Sunday, May 23, 2010

Paintings at Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University

Finally, I'm coming to talk about the paintings at Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. It has some very fascinating modern works and several beautiful 18th century or older European paintings. Adding to this exulted group, there are several paintings command my attention through various virtues even though they are quite sentimental and suspect of being kitsch.

My favorite one is Angel by Sean Scully

Angel, Sean Scully _ 1853
Angel, Sean Scully

Great Anselm Kiefer was represented by Jakobs Traum (Jacob's Dream):

Jakobs Traum, Anselm Kiefer _ 1865

Jakobs Traum, Anselm Kiefer _ 1867

Jakobs Traum, Anselm Kiefer _ 1872

Jakobs Traum, Anselm Kiefer _ 1874

There are three very beautiful Richard Diebenkorn pieces:

Window, Richard Diebenkorn _ 1887
Window

Ocean Park #94, Richard Diebenkorn _ 1893
Ocean Park #94

Ocean Park #94 (Details), Richard Diebenkorn _ 1895
Ocean Park #94 (Details)

Ocean Park #94 (Details), Richard Diebenkorn _ 1896
Ocean Park #94 (Details)

Disintegrating Pig, Richard Diebenkorn _ 1880
Disintegrating Pig

Other modern works include:

Mirror, Skull, and Chair, Paul Wonner _ 1877
Mirror, Skull, and Chair, Paul Wonner

Interior with Cityscape, Elmer Nelson Bischoff _ 1889
Interior with Cityscape, Elmer Nelson Bischoff

Fall 1964, Frank Lobdell _ 1882
Fall 1964, Frank Lobdell

Untitled (Scene with ''X''), Elmer Nelson Bischoff _ 1891
Untitled (Scene with ''X''), Elmer Nelson Bischoff

Modernism European works include:

Parklandschaft, Erich Heckel _ 1907
Parklandschaft, Erich Heckel

Kurish Bride, I, Max Pechstein _ 1909
Kurish Bride, I, Max Pechstein

Paul (Details), Henri Matisse _ 1906
Paul (Details), Henri Matisse

Not my favorite painters, I dido find the thinly painted background in Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins's portrait of Professor William D. Marks interesting:

Portrait of Professor William D. Marks, Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins _ 1916
Portrait of Professor William D. Marks, Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins

I'm in the period of reconnecting to drawing, thus this little drawing appeals me:

Saint Paul's from Saint Martin's-in-the-Fields, William Evans of Bristol _ 1918
Saint Paul's from Saint Martin's-in-the-Fields, William Evans of Bristol

Sentimental? Yes. But I like the color scheme and particularly the color of the pants very beautiful:

The Magdalen, Jean-Jacques Henner _ 1922
The Magdalen, Jean-Jacques Henner

There were three beautiful Madonnas:

The Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John, Jacopo del Sellaio _ 1838
The Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John, Jacopo del Sellaio

Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and an Angel, Domenico di Bartolomeo Ubaldini _ 1834
Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and an Angel, Domenico di Bartolomeo Ubaldini

Madonna in Glory (Details), Carlo Dolci _ 1836
Madonna in Glory (Details), Carlo Dolci

... and a Satan:

Satan Summoning his Legions, Thomas Stothard, R.A. _ 1843
Satan Summoning his Legions, Thomas Stothard, R.A.

... plus a figure somewhere in between:

Napoleon Bonaparte, Andrea Appiani _ 1824
Napoleon Bonaparte, Andrea Appiani

2 comments:

  1. nice pictures nice curation of their curation, matthew. i linked to your blog in my rather oblique review of the NEW installation at stanford, if you get back there. mark weiss in palo alto -- check out the full lunar eclipse tonight!!

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  2. Thank you, Mark, for your comments. I just saw it today. I hope you enjoyed the lunar eclipse that night! I start to follow your blog now.

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