Harry van der Weyden

Jason Cordero

Jason Cordero is a South Australian artist whose sublime, ethereal landscapes and seascapes have won many prizes.
See more of his work at his website: jasoncordero.com

Rocks

Some marines I found on the Bonhams auction house site. I neglected to post them when the auction was current, in September last year. But better late than never.

There's a lot of white paint, contrasted with near blacks, in these works, which are all (I think) of rocky parts of East Coast of the US.

The first one is by Abraham Bogdanove, an artist born in Minsk (now in Belarus) who found the Maine Coast (particularly the rugged rocks of Monhegan Island) an endless source of inspiration.

The second is by contemporary painter Michael B Karas.

Two works by Frederick Judd Waugh follow.


Here are some beautiful nautical works from an upcoming Bonhams marine auction
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20482/

Montague Dawson, Eventide.
Antonio Jacobsen, the ship County of Ediburgh stranded on a beach.
Antonio Jacobsen, The ship El Rio at sea.

Painting the Invisible

Giuseppe de Nittis, The Sea during a Tempest, 1877.
Attilio Pratella, Fisher boats on the sea by Capri.
Giovanni Fattori, Storm.
Pietro Fragiacomo, Nocturne.

These Italian marines first struck me as slightly boring in their simplicity, but the more I looked at them, or into them, the more evocative they became.
The main subject of the composition seems to be just a boat or a bush, but the real subject of each painting is something less concrete: the power of a storm, the stillness of a shallow bay, the marine wind on a deserted beach, or the soothing wonder of moonlight on water.
These invisible inner qualities make a painting great.

Winslow Homer Exhibition

Only a couple of weeks left to see an exhibition of late works by Winslow Homer, produced while he was living on the coast of Maine.
The exhibition, at the Portland Museum of Art, closes on December 30th.

For more information about the exhibition, visit the website: portlandmuseum.org

Michal Wywiorski (Polish)

Upcoming Christie's Auction

Jules-Achilles Noel (French), Battling the Elements, 35.6 x 65.1 cm.
Michael Vaughan (English), Sunlight through the rigging, oil and acrylic, 55.3 x 81.4 cm.
michael-vaughan.com
Pavlo Prosalentis (Greek), Steam Yatch foundering in a Storm.
David James (Irish-English), Lashing waters of the Atlantic, 1896, 25 x 50 inches.

Lots in an upcoming Maritim Art sale at Christie's.
www.christies.com