Art Inconnu - Little-known and under-appreciated art.

Marie-Nicole Ponce-Camus (1778 - 1839)

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"A portrait of a young lady in white" (1819)

Norah Neilson Gray (1882 - 1931)

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"Little Brother" (1922)

Sir William Fettes Douglas (1822 - 1891)

2011-06-16T14:03:00.001+01:00

"Artist" (Self Portrait, 1845)

Ilka Gedo (1921 - 1985)

2011-05-23T11:30:00.006+01:00

(via) No titles given. Gedo's entire output has been digitised and is available online, a refreshingly novel concept! Be sure to check out the many drawings available.

Gennadii Gogoliuk (b.1960)

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"Elizaveta"

"Ethiopia of the eyes"

"The magic book"

"Girl in profile"

"Girl in white"

"Between night and dawn"

"Dancer"

"Eternity's guard"

"Daniel Kharms"

"Portrait of a girl"

"Diana"

"From time"

"Dancing girl"

"Girl and anti world"

"Solomon"

"Gypsy girl"

"Kossac woman"

"Horseman"

"Misty earth"

"On the edge of things"

"The Bluebird"

"Russian boy"

"Lucy"

"The fountain of youth"

"Girl with rabbit"

"The mirror"

"Self portrait"

"The tapestry"

Gogoliuk's works are showing at the John Martin gallery in London until 28th May.

Antonio Mancini (1852 - 1930)

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"Il Saltimbanco" (1879)

Ivan Generalic (1914 - 1992)

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"Deer in the forest" 1956

"Cows in a landscape" 1957

"Village" 1954

"Landscape with grass" 1959

"River Landscape" 1964

"Landscape" 1954

- Many other works

Unknown Flemish School Painter

2011-02-06T08:13:00.000Z

"Ecce Homo" (late 16thc.)

Maria Blanchard (1881 - 1932)

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"Jeune fille lisant"

Maria Blanchard was born horribly disfigured from a fall that her mother took while she was pregnant. Her disfigurements included enanismo, which is like dwarfism, a hump on her back, much like a polio victim would have and cojera, which is a deformity in the hips, making walking very difficult. She was often referred to as "the witch". This led her to live a life of solitude. However, this did not stop Maria from becoming a great artist.

"Enfant aux pâtisseries" 1924

"Fillette endormie" 1925

Maria Gutierrez Blanchard was the first-born child of Conception Blanchard and Enrique Gutierrez. She was born in March of 1881, in Santander, Spain. In 1903, Maria moved to Madrid so she could study to become a painter. Her teachers included Fernando Alvarez de Sotomayor, Manuel Benedito andEmelio Sala.

In 1909, Maria's hard work and training won her a grant to continue her studies in Paris, at the Academy Vitti (Academie Vitti), where she studied under Hermengildo Anglada Camarasa, and Kees Van Dongen. While at the Academy, Kees taught her how to break out of the constraints on her artwork that she was taught while studying in Spain. It was during this time that she was introduced to Cubism, after meeting artists such as, Jacques Lipchitz and Juan Gris. These two artists greatly influenced much of Maria's future works.

"Maternité"

In 1910, while in Paris, Maria received a medal in the National Exhibition of Beautiful Arts. She took second prize for her work titled "Nymphs Chaining to Sileno".

Maria returned to Madrid in 1914, where she would participate in an art exhibition called Pintores Integros. The exhibition was organized by Ramone Gomez de la Serna, a Spanish writer, and featured artwork from Jacques Lipchitz, Juan Gris, and Diego Rivera.

From 1914 to 1916, Maria taught drawing to select students in Salamanca. In the later part of 1916, she returned to Paris and began painting in the Cubist style with works such as "Woman with Fan" and "Woman with Guitar". With these two paintings, she fully embraced the methods of Cubism, using flat interlocking shapes. It is said that you could see the influence of Juan Gris and Jacques Lipchitz in these paintings.

