Art in my Home
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The Art in my Home
The art in my home is not all old. On this page, the third in a series of three about art, I will present an eclectic mix of paintings I have acquired, beginning with some living artists who caught my eye recently.
First up is a painting entitled "Pannonia" by Csaba Markus. Csaba was born behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest, Hungary in 1953. He moved to California in 1978 where he resides today. There is something exotic about his paintings.
EVENING THOUGHTS
From Hungary to Italy
Pino (Daeni) now lives in New Jersey; and in Naples, Florida. He was born and reared in Italy and specializes in painting beautiful women. And this one is special indeed. This Pino painting was named "Evening Thoughts."
SHADOWS OF LOVE
From Italy to Ireland and Israel
I just love the colors in this painting by the only female painter I own a painting by, Sevitt Francis. Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1942, she moved to Israel in 1959 where she has lived ever since. I own two Sevitt Francis paintings and this one is titled "Shadows of Love."
VOLERE
From Israel to Poland
Tomasz Rut is from Poland but now makes his home in Hollywood, Florida. He spent considerable time in New York City, and Asheville, North Carolina as well. I own three of his paintings and they are quite sensual, if not erotic. This name of this painting is "Volere."
LE COTILLION
From Poland back to Israel
Isaac Maimon is an Israeli painter who was born in 1951. His paintings evoke the Parisian "Boulevard Culture." The title of this suite is "Le Cotillion."
CHRIST IN GETHSEMANE
An American painter from Chicago
Warner Sallman was from Chicago. He was born in 1892 and died in 1968. He was the best known artist of the 20th Century—though I wonder how many remember his name today in 2009. His painting, "The Head of Christ," is the best selling painting in the history of the world; selling over 500,000,000 copies. I have that painting, of course, but I am presenting his painting entitled "Christ in Gethsemane" because it has sentimental value for me. My Paternal Grandmother, who was a Saint and a Prophet, went straight to Heaven (without passing Go) in 1987. Every time I visited her home I saw this painting there (as well as the "Head of Christ" and "The Lord is our Shepherd" and "Christ our Pilot").
LE MOULIN de le GALETTE
Let us proceed to Paris
Renoir was a French artist who was one of the originators—and my personal favorite—of the Impressionist style of painting. He was born in 1841 and died in 1919. I present here the "Le Moulin de la Galette,", which he painted in 1876. Is not it fabulous?
GEORGE WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE
Back to The United States
I love this painting. Look at George standing up in the boat as they traverse treacherous, icy waters with his ragtag bunch of individuals that he must mold together as a team. It is life or death, of course—for these men and for the American Revolution.
Emanuel Leutze was born in 1816 and died in 1868. He created this Painting: "George Washington Crossing the Delaware" in 1851.
George Washington is my favorite American personage. He was not only the leader of the Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States of America. What I love most about him is, that he is one of few individuals in the history of the world who declined when his citizenry wanted to make him their king.
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
The Mona Lisa of the North
Johannes (or Jan) Vermeer lived a short life; born in 1632 and dying in 1675. Obviously, he was an incredible painter. I own a copy of "Girl with a Pearl Earring," which I shall present to you now below.
OLD WOMAN
Giorgione of Venice
I have many more paintings in my home including exquisite copies of the "Mona Lisa" and "The Doge." But now, I will close out this hub by leaving you with one last painting from my collection—and something to think about.
Giorgione only lived to about 32 years old. People were well acquainted with death in those days. Their loved ones did not die in antiseptic hospitals. They died at home; in front of their eyes. And many died young of various diseases that were not understood. Much like cancer today.
Giorgione was born in Venice, Italy, in 1478 and died in 1510. Who knows what he might have accomplished as a painter had he lived longer; or if he had known he wouldn't. He was a great painter. Here is his painting "Old Woman." The Old Woman has a piece of paper in her hand. It says, "With Time" or "In Time." I will not explain what this means because one of the great gifts of art is to make us think and reflect about what a created piece of art from a human imagination means.
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rls8994— Thank you for saying so. It is always a distinct pleasure to see that you have visited. :D
It seems I'm on tour with this hub of yours! These paintings are real heirloom! It's nice to know that they're still existing!
