Lacking the skill to recreate the masters, I'll settle for prints. In no particular order, these are the ten pictures I'd most like to get prints of:
#10. Aviva Brueckner
The most modern artist on this list, Brueckner did a really cool series of works exploring what some of the greats would have looked like if bones were all that mattered. This take on Matisse's 1909 'Dance' speaks to my love of the quirky and random.
#9. Caravaggio
Detail from Caravaggio's Madonna of Loreto (1605). There are many, many Madonna and child paintings out there. Just check out the Ugly Renaissance Babies Tumblr. Caravaggio, unlike so many of his contemporaries, succeeded in not giving his viewers nightmares. Well, at least until they looked at almost any of his other paintings...
#8. Rune Naito
This is my favourite illustration by Rune, King of Kawaii. When he wasn't busy shaping girls' culture, he was illustrating Japan's first magazine for gay men. It's always good to diversify. If you like the style check out Miracle Lovely! All of Rune's World printed in 2002.
#7. Rossetti
Veronica Veronese by Rossetti (1872); she's meant to look dreamlike but I think she looks wonderfully bored, forever stuck in the gilded cage of the Victorian private sphere. Rossetti, of course, was your typical crazy artist - he had his wife's body exhumed so he could publish the poems he had had buried with her - but he was very good with a paintbrush, so everyone overlooked it.
#6. Charles Burton Barber
#5. Monet
#4. Vladimir Tretchikoff
Tretchikoff's Chinese Lady painting (better known as 'The Green Lady') is probably the kitschiest painting ever to have kitsched. In spite of that I prefer Lady from the Orient (1950s).
#3. Waterhouse
John William Waterhouse's 1888 masterpiece, 'The Lady of Shalott'. Another Pre-Raphelite work, another beautiful, beautiful image.
#2. Margaret Tarrant

'The Fairy Way'. Tarrant was a children's illustrator, and her work is well worthy of being on my walls. I'm very picky when it comes to children's fairytale and nursery rhyme books, they have to have pretty illustrations. After much fruitless searching in physical shops I bought Marianna three Margaret Tarrant illustrated books online.
#2. Margaret Tarrant
#1. Mucha
Mucha is my favourite artist and it was really difficult to pick just one image. So I went for the set of four which makes up the 1898 Flowers series. Mucha's work is just so gorgeous, I'd put it everywhere if I could.
As you can tell, I'm not very cultured at all. I don't like Picasso, but I love kitsch and sentimental Victorian schlock. It's just the way I roll! :) How about you, what is your favourite painting?
I really don't know much about art but the Monet Waterlilies one is beautiful! Thanks for linking up to #TenThings lovely
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Thanks for having me! :)
DeleteWOW — that's SUCH a hard question!!! I have so many favourites, it's really hard to pin them down to one. Love your pics though — I love Rossetti too — so beautiful and dreamlike aren't they? #TheList
ReplyDeleteThey really are - I love the colours and the whole atmosphere.
DeleteOh crumbs I can't even pick a favourite. I love numer 6, I remember my nan having a copy of that on her wall :-) Thanks for linking up to #thelist x
ReplyDeleteI used to sit and stare at that one for ages, and make up imaginary stories about the little girl! :)
DeleteI'm not an art expert either, but I love these prints. Very original and unique style in my opinion. I am now practicing creating a web site design for an online luxury furniture store and am constantly looking for original ideas. I already found a lot of the tools I need on the site https://masterbundles.com/add-ons/illustrator/ and maybe I will do something in the style of the painting "Water Lilies by Monet" You inspired me a lot. Thank you.
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