I've got artistic this week with two American painters whom I must confess I only know from these stamps.
First, a realist painter in the Celebrate the Century (1920s) series.
First, a realist painter in the Celebrate the Century (1920s) series.
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| The Automat by Edward Hopper (1881-1967) |
I don't really understand what this painting depicts - but here's what it says on the back of the stamp.
The work of landscape painter Winslow Homer (1836-1910) is more in my line.
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| Breezing up (a fair wind) |
The painting produced in 1873-1876 is in the US National Gallery of Art.
Now I suggest that you breeze over to see what else crosses your bows at Sunday-stamps-h.
10 comments:
A contrast of painters. Winslow Homer spent a couple of years in the north east at Cullercoats I wonder if any of his paintings stayed in the area.
Hopper is one of my favourite painters, but I hadn't seen the second stamp. I like paintings on stamps, and I always think it must be difficult to choose which ones to reproduce...
Yeah, I agree Bob. I really like the second one and the painting is very much in my line having lived with boats of one kind or another most of my life.
Great stamps! I like both Hopper and Homer. I am also doing the A to Z challenge this year. I will visit some of your entries.
Viridian
I get to see the Hopper painting every time we hit the Art Center in Des Moines. My wife says she was a little girl when she first saw that and it inspired her to become an artist.
I love Hopper's work. I'm unfamiliar with the second stamp and artist.
The first one looks like a woman sitting in the coffee shop/cafe of her generation, alone and thinking.
But I truly love the second one. I might have to look for a reproduction of that painting for my guest room. Born & raised on the coast of southern Massachusetts, the old fishermen are close to my heart.
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I always feel like I'm missing something in a Hopper painting, especially as so many people love his work.
All stamps are lovely, but my favourite is the first one - I just like the subject of alienation and introspection in general.
I believe I even have the first painting on a postcard...i am always happy to learn of new important painters, like Homer in this case
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