Alphonse Mucha & Monday’s News
Dusk, by Alphonse Mucha* *“Alfons Maria Mucha (24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), known in English as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist, known best for his distinct...
View ArticleOn Ferdinand Hodler
Portrait of Berthe Jacques, wife of the artist, by Ferdinand Hodler (1894) I am sending, once again, my earlier post on The Miller, His Son and the Donkey and one on Ferdinand Hodler. Sunday’s News and...
View ArticleThe Fox & the Crane, or Stork
The Fox and the Crane, by Walter Crane (1845–1915) Photo credit: Gutenberg [eBook #25433]), p. 19 Perry Index 426 AT 60 You have heard how Sir Fox treated Crane: With soup in a plate. When again...
View ArticleFauré & Ravel : Nostalgia
6abriel Fauré, Élégie in C Minor for Cello & Piano Op. 24 (1880 – 1883) Girl with Peacock by Peter Schlosser, 1896 (Photo credit: fleurdulys) Peter Schlosser was an Austrian artist, in the days of...
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