Marianne Stokes
1855-1927
Nationality - Austrian-born British

Death and the Maiden

c.1908

Oil on Canvas

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A  new Week End Blog

THE BEST OF MY CHOICE MY DELIGHT

 begins tomorrow

FRIDAY 31st AUGUST

thebestofmychoicemydelight.blogspot.com

and will be updated every week end

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Alfred Sisley
1839-99
Nationality - British

St.Martin Canal

1870

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Giovanni Boldini

1842-1931
Nationality - Italian

The Actress Rejane and her Dog

c.1885

Oil on Canvas

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949

Pierre Auguste Cot

1837-83

Nationality - French

Ophelia

1870

Oil on Canvas

127.5 cm x 78.1 cm

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948

John William Casilear
1811-93
Nationality - American

Alpine Lake

1860

Oil on Canvas

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947

Olga Della-Vos-Kardovskaya
1875-1952
Nationality - Russian

Little Woman

1910

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946

Eugene Delacroix

1798-1863

Nationality - French

Jewish Wedding in Morocco

1839

Oil on Canvas

105 cm x 140 cm

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945

Martin Johnson Heade
1819-1904
Nationality - American

Cattleya Orchid and Three Brazilian Hummingbirds

1871

Oil on Panel

34.8 cm x 45.6 cm

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944

William-Adolph Bouguereau

1825-1905

Nationality - French

Innocence

1893

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943

Francois Flameng

1856-1923

Nationality - French

Bathing of Court Ladies in the 18th Century

1888

Oil on Canvas

90 cm x 115 cm

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942

Charles Burton Barber

1845-94

Nationality - British

A Special Pleader

1893

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941

Jules Joseph Lefebvre

1834-1912

Nationality - French

Girl with a Mandolin

1870

Oil on Canvas

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Ogata Korin
1658-1716
Nationality - Japanese

Irises at Yatsuhashi

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Paul Gauguin
1848-1903
Nationality - French

The Sacred Mountain

1892

Oil on Canvas

68 cm x 91 cm

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938

Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys
1829-1904
Nationality - British

Queen Eleanor

1858

Oil on Canvas

40.6 cm x 30.4 cm

Queen Eleanor was the jealous wife of King Henry II. According to legend, Henry hid his mistress Fair Rosamund in a maze. The artist depicts Eleanor following the red silk cord which the king used to find his true love. In her hands she carries a dagger to kill the watching guard and a goblet of poison for Rosamund. 

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1841-1919
Nationality - French

In the Meadow

1890-4

Oil on Canvas

81 cm x 60 cm

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936

Vincent van Gogh
1853-90
Nationality - Dutch

A Suburb of Paris

1887

Oil on Canvas

38 cm x 46 cm

While the artist was living with his brother Theo, he produced a number of paintings in the outskirts of Paris.

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935

Titian
1490-1576
Nationality - Italian

Violante

app1510

Oil on Canvas

65 cm x 51 cm

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Edgar Degas
1834-1917
Nationality - French

Dancers, Pink and Green

c.1890

Oil on Canvas

82.2 cm x 75.6 cm

Notice the top-hatted patron almost concealed behind the post on the right

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A new series of paintings

begins here on Monday 13th August. 

The blog will then be updated every day.

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