Beautiful art you have here James. I do not know a lot about art but these are very nice. :)
PegCole17— You are quite welcome, my dear. Thank you very much for the voted up, beautiful, and awesome! I appreciate this visitation from you and your awesome accolades have warmed the cockles of my heart. :-)
I am so glad you like the "Christ in Gethsemane" by Salman. It is close to my heart, that painting.
I love Jesus. And I love images of Jesus. I find it amazing that so many of them look so similar even though many critics scoff that we have no idea what He looked like. Maybe so. Maybe not. :-)
James
phdast7— Thank you for the lovely laudations! I agree with you about your two favorites. I think that is why I started off with them.
Tomasz Rut is awesome. I actually have three of his paintings but only featured my favorite among them in this Hub.
As you said so well, "Surrounding oneself with art and music makes such a difference in the quality of one's life."
I so appreciate you sharing this Hub with your friends. That means a lot to me. Thanks again for the visitation. I love art! :-)
James, What an amazing collection you had gathered together. Stunning work by all represented. I'm so sorry for your loss. I particularly loved the Christ in Gethsemane by Salman. Recently I found a print of the Christ at the Gate from that era. I'll have to look at it again to check the artist's name. We grew up with this image of Jesus.
Thanks for sharing all these lovely paintings with us. Up, beautiful,awesome!
Peg
Now I know about two contemporary Polish artists, Jacek Yerka and Tomasz Rut. :) Oh, and SHARING.
What a fabulous Hub! And as much as I love art, I can't believe I had never seen it, except I guess I just try to stay current with your newer stuff. I think my favorites are Pannonia and Evening Thoughts, although they are all great. I appreciate that you have such an eclectic mix of old and new art. I will have to look up Tomasz Rut as he is Polish. Surrounding oneself with art and music makes such a difference in the quality of one's life. I love this peak at a cross-section of your collection. Quite wonderful. :)
Better Yourself— Thank you, kind sir. I appreciate this visit and your kind words. I not only do not mind—I am honored that you might include me in one of your Hubs.
That is a fine collection you have there.I hope you wont mind if I added you in one of my hubs. I hope someday you would get your paintings back
prairieprincess— I love that Pino painting too. My home was quite beautiful indeed. Sadly, I lost the home to foreclosure. I have no idea what became of the paintings. I had no place to which to cart them off.
I am well pleased that you enjoyed my collection. Thank you for your gracious compliments. I appreciate the visitation. :D
James, this is such a lovely collection. My favourite is the painting by Pino. It looks like something from the Impressionist painters. So beautiful. I enjoyed your art very much, and it was so nice of you to invite us to come in, and look at your walls. Your home must be very beautiful with all these pieces contained within.
shahneela ch— Thank you for reviewing my gallery. I appreciate your warm words. Tomasz Rut indeed is a fine painter and "Volere" is my favorite of his works.
If you Google his name you can see lots of images of his artwork.
thelyricwriter— Yes, I believe there are real finds in art at flea markets, estate sales and maybe even garage sales. I do love the work of Pino. The art I bought was simply selected because I liked it.
I haven't seen "Storage Wars" but I once lost a lot of personal stuff and some valuables when my manager neglected to pay a storage bill.
Well, my secret was that I had a thriving aviation company for 14 years. But that went under two years ago and I am sorry to say I do not have any of this art anymore. :(
Thank you for visiting and commenting.
i m from pakistan bt have a keen intrest in painting,, have enjoyed a lot these paintingss, bt the most i like is TOMARZ RUT 's Volere , so much emotional n showing real feelings of passionate love, i also wana see his other 2 paintings, plz can u? n i appriciate u for having a gud taste even in this scientific n meterialistic world. keep it up.
James buddy, your doing something right to have all this fine art work. What is your secret? lol It looks like a great collection pal. I always see paintings at the flee markets, but I don't know what I am looking for. I need to research it. Do have you prefer a particular name? Is it the Pino? I will have to check your other hubs to get familiar with art work. I want to be like Dave on Storage Wars, not his attitude though. Just saying, a man could do good if you know what to look for.
ChristinCordle12— Thank you!! Thank you very much! :D
Welcome to the Hub Pages Community!
Very nice design, Great hub.