"Repas"

"Still life with bananas" 1920

In 1920, Maria began to paint in a more traditional style. Her colors were more poetic and the characters in her paintings reflected the sadness and melancholy feelings that Maria felt in her own life.

In 1921, Maria achieved success with her painting titled "The Communicant", which was displayed at the Salon des Independants in Paris. She began to sell many of her artworks after this showing. But Maria's bad luck caused her to lose the support of many of her patrons due to the financial hardships of that time.

Frank Flausch came to Maria's aid by paying her a monthly contract. This aid lasted until 1926, when Flausch died.

"Jeune Fille à la Fenêtre Ouverte" 1924

"L'Enfant au Bracelet" 1922-23

"L'Enfant à la glace" 1925

Maria's health began to deteriorate from tuberculosis and the stress of day to day life, and Maria's sister Carmen and her children came to live with her. In spite of all of these challenges, Maria continued to paint, selling her paintings to the director of the Valvin Gallery in Paris, Max Berger. She also had several private patrons. This helped solve Maria's financial problems but not her health problems.

"Mujer sentada" 1928

"Le déjeuner"

"Le déjeuner" 1919

(detail)

Maria sought help for her deteriorating health in religion. It is said that she even considered entering into a convent but was persuaded not to by the leaders of the convent.

During the last few years of her life, Maria once again experienced financial problems since she had to create more paintings to sell to patrons that would help her pay for her sister and her nephews. This caused Maria's health to rapidly deteriorate until she died in April of 1932. (via)

"La convalescente"

"Jeune fille à la robe blanche"

"Mujer con abanico" 1916

"Mujer ante el espejo"

"La tasse de chocolat"

"L'Enfant au chapeau" 1925

- Speaking of Maria Blanchard

Wolfgang Beurer (15thc.) et al.

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"Stag Hunting"

"Hunting"

"Hare hunting"

"Boar hunting"

"Bear hunting"

From the Egerton Book of Hours. (via renzodionigi)

Baccio Maria Bacci (1888 - 1974)

2011-01-04T11:33:00.003Z

"Afternoon at Fiesole" 1926-9

"Interno"

"Nudo"

"Il Ritorno Dei Feriti"

"The dream"

- Biography

Claude-Marie Dubufe (1790-1864)

2011-01-02T09:01:00.000Z

"La Surprise"

Unknown French School Painter

2011-01-01T11:53:00.000Z

"Philosopher in meditation"

Happy 2011!

Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo (1480 - 1548)

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"La Vénitienne" 1540

Tatiana Córdoba (b.1988)

2010-12-17T09:28:00.000Z

"Estampa series 1"

"Estampa series 2"

"Estampa series 3"

"Estampa series 5"

- Website
- Interview with Tatiana Córdoba

Unfinished works and sketches, Part 1

2010-12-16T08:56:00.000Z

"Sophie Arnould" by Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805)

"Study of Legs" by Henry Lerolle (1848-1929)

"Study for the Raft of the Medusa" by Théodore Géricault (1791–1824)

"Autumn" by Paul Steck (1866-1924)

"Etude pour le portrait d'Henri Bergson" by Jacques Emile Blanche (1861-1942)

"Study for Endymion" by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (1767–1824)

"Head of a young woman" by Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin (1809–1864)

"Portrait of Nina Overbeck and son" by Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869)

"Portrait of a lady" by George Romney (1734 - 1802)

"Head study of a woman" by Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)

"Head of John the Baptist" Italian School

"Angelique" by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780–1867)

"Jane" by Sir Gerald Festus Kelly (1879–1972)

"Marie Antoinette" Joseph Siffred Duplessis (1725-1802)

"Study for a nude in a landscape" Jean Jacques Henner (1829-1905)

"Portrait de la petite Caplain" by Eugène Anatole Carrière (1849–1906)

"Portrait de Mme Batillat" by Henri Eugène Augustin Le Sidaner (1862-1939)

"Portrait head of a lady" by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830)

