CLARKSON FREDERICK STANFIELD

 

CLARKSON FREDERICK STANFIELD

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SUNDAY Feature on ART of Architecture by Gautam Shah

Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (1793-1867) was an English painter. He was known for his sea coast art and large scale landscapes. His father, and other family members were also painters.

Stanfield in his young age, was a sailor. These voyages exposed him to intimate experience with the sea. He was fond of sail boats on choppy seas, extreme weather and dynamic scenes. But he began the carrier with coach decoration, theatrical scene painting. He created moving dioramas and panorama ( The Venetian panorama was a roll of 300 feet length and 20 high, and was gas lit). The theatre or stage-art helped him to handle vast scapes, whereas, moving rolled scenes helped him to connect various pieces of scenes.

Stanfield's easel and theatrical work was based on experiences gained over extensive domestic and foreign tours, and meticulous sketches made on the site. His travels at home and in France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Ireland allowed him to create wide range of scenes.

Stanfield was elected as Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1832, and became a full Academician in February 1835. 

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CARL SKÅNBERG

 

CARL SKÅNBERG

SUNDAY Feature on ART of Architecture -by Gautam Shah 

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Carl Emmerik Skånberg (1850-1883) was a Swedish artist. He was suffering from severe illness. He lived a very short life. Yet, he became a remarkable artist and famous landscape painter. He, as a colorist, was influenced by the Impressionism, In 1875, he went to Paris and later to Northern France, the Netherlands, Sicily in Italy. He painted port and coastal environments. He created a series of watercolours with motifs from and around Taormina. 

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EGON SCHIELE (Studies and Sketches)

 

EGON SCHIELE (Studies and Sketches)

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SUNDAY Feature on ART of Architecture -by Gautam Shah

Egon Schiele (1890-1918), was one of the most prolific Austrian artists, who in a short life of 28 years, produced more than 3000 works. Schiele from young age was fond of drawing trains from his station master father’s house. At the age of 16, he moved to Vienna to study at the Academy of Fine Arts. Here, Gustav Klimt who had formed the Vienna Secession, became his mentor. Schiele, remained close friends but moved away from Klimt’s ‘ornate Art Nouveau and developed own Expressionist style. This was a stark, raw and deeply emotional expression drawn with a darker palette. This post presents his studies and sketches.

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