Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Art

To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams.

- Giorgio de Chirico



some of my favorites:














Blick uber die Themse bei Kew Gardens auf Syon House 1760/70
View of Syon House over the Thames near Kew Gardens
Richard Wilson 1714-1782














Dom uber einer Stadt, nach 1813
Cathedral above a Town
Karl Friedrich Schinkel 1781-1841














Landschaft bei Riva am Gardassee, 1835
Landscape near Riva, Lake of Garda
Jean-Baptise Camille Corot 1796-1875













Maanenschijn: sailing at night near Rotterdam
with the St. Laurenskerk beyond
Petrus van Schendel (Dutch, 1806-1870)














Johann Christian Clausen Dahl (1788-1857)
Morgen nach einer Sturnmnacht
Morning after a Stormy Night
















Starry Night Over the Rhone 1888
Vincent van Gogh













Entre les Trous de la Memoire
Dominique Appia



















The Kiss (1907)
Gustav Klimt


















The Café Terrace on the Place du Forum (Cafe Terrace at Night)
Vincent van Gogh 1888

2 comments:

  1. Beautiful Works and Important Pictures.
    I like Gustav Klimt. Nice Blog. :)

    Greetings
    George

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