"Three men and a boy" by Antoine Le Nain (1610-1648)

Book Review: Asian Art Now by Melissa Chiu and Benjamin Genocchio

2010-12-15T13:30:00.000Z

The 21st century has been labelled “the Asian Century,” and as the balance of economic and geo-political power shifted from America and Europe to Asia, so too the international art world changed. Asian artists are firmly established in major art galleries across the world and many live and work in leading art world centres such as New York and Berlin. The preceding decades have seen Asian art become a truly global phenomenon, and a few artists establish themselves on a global platform; the multi-million pound canvasses of Yue Minjun or the solemn family portraits of Zhang Xiogang, both painters associated with the cynical realism movement. Others will recognise the photographs of Morimura Yasumasa or the paintings of Masami Teraoka which draw heavily on the ukiyo-e woodblock tradition of Japan. Takeshi Murakami has established himself as the “bad boy,” of Asian art, his iconic and outlandish manga-inspired sculptures and paintings being perhaps the most recognisable works in Asian art today. But for many, beyond a scattering of recognisable names and images, the world of Asian art remains confusing and impenetrable.

"No. 9" by Yue Minjun

Asian Art Now from the Monacelli Press aims to take this art - the modern art produced by more than half the population of the world - and reveal it to us, placing it in context and explaining some of the troublesome aspects of this dynamic and thrilling phenomenon. Who are these artists? What do these works mean? And perhaps most interestingly, how are these artists reinterpreting and updating tradition?

"Rudolf and Bambi" by Bharti Kher

The book provides both an overview of contemporary artists and trends, and a much needed scholarly glance at what is a surprisingly rich tradition of modern art across the Asian continent. And it goes well beyond the obvious modern capitals of Asian art. Here is the Mongolian Chaulun Baatar, Vietnamese photo artist Dinh Q. Le. Almagul Menlibayeva of Kazahkstan, Shirin Neshat of Iran. And the breadth is matched by the depth; from paintings in oils and ink, to new media and installations which are startling in their ambition.

"Requesting Buddha no.1" by Wang Qingsong

The authors begin by laying out across an introductory chapter a short history of modern Asian Art. Yes, Yoko Ono is here, but so too many other artists and movements sadly absent from many mainstream timelines of modern art; The Gutai Group, Shozo Shimamoto, Liu Guosong, Zhuang Zhe. The book is then broken into four sections; Rethinking Tradition, Politics Society and the State, Asian Pop Consumerism and Stereotypes and Urban Nature. These four sumptuously illustrated chapters offer a headlong rush through the marvels of the contemporary art of Asia. The authors authoritatively identify the key figures and allow us to encounter a multitude of very different artworks while never losing the cohesion of their narrative. This is a recent history written in a sharp and straightforward manner, the general narrative touching down once or twice a page on a short biography or explanatory passage. It is a grand tour that is over before you know it.

"Uchu Universe" by Erina Matsui

There are some exceptional works on show. I wanted to review this book because I hoped there would be a lot here I had never encountered before - I was not disappointed. In particular I have this book to thank for introducing me to two wonderful artists, both of whom featured on the blog last week. Erina Matsui, a precocious and wildly imaginative 26 year old painter in oils who takes inspiration from toys and pop culture in her large scale self portraits and Ah Xian, a sculptor of breathtaking ceramic busts and an artist who fuses tradition and modernity with incredibly simplicity.

"China, China - bust no.3" by Ah Xian

“Today, contemporary Asian art is both sympathetic to the cultural and historical frameworks within which it is produced, but also, clearly, attuned to the global networks and international marketplaces in which is it frequently exhibited, bought and sold. To grasp its history we must decode an intense, multifaceted dialogue between cultures not just within Asia, but also in Europe and America.”

