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rainagangwal on test

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:54:22 -0400

This is a test slide show.

cjawbrey on Untitled

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:23:49 -0400

How is water represented in this picture? Why do you think the water seems to be coming out of the globe?

MyFamilyJules on Portrait of Paul Valpinçon (d. 1894)

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:56:16 -0400

Paul Pinson de Valpinçon was born 29 Oct 1834 in Paris. He married Marguerite Claire Brinquant on 14 Jan 1861 in Paris. Paul died 13 Oct 1894 in Paris. Marguerite was born 05 Oct 1839, and died 07 Oct 1898. They had two children: Hortense Claire Pinson de Valpinçon, born 14 Jul 1862, who married Antoine Jacques Fourchy, and died in 1946; and Henri Victor PINSON de VALPINÇON, born 11 Jan 1869 in Paris, and died 28 Oct 1942. Henri never married. Hortense's husband, Antoine Jacques Fourchy, was born 25 Jun 1860.

For more information, see my comments on the Degas painting of Hortense, or visit my family blog at http://www.MyFamilyJules.com, or visit me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GustaveCaillebotte.

MyFamilyJules on Portrait of Mlle. Hortense Valpinçon

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:36:13 -0400

I thought it might interest you to read some unpublished information about how Gustave Caillebotte joined up with Edgar Degas other Impressionists.
The Valpinçon Chateau at Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes, in Normandie, where Edgar Degas painted many of his paintings, was first purchased in 1822 by my 2nd great-grandfather, Augustin René PINSON de VALPINÇON, who was not only the grandfather of Degas' lifelong childhood friend, Paul Valpinçon, but was ALSO the grand uncle of Alfred Caillebotte, half-brother of fellow French Impressionist artist, Gustave Caillebotte.
Because Alfred's father married a 2nd cousin (Adèle Zoé Boissière - 1st cousin to my great-grandfather, Jules de Launay), this means that Alfred is both a 3rd cousin AND a half-brother of Gustave Caillebotte.
So, it is through Degas' friendship with Paul Valpinçon that Degas met Paul's cousin Gustave Caillebotte. But it is also through the Valpinçon family that both Degas and Gustave Caillebotte (separately) met Neoclassical painter, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
Ingres gave his 1808 painting, "The Valpinçon Bather", to this same Valpinçon family, and it is this Valpinçon family for whom the painting, which now hangs in the Louvre, was named.
Degas painted Paul Valpinçon, his wife Marguerite, his daughter Hortense, and son Henri. The Valpinçon Chateau passed from Henri to his first cousin, when Henri died on 28 Oct 1942, and it remained in the family until it was sold in 1974. "The Valpinçon Bather" remained in the family until it went to the Louvre in 1879.
You are invited to follow me at http://www.MyFamilyJules.com/, http://www.facebook.com/GustaveCaillebotte, or http:/www.twitter.com/MyFamilyJules.
Keep an eye on the links above, as I hope to have an easier to follow diagram of the relationships on the blog and FB page in the near future. Twitter updates are posted automatically.
I am a frequent visitor to Paris for family visits and research, and although I have not been to Minneapolis in years, I would be glad to entertain any questions you have regarding the various families. I would also entertain a visit to the MIA should you desire to meet in person. I have not seen the portrait of Hortense in person, but look forward to doing so.
I would also like to request the contact information of whom I might contact to see any family related paintings and drawings that are not currently on display.

amarilloarmadillo on Gauguin

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:02:08 -0400

Great point about the colors in the "Tahitian Landscape"- they make it seem so much more vibrant.

cab10g on Gauguin

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:58:23 -0400

I actually totally agree. Sometimes I find it creepy how he depicts the natives but I also like his style and especially the use of color in those same pieces.

atucker on Gauguin

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:52:26 -0400

Gauguin's work is very colorful and sometimes a bit frightening.

Kelly on Man's Best Friend

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:07:01 -0400

I love it. Lots of great questions with higher order thinking involved When I have asked students yes or no questions with an expectation to elaborate, I find they rush through their explanation. I usually try to rearrange those questions to avoid the "yes or no..plus my speedy reason why!" answers from students.

ccmoore12 on Tiger and Dragon

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:57:27 -0500

This rocks!

Susan Rotilie on Night Vision

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:19:33 -0500

In addition to the art activity, I think this Set would also be a great jumping off point for storytelling and writing activities.

Courtney Gerber on Trophy II (for Teeny and Marcel Duchamp)

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:32:57 -0500

This piece will be on view in the exhibition Dance Works I: Merce Cunningham and Robert Rauschenberg at the Walker Art Center through spring 2012.

jinjanjane on "Lucie Attwell's Bicky House" still bank

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:07:06 -0500

I have one of these! an Aunt gave it to me when I was about 7 years old!

Abbie Anderson on Before we visit either museum, is there a way to see what is currently on view?

