tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post8255728755825595288..comments2024-03-28T06:33:54.252-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: Against American Exceptionalism: Australian and Danish 19th Century Landscape PaintingAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-43559144766724688582012-01-19T08:06:35.968-05:002012-01-19T08:06:35.968-05:00Karin, thanks for the expansion on the background ...Karin, thanks for the expansion on the background of von Guérard's work. It is good to have it since I tend to be brief in my remarks. <br />I'm pleased that you enjoy the blog.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-44852641033190334912012-01-19T01:01:04.903-05:002012-01-19T01:01:04.903-05:00A quick note on the posting of Eugen von Guérard. ...A quick note on the posting of Eugen von Guérard. As you know, he was German (Vienna 1811, died London 1902) and worked in Australia 1852-82. Studying in Dusseldorf in the 1840's he absorbed that academy's style, marked by its evolution from Romanticism to a new almost scientific Realism for which it became famous. Dusseldorf students exported the style to America - as has already been mentioned , by Bierstadt, and Cole and various members of the Hudson School. Von Guerard became its' most important representative in Australia. Interesting to compare other forms of German Romanticism, all showing clear regional differences. The Northern German Romanticism of CD Friedrich, who studied at the Dresden Art Academy,a generation earlier, is often cited as an influence on von Guerard in Australia as well, although the 2 regions and their forms of Romanticism have little in common. <br /> I love the blog, and the discussions it stimulates.Karin Neumann Murphyhttp://www.neumannart.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-23501168725702050002011-02-14T15:28:47.630-05:002011-02-14T15:28:47.630-05:00Philip, isn't it amazing how so much good art ...Philip, isn't it amazing how so much good art is unknown to most of us?<br />Julie, I understand the reference to the Group of Seven, as very good artists generally unknown in the US.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-87344506381732791042011-02-14T13:19:06.050-05:002011-02-14T13:19:06.050-05:00I'm on the bandwagon Altoon: really interestin...I'm on the bandwagon Altoon: really interesting. In an odd way, some of these works remind me of those by the 20 C Canadian artists, The Group of Seven.Julie Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668542359534413638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-15499806787888637152011-02-14T11:04:37.967-05:002011-02-14T11:04:37.967-05:00Altoon- thanks so much for this post. Some VERY go...Altoon- thanks so much for this post. Some VERY good paintings you've chosen to show us, and new to me.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-7252001871828728132011-02-14T09:46:31.913-05:002011-02-14T09:46:31.913-05:00glad you enjoyed the tour, rappel.
deesha, it mea...glad you enjoyed the tour, rappel.<br /><br />deesha, it means a lot to me that you and others appreciate what I'm doing with this blog. As for Novak, she is a well respected art historian and knows the influences backwards and forwards. I believe the case was as reader Robert pointed out, excitement leading to extravagant claims. Isn't Købke a terrific artist! I think I may do another post in future on Danish Golden Age figure painting, because so much of it was terrific, including Købke's work.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-8156767540394198112011-02-14T09:36:13.741-05:002011-02-14T09:36:13.741-05:00Perhaps Novack did not look to other influences as...Perhaps Novack did not look to other influences as did many of the Luminists. What was exceptional was the depiction of the American landscape not the style. I love the Christen Købke painting that I had the pleasure to see in Copenhagen. Thanks for all your work on this wonderful site.DEE SHAPIROhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274513222886073447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-9090228582872729282011-02-14T08:03:08.607-05:002011-02-14T08:03:08.607-05:00thanks for the Monday morning tour, Altoon,thanks for the Monday morning tour, Altoon,rappelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03569445602513667186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-78754731014233401112011-02-14T07:33:08.856-05:002011-02-14T07:33:08.856-05:00Thanks, Maggie; they are wonderful paintings, aren...Thanks, Maggie; they are wonderful paintings, aren't they? I think I'll skip the book, though.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-70781788427831815292011-02-13T22:52:50.102-05:002011-02-13T22:52:50.102-05:00Exceptional post. Grand heavenly filled vistas in...Exceptional post. Grand heavenly filled vistas in the heart of winter changes the pulse of the breath. Especially pleased to see the painting by Allport with the focus on the flower over the magnificent scene. Also love the hay wagon of Glover. You could write a book, Altoon.Maggie Nealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793869416867166254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-68980393770483856552011-02-13T16:14:26.448-05:002011-02-13T16:14:26.448-05:00Richard, I think you've made the perfect point...Richard, I think you've made the perfect point: that enthusiasm for the newly discovered work led to excessive claims. I agree that Thomas Cole often falls short in his aims, but Frederick Church aimed for and achieved a sense of the sublime, and some of Martin Johnson Heade and Fitz Hugh Lane's landscapes, in their quiet contemplativeness, reach a spiritual dimension.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-28241467030937278652011-02-13T15:57:04.108-05:002011-02-13T15:57:04.108-05:00That excitement over the re-discovery of many genr...That excitement over the re-discovery of many genres of 19th-C American painting in the 1960s resulted in claims that these were distinctively American expressions, if not unique. That, as you rightly suggest, just isn't true. Europe provided the models, and comparing the best of, say, Thomas Cole to Casper David Friedrich shows me that Cole was rarely able to capture the sublime mysticism he sought. The best northern European painters went beyond topography, using landscape as the door to take you elsewhere.Richardnoreply@blogger.com