Whidbeywriter— You are quite welcome, my dear. Thank you for taking the time to review my gallery. I appreciate your comments and even more so your blessings. :-)
Hi James, as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder....these are beautiful your home must be a show place indeed. Thanks for sharing the beauty of art! Blessings!
justmsuzanne— Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate the visitation to my humble Hub. I do love my art. :-)
A very lovely collection! Your home must be fascinating! :)
Fareehaarif— Thank you for saying so. I am glad you enjoyed my gallery. I appreciate the visit and you're welcome. :)
Great pieces of art,,, I like it so much... Thanks James. It's helpful for me personally...
RosWebbART— You have a good idea there. Thank you for complimenting my art. And you are most welcome.
I think it's time to open up your home as a gallery , some great art here, thank you for sharing.
shafiqahmed— I must confess, I had not heard of Sadequain. I did go look at his paintings before writing this comment and he is certainly an excellent artist. Thank you for telling me about him.
Without a Sadequain your collection looks incomplete
Tapestries— Welcome to the Hub Pages Community. Thank you for complimenting my art. I love "Evening Thoughts!" Probably my favorite piece. Pino is a fine artists. I appreciate this visit from you.
You have very beautiful art here. I really love the Evening Thoughts painting, so beautiful rendering of light, and looks like much of the master works from last 2 centuries, yet is modern - just nice.
Paul_Steads— Thank you very much for sayin so. I love all of these. Of course the Renoir is special. But my favorite may be the Pino: "Evening Thoughts." I appreciate your visit and comments.
There are some very beautiful paintings here. I love le Moulin de la Galette by Renoir. I've never heard of Pino or Tomasz Rut but the paintings "Evening Thoughts" and "Volere" are amazing.
GmaGoldie— I think Goya is a brilliant artist who was also nearly insane at times. He was horrifed by war, the treatment of the insane (and of prisoners-of-war). The painting you mentioned was painted on a wall of his house I believe. I have not before heard of a connection between Goya and witchcraft. Do you recommend the film?
All times of history feature madmen, methinks. Thank you very much for your comments.
Just watched the Michael Douglas film - Wall Street Money Never Sleeps. Hunted for the painting - Goya Saturn Devouring his son. The movie really has several layers of meaning but everything points to that painting. I am not a fan of Goya, watched the movie Ghosts of Goya and was even more dismayed. The painting that Goya did is pivotal for our society as well as the movie. Goya's series of 14 paintings - in response or in celebration of the witchcraft in Spain?
Life is so beautiful to depict wars and the ugly side of human nature is showcases Goya's madness, but yet he lived during a mad time in history. Are we living in yet another mad time of history?
James, since you are a lover of history and art, would love to hear your thoughts on Goya - madman or genius simply reflecting human nature?
Marie-Renee— You mentioned my two favorites. I can't even draw a good stickman. I am in awe of artists, too. Thank you for visiting my Hub and leaving your kind comments. And you are welcome too. :-)
Hi James,
Beautiful...the hub as well as your collection of paintings..I am torn in which I can call my favorite coz they are all great paintings Evening Thoughts by Pino is so alive for me but so is Sallman,s painting. I am not only torn but also in awe and envious of their talent because I can't even sketch, no artistic talent for that matter. Thanks for sharing these paintings with us.
tonymac04— You are welcome.
Thank you, Tony. I'm glad you liked this gallery. Vermeer was an incredibly gifted painter. I appreciate this visitation from you. I wish you all love and peace.
James
A very interesting and eclectic collection! I always enjoy seeing what other people like in art. My own taste runs more to the modernists but I do love Vermeer, especially his Dutch houses.
Thanks for sharing
Love and peace
Tony
Life Unplugged— Thank you very much for your kind words. I am well pleased that you liked my art. I think they cost around a grand apiece. You are welcome.
James you have an amazing taste for art.
I really wonder how much did they cost you :)
Giorgione and Volere are absolutely breathtaking.Thanks for sharing!
Freya Cesare— Thank you very much. I love that last painting. It is teeming with meaning. I appreciate your insightful comments.
Beautiful collection, James. I don't know much about painting but it psychological meaning only :D, and your collection are wonderful. It is interesting to see how you closed the whole beautiful appearance with old woman. Hmmm...
Enlydia Listener— I agree with you that the Csaba Markus painting is incredible. That is real gold in certain places on top of the paint, for effect. Thanks for your comments.
all of them are nice, but I LOVE the first one...it is hauntingly beautiful
nikki1— Thank you very much for reviewing my gallery and noting your approval. I appreciate it.
beautiful artwork :)
GmaGoldie— Thank you! I agree that Warner Sallman deserves an article. I believe his portrait of the Head Of Christ is the most sold painting in the history of the world. Not bad. I appreciate this visit and your compliments. :D
Kindred Spirit Mr. Watkins,
Outstanding!