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:37:08 -0500

The link above for "On View at the Walker 2009" is broken. To get a list of exhibitions on view at the Walker Art Center, use ArtsConnectEd's Art Finder as follows:

First, navigate to the "Events" tab. (These are the blue tabs arranged horizontally, just above the search results.)
Use the "Institution" filter to select Walker Art Center.
Lastly, use the "Type" filter to choose exhibitions.

Now to interpret your search results. Each slide-like object represents an exhibition currently on view in the Walker galleries. Click on any exhibition title to read its description. Though the Sculpture Garden does not appear in the list, the Garden is open year-round.

spencer on Louise Hertsgaard: ReMix YourSelf 2

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:20:23 -0500

I believe the author meant that Van Gogh died in 1890 (not 1980).

aloeffler on Abstraction

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:51:57 -0400

Nice lines

aloeffler on #36-1950

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:49:43 -0400

the lines are cool

aloeffler on 66-76-89

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:19:59 -0400

the form is awesome!

aloeffler on Achillea Umbellata (Yarrow)

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:46:46 -0400

form's cool

aloeffler on "Acorn Stoves" still bank

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:46:15 -0400

Love the form

aloeffler on Accabonac 4

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:45:19 -0400

nice lines

aloeffler on Abundant Fruit

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:44:37 -0400

Value is amazing

aloeffler on Abu Simbel, Grande Temple, Intérieur de la Salle

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:43:39 -0400

the value is amazing

aloeffler on Abstract Thought

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:42:46 -0400

Like the shape

aloeffler on Abstract Relief: Archaeology

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:41:51 -0400

I love the color

aloeffler on Abraham's Sacrifice

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:40:37 -0400

I love the form of this one

aloeffler on Abstraction

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:39:47 -0400

anything's art, if it expresses something, it's art. I love the colors....

aloeffler on "Abraham Lincoln" still bank

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:38:40 -0400

Great shape

aloeffler on "Abraham Lincoln" still bank

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:37:50 -0400

I love the shape of his head

aloeffler on Aboard le Mistral, France

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:37:04 -0400

The value in this picture is good

aloeffler on A Bower in the Arsacides from Moby Dick Deckle Edges

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:35:58 -0400

Colorful! I love it

aloeffler on A Blackfoot Travois

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:34:17 -0400

I like the space used in this picture

aloeffler on 1984

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:32:53 -0400

the space was used well

aloeffler on Abalone and Flathead

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:31:53 -0400

I like the how the space was used..being centered only makes it more enjoyable to eye.

aloeffler on A.A.

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:29:05 -0400

the texture is very cool, woody and gritty.

aloeffler on A Beauty Looking at the First Sunrise

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:28:18 -0400

I love the texture and techinque

aloeffler on 0-9

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:25:18 -0400

Great texture! Very unique and stylish!

saadmashkoor on What are some ways teachers can use ArtsConnectEd with an interactive whiteboard?

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:38:09 -0400

iit is a good site

artywoodland on Temple Hanging

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:27:39 -0400

this is awesome cause its in a jar

artywoodland on To Serve in Defense of Our Nation

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:05:37 -0400

hello?

artywoodland on To Serve in Defense of Our Nation

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:05:18 -0400

cool picture

Matthew L. Bowen on City Night

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:25:55 -0400

very dark and good

Matthew L. Bowen on Aphrodisiac Telephone

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:50:26 -0400

love it

Matthew L. Bowen on Head of a Woman

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:45:48 -0400

this is my favorite

Matthew L. Bowen on City Night

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:33:56 -0400

its okay

Valerie Boyd on Surrealism

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:12:28 -0400

What a fabulous set on Surrealism and Rene Magritte!

Valerie Boyd on The Promenades of Euclid

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:09:44 -0400

I love Rene Magritte's art and this particular piece is a fabulous exampe of his fine technique and masterful play with illusion and reality.

jwddna on "The Dollar Savings Bank of Pittsburgh" still bank

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:59:40 -0400

I believe the bank pictured is in fact not a Banthrico but perhaps an AC Rehberger. My belief is based on the raised versus recessed lettering on the base.

Abbie Anderson on Coffee Thyme

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:35:00 -0400

Let's examine this work.

Use the "Zoom" tool to inspect the surface for subtle variations. (To activate the Zoom tool, hover the mouse/cursor over the image and click on the "+" sign that appears.) In the lower third of the paper you may see faint lines, making it look like the paper is scored, folded, or has a slightly dimensional quality.
Find more information on the "Details" tab. The physical description states that we're looking at a "blind intaglio of triangle and rectangle." In printmaking, a "blind" print is made without ink. Paper can be debossed or embossed by using a plate (or other form) and applying pressure.

After using the Zoom tool across the surface, speculate what this print might look like if the artist had used ink.

chainworks on Coffee Thyme

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:37:26 -0400

Thats where you're wrong. theres verrrrryyyyy faint lines 2/3s down the work. very abstract, but still art

Katherine on Firemen's Celebration at Kensico Dam, Westchester, New York

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:20:59 -0400

This photograph is awesome!