Among wonderful flowers
I used a part of the Gustav Klimt’s painting “Roses under the Trees” (1905) : Source : http://www.wikiart.org/en/gustav-klimt/roses-under-the-trees
The painting “Lady Lavery” by Sir John Lavery
The Irish painter John Lavery (1856-1941) made a portrait of his wife Lady Lavery in 1922. It is a delicate, charming and graceful paint. The warm light emanating from Lady Lavery is somptuous and contrasts with the dark background. The lady is very elegant with a steamy dress. The transparence and movement of the dress…
In front of a beautiful house
Parosh dress. I used as background a beautiful Raoul Dufy’s painting named “La grille” (“The grid”).
The French painter Raoul Dufy
Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) was a French painter, illustrator and designer . He admired the works of Van Gogh, Gauguin and Impressionist painters. He wasn’t really a Fauvist painter : he only adhered to the Fauve movement during three years until 1909. Besides, he produced fabric designs for the fashion designer Paul Poiret. His paintings are…
Woman with a bird cage
This painting has been realised by József Rippl-Rónai in 1892. I saw it during the exhibition “Masterpieces of Budapest” at the Luxembourg museum in Paris. I was impressed by this paint : the blue and green colours, the graceful woman, the contrast between the pale skin and the dark background and the charming bird in…
Portrait of a young North African woman
In 1874, the Belgium orientalist painter Jean-François Portaels (1818-1895) realised this portrait. Source : http://art-magique.blogspot.fr/2011/05/jean-francois-portaels-1818-1895.html
Salomé
The painting “Salomé” was realised by Paul Antoine de la Boulaye in 1909. Salome is the daughter of Herodiade and Herod the Great (Herod I). She inspired painters like Gustave Moreau and Paul Antoine de la Boulaye. She is often represented dancing in front of her stepfather Herod Antipas to charm him. She is also…
Under the wave
The eyes closed, Rocked by the rhythm of the waves, I listen the lapping of a rough sea ; Calming and searing marin music. I used the Hokusai painting “The wave” :
Magnificent golden flowers
These gold patterns are present in the Klimt painting named “Water serpents”. Water serpents by Gustav Klimt, 1904 Source : labyrintheque.files.wordpress.com
The Beethoven frieze by Gustav Klimt
The Beethoven frieze by Gustav Klimt is a 34 metres mural painting representing an interpretation of the “Ninth Symphony” by Ludwig Van Beethoven. It is composed of three successive scenes : – The torments of Humanity (disease, madness, death, lust, excess and fornication). – The prayers of the Humanity to the Hero, incarnation of the…