Perhaps a Hub on the artist Warner Sallman (I called the family Saloman when I was growing up) would fit nicely with your art and religion theme.
Supposedly, Sallman's family lived near me - 2 houses back in Rockford, Illinois. I read a little on the Internet - something about the YMCA but cannot recall.
Sallman has that very famous - perhaps the most famous painting of Christ today.
Wonderful paintings! Thank you very much!
Amez--- Thank you for coming to visit, my friend. I appreciate your warm words. The Warner Sallman is a beautiful painting, to be sure. If I had a degree, I would love to be a professor. :)
says:--- Thank you very much for letting me know that you loved it.
I'm always at Awh! with your Hubs, Its like being back in college, except we don't have to go research our material, You bring it to us. You'd make a great professor in one of Our Nations College. I Like this one in your excellant Collection: CHRIST IN GETHSEMANE by WARNER SALLMAN 1942.
Great hub!!! Love it..
wrenfrost56--- Thank you very much for saying so. Welcome to the Hub Pages Community! It's nice to see you here.
Very beautiful pictures, what a wonderful collection you have.
YU_First 1--- I am well pleased that your enjoyed the journey. Welcome to the Hub Pages Community. Thank you for your kind words.
Cheeky Girl--- I'm with you. I can't draw a good stick man but I love to look at art. Thank you for your well received compliments. I appreciate your visit and your kind words.
What a journey! I have just been here possibly 20 or 30 minutes but i feel as though you transported me deep into unequalled wells of riches. Impressed! I am especially moved by the girl withthe golden earring...
As an art lover who can't paint a damn thing I must say that the next best thing to that is to praise others in their art. You have a great hub of fine art here. It would make a great collection on a gallery wall, as it is quite similar. Women feature a lot here. And you have impeccable taste! I did a hub about a portrait painter, he would know a lot of these artists. The Israeli artists I did not know. Very impressed!
Cassidella--- Aw, thanks for your kind words. They are gratifying to read. Thank you for coming and you're welcome.
Art, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder. You, James, have captured both. Thanks for sharing the pleasure!
ruxeen--- Thank you very much for the affirmation. You are surely welcome. I appreciate the visit.
woww!!!! u have a gr8 collection of artwork...thanX for sharing it :)
RosWebbArt— That is my favorite!! Thank you very much for the warm accolades and Welcome to the HubPages Community.
Evening thoughts; is fantastic ; brillant art and wonderful taste; congradulations!
stars439— Thank you for saying so. We do love it. And I love your comments. Very keen insights. I very much enjoy your own art. I appreciate this visitation. :)
Your art is beautifull. What good taste you have. Life presents so many visions in so many ways. People in their natural ways can be so stunning and magnificent in doing just simple things of life caught by the eye of the artists. God Bless You.
prettydarkhorse— I love that painting. It is sensual. Everyday is getting better, Maita. And my spirits are pretty good now.
You are most welcome. Thank you for your kind comments. :)
Hi James, I like VOLERE the most, I like sensual painting, I cant afford paintings as precious as this ones, but I am glad you shared it,
hope everyday gets better as always, Mr James,
thanks for the lines you dropped in my hub,
keep your high spirited self up,
Maita
kysnoopyq42— I do own all of these paintings—and more that I featured in two other Hubs: "Fines Arts" and "Beauty is the Purpose of Art". I once had a good living. No more. I might have to sell them soon. :)
I am familiar with Wyeth. I have one of his paintings featured in my Hub:
http://hubpages.com/hub/American-Art
Thank you for visiting and commenting. Always glad to meet another art lover.
I love Art. Well, I love the expressionism that goes with Art. Have you ever heard of Andrew Wyeth? You can't possibly own all these paintings, they would cost a fortune.. but they sure are beautiful, aren't they?
It's just me— Thank you. I guess I am a sensual guy. :)
You are welcome. I appreciate the visitation.
This is a very beautiful collection. A thread of sensuality runs through each painting, yes, even G.W. Crossing the Delaware and Old Woman. Thank you for sharing it here with us.
tim-tim— