? After deciding against trump, Stephen Miller & a trump admin publicly threaten the judge & while she’s walking the dog, the house is engulfed by fire nearly killing her husband; and only NY Post, Economic Times, & Hindustan Times are reporting on it???

m.economictimes.com/news/interna...

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Elsa Beskow (1874 – 1953) Swedish author/illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are Tale of the Little Little Old Woman & Aunt Green, Aunt Brown & Aunt Lavender.

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Lena Christine Anderson 1939- Swedish children's book author/illustrator.

50 children's books. Long-collaboration w/Christina Björk , books about Storm-Stina , & Linnea (incl Linnea in the painter's garden (Claude Monet ) & about Maja , incl Maja's alphabet

Steve Daubney (@stevedaubs) on Threads Watching Colbert last night, and this happened - holy crap 😆

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Inge Löök - Finnish Illustrator 1951 -
“The Merry Aunties “

“I couldn’t understand why 2 old aunties became so cherished. I prefer to explore the inner world as opposed to their outer shell; to stay in the small moments which they share so well”-Inge Löök

Rise and Shine!

Pettson and Findus

Sven Nordqvist-1946 is a Swedish writer/illustrator of children's books, best known for his series Pettson and Findus, about the old farmer Pettson and his talented cat Findus. He is also active as a comic artist

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Elsa Beskow (1874 – 1953) Swedish author/illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are Tale of the Little Little Old Woman & Aunt Green, Aunt Brown & Aunt Lavender.

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Erik Ludvig Henningsen (Danish, 1855 - 1930) -

The Lamplighter. 1895.
Oil on canvas

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Hans Andersen Brendekilde 1857-1942
Danish painter

Young Couple under Blossoming Fruit Trees, Spring 1905
Oil on canvas - 70 x 95 cm

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Ferdinand von Wright 1822-1906, Finnish Known for landscapes, animal paintings, detailed depictions of birds

Asetelma ateljeesta
~ Still Life in the Atelier 1868
Oil on canvas
73 cm x 61,5 cm
Finnish National Gallery Ateneum, Helsinki Finland