Recent art that you liked

[txomsy]

On the same line, I was greatly surprised by Fridtjof Nansen's artwork, explorer of the North Pole, scientist, diplomat, winner of the Peace Nobel Price, and artist.

 

[stlukesguild]

It seems that painting and calligraphy were part of the average education for the upper classes or the educated in the past. I’ve seen painting by authors such as Edgar Allen Poe and Victoria Hugo and they could easily be accepted into most art schools from the last 100 years.

 

[stlukesguild]

I just came upon these two paintings by Robert Winthrop Chanler (American, 1872-1930). He was an American artist whose works merged elements of the decorative with the bizarre. He was a member of the Astor and Stuyvesant families… both wealthy and politically connected families in the US. His personal life included a whirlwind romance with the beautiful and talented soprano, Lina Cavalieri…

The married in June, 1910 but were separated by the end of their Honeymoon. His murals often involved the use of plaster, sculpted gesso, and gilding. Among his murals is a decorative ceiling at the Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio.

 

[stlukesguild]

Another interesting painting I just stumbled upon is Good Night by Francesco Fonseco:

 

[brianvds]

Ran into these, by one Martin Watsfeldt, on Instagram:

Amusement Park. Oil on canvas, 95 x 90 cm.

Burial. Oil on canvas, 120 x 115 cm.

The Call. Oil on canvas, 120 x 115 cm.

White Dove. Oil on canvas, 75 x 70 cm.

 

[TK H-H]

Cascade by Eric Wert.
Not sure if the pictures will size-up well enough to make everything out. But the piece is incredibly detailed.

Quite a large painting too.

Really beautiful oil painting, with a lot of detail and lovely colors.

 

[Bongo]

A.I.

 

[TK H-H]

Looks pretty real to me. The article I saw it in was an interview about his work, and included several progress photos from his initial still-life setup, beginning sketch, grisaille, glazing and detail layers. Including several shots of him actively in the studio.

He has several other similarly impressive oil paintings you can easily find, and is represented by Gallery Henoch in New York.