TITLE: “Thanksgiving”
ARTIST: Doris Lee
DATE: 1935
WHY WE CHOSE IT: From the Park West Gallery family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!
SOURCE: The Art Institute of Chicago
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TITLE: “Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies”
ARTIST: Claude Monet
DATE: 1899
WHY WE CHOSE IT: Claude Monet (November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926), the founder of French Impressionism, was born 172 years ago today.
From the Met:
In 1893, Monet, a passionate horticulturist, purchased land with a pond near his property in Giverny, intending to build something “for the pleasure of the eye and also for motifs to paint.” The result was his water-lily garden. In 1899, he began a series of eighteen views of the wooden footbridge over the pond, completing twelve paintings, including the present one, that summer. The vertical format of the picture, unusual in this series, gives prominence to the water lilies and their reflections on the pond.
SOURCE: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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TITLE: “The Thinker”
ARTIST: Auguste Rodin
DATE: 1880
WHY WE CHOSE IT: French sculptor Auguste Rodin (November 12, 1840 – November 17, 1917) was born on this day, 172 years ago.
From the Rodin Museum:
Auguste Rodin originally conceived a smaller version of this sculpture to sit atop his monumental bronze portal entitled “The Gates of Hell” (1880-1917). The figure was intended to represent Italian poet Dante Alighieri pondering “The Divine Comedy,” his epic story of Paradise and Inferno. However, in 1889 Rodin exhibited the sculpture independently of “The Gates,” giving it the title “The Thinker,” and in 1902 he embarked on this larger version.
Rodin recalled: “Guided by my first inspiration I conceived another thinker, a naked man, seated upon a rock, his feet drawn under him, his fist against his teeth, he dreams. The fertile thought slowly elaborates itself within his brain. He is no longer dreamer, he is creator.”
SOURCE: Rodin Museum
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TITLE: “Norman Rockwell at the Voting Booth”
ARTIST: Norman Rockwell
DATE: 1960
WHY WE CHOSE IT: From The Saturday Evening Post:
“Here I am on November 8. As you can see, it’s not easy for me to make up my mind…” Norman Rockwell says in the caption of this 1960 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company advertisement.
The ad was one in a series of 81 pencil drawings Norman Rockwell sketched in the ’50s and ’60s for the insurance company.
Though we don’t know if he cast his vote for Richard Nixon or John F. Kennedy, we do know that he enjoyed working with both men in 1960, painting each of their portraits for The Saturday Evening Post covers.
Election Day 2012 has finally arrived! Will Democratic President Barack Obama win re-election or will Republican challenger Mitt Romney be chosen as America’s next president? We shall soon find out…
SOURCE: The Saturday Evening Post
Through association with the Norman Rockwell Licensing Company (the estate of the artist) and Curtis Publishing (owner of the copyrights of “The Saturday Evening Post” artwork), Park West Gallery is able to bring new and exceptional collecting opportunities for Norman Rockwell artworks to enthusiastic collectors. For more information, please visit www.parkwestgallery.com.
TITLE: “Simply Dreaming”
ARTIST: Itzchak Tarkay
DATE: 2005
WHY WE CHOSE IT: This is your friendly Daylight Saving Time reminder! Don’t forget to set your clocks back this Sunday, November 4, at 2 a.m. We’re certainly looking forward to “falling back” into an extra hour of sleep — aren’t you?!
SOURCE: The Park West Gallery Collection
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TITLE: “Pyramid of Skulls”
ARTIST: Paul Cezanne
DATE: c. 1898-1900
WHY WE CHOSE IT: Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a traditional Mexican holiday observed annually on November 1 and 2. The holiday pays tribute to departed spirits, with family and friends gathering together to remember and celebrate those who have passed.
SOURCE: Grand Palais, Paris
Fine art by Paul Cézanne is available through Park West Gallery and its cruise art auctions at sea. Learn more at www.parkwestgallery.com.
TITLE: “Duendecitos (Hobgoblins)”
ARTIST: Francisco Goya
DATE: c. 1799
WHY WE CHOSE IT: Trick-or-treat! It’s finally here, the night of costumes and candies that all children — and many of us adults — anxiously anticipate all year long. Happy Halloween!
SOURCE: The Park West Gallery Collection
Fine art by Francisco Goya is available through Park West Gallery and its cruise art auctions at sea. Learn more at www.parkwestgallery.com.
TITLE: “Light in the Storm”
ARTIST: Thomas Kinkade
DATE: 1995
WHY WE CHOSE IT: As Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in the storm’s path.
SOURCE: The Park West Gallery Collection
Fine art by Thomas Kinkade is available through Park West Gallery and its cruise art auctions at sea. Learn more at www.parkwest-kinkade.com.
TITLE: “Le Vieux Roi (The Old King)”
ARTIST: Pablo Picasso
DATE: 1963
WHY WE CHOSE IT: Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was born 131 years ago today. The Spanish Cubist is unquestionably the most famous artist of the 20th century. In his artistic lifetime, lasting more than 75 years, Picasso created tens of thousands of works, including paintings, drawings, sculpture, lithographs, etchings, linoleum cuts and ceramics. Picasso changed art more profoundly in the 20th century, and had a greater influence on modern art, than any other artist in history.
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” —Pablo Picasso
SOURCE: The Park West Gallery Collection
Fine art by Pablo Picasso is available through Park West Gallery and its cruise art auctions at sea. Park West is one of the longest running and largest dealers of Picasso graphic works internationally. Learn more at http://picasso.parkwestgallery.com.
TITLE: “Flower Jumper Over Sunrise II”
ARTIST: Peter Max
DATE: 2001 (© Peter Max 2012)
WHY WE CHOSE IT: Happy 75th Birthday, Peter Max! The legendary pop artist was born on this day in 1937.
“I’m just wowed by the universe. I’m just glad to do something I love to do. I love color, I love painting, I love shapes, I love composition, I love the people around me. I’m adoring it all. My legacy is in the hands of other people.” —Peter Max
SOURCE: Park West Gallery
Park West Gallery has enjoyed a relationship with Peter Max since the 1970s, and is the artist’s largest and longest-running dealer in the world. Peter Max fine art is available at Park West Gallery cruise art auctions throughout the world and via our gallery in Southfield, Michigan. Learn more at www.parkwestgallery.com.
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