The book does a fine job of meeting the challenge the authors set. A beautifully illustrated overview of contemporary trends, an investigation of tradition and a reference book with an extensive glossary of artists biographies, lists of museums and galleries. And of course a treasure trove of art which will be unfamiliar to many in the west. If you are ready for the formidable and inspiring world of Asian Art there is likely no better companion than this.

"A big family" by Zhang Xiaogang

Asian Art Now by Melissa Chiu and Benjamin Genocchio. The Monacelli Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-58093-298-1

See works from artists featured in the book -Matsui, Yun Fei-Ji, Nataraj Sharma, Manabu Ikeda, Ah Xian,

More Asian art on Art Inconnu - India, Iran, Japan, Phillipines, Singapore, Vietnam.

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2010-12-14T17:50:00.007Z

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Frederick J. Mulhaupt (1871 - 1938)

2010-12-13T10:19:00.000Z

"Boats at Gloucester Harbour"

"Summer, Gloucester Harbour"

"Choate Bridge, Winter"

"Disaster at sea"

"Gloucester Harbour"

"Winter Harbour"

"Harbour Scene"

"Past and Present"

"The White Schooner"

Erina Matsui (b.1984)

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"Kiss two you" 2008

"Uchu Universe" 2004

"From the forests" 2007

"Feed chane Star Wars" 2008

"Metamorphose" 2005

unknown

"Ebichiri" 2004

"Docomodake"

"Paino Concerto" 2008

"No! Never" 2010

unknown

- 2009 Profile
- Profile @ official site

Yun-Fei Ji (b.1963)

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"The Flood of Badong" 2003

"The Move of Badong" 2002

"Water rising" (detail) 2006

"Last days before the flood" 2006

unknown

"The empty city, east wind" 2003

- My works are meditations on the mountains and waters as the image of our own moral failures
- Profile and works

Nataraj Sharma (b.1958)

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"London" 2008

"Brussels" 2008

"Bangalore 2" 2008

"Bangalore 1" 2008

"Bangalore 3" 2008

"Above Detroit (Winter) 2" 2006

Manabu Ikeda (b.1973)

2010-12-07T08:44:00.000Z

"Foretoken"

detail

"As yet untitled" (detail) 2008

"History of rise and fall" 2006

"Regeneration" 2001

"Existence" 2004

"Ark" 2005

"The galactic train" 2004

- Waves of detail
- Profile and works

Ah Xian (b.1960)

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"China, China - bust no. 4" 1998

"China, China" 1998

Four busts from the "China, China" series, 1998

"China, China - bust no. 10" 1998

"China, China" 1998

"China, China - bust no. 3" 1998

"Human, Human - Lotus 1" Hand beaten copper with fine cloissoné enamel, 2000-01

"China, China"

Bust from the Concrete Forest series

"China, China"

Ah Xian is a self taught artist who held his first exhibition in Shanghai in 1985. He migrated to Australia in 1989. His work has been shown in major survey exhibitions such as "Mao goes Pop: China post-1989," Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (1993,) while his solo exhibitions includes shows at Powerhouse Museum, Sydney; Asia Society Museum, New York; and Stadtische Museum Heilbronn, Germany. In 1999 he received an Australia Council grant to travel to Jingdezhen to explore porcelain production, enabling him to expand his "China, China" series of porcelain portrait busts. He was awarded the national Sculpture prize in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia in 2001, and his works are in collections such as Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane and Asia Society Museum, New York [bio: Melissa Chiu]

- Other works

Guido Cadorin (1892 - 1978)

2010-12-03T11:30:00.006Z

"Nudo di fanciulla"

"Laguna con vela"

"Supredo di S. Trovaso"

"Laguna (Primavera in Laguna)"

"Zitelle Church" 1952

"Nudo e paesaggio fiorito" 1920

"Trincea"

"Figura verde" 1921

"Laguna"

"Campo della Bragora"

"La Lagune" 1916

"Nudo allo specchio" 1943

"Il Canale" 1921

"Case di Pellestrina"

"Veduta di Venezia"

"Laguna"

"El Gheto"

- Biography