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Wednesday

Аnton Pieck (1895-1987, Dutch) Illustrations

Interestingly, Anton Franciscus Pieck, a Dutch painter, artist and graphic artist, had a twin brother Henri Christiaan Pieck who was also a painter and illustrator.
In Hattem, the Netherlands, the Anton Pieck Museum, called "House for Anton Pieck" was opened in 1984. (antonpieck.eu)



Monday

Pino Dangelico Daeni (1939-2010) Italian Artist

Pino Daeni, born Giuseppe Dangelico Daeni in Bari, was an Italian Impressionist book illustrator and artist.
He is known for his style of feminine, romantic women and strong men painted with loose but accurate brushwork. Considered one of the highest paid book illustrators of his time, he created over 3,000 book covers, movie posters and magazine illustrations.




Friday

Unknown painter. View of Rabat, 1900s



Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Peter Paul Rubens. Rubens, His Wife Helena Fourment and Their Son Frans, 1639 (the Metropolitan Museum of Art)


Peter Paul Rubens, Hygeia - Goddess Of Health, c.1615

Saturday

Adolph Menzel (1815-1905) German painter

German painter Adolph von Menzel is one of the most famous German artists of the 19th century and the most successful artist of his era in Germany where his popularity owing especially to politically propagandistic works, was such that few of his major paintings left Germany, as many were quickly acquired by museums in Berlin. (wikipedia)
Adolph Menzel, On a Journey to Beautiful Countryside, 1892


Adolph Menzel, Ball Scene (detail)

Wendy Whitson, Landscape painting

A North Carolina native, Wendy is a graduate of East Carolina University with a degree in Fine Art. She worked in the fields of graphic design and photography for many years, before coming full circle to painting. (wendywhitson.com)
Wild Flowers, detail

Wild Flowers

John William Waterhouse (English, 1849-1917)


John William Waterhouse,  Narcissus 1912


John William Waterhouse, Miranda, The Tempest 1916

John William Waterhouse,   Lamia and the Soldier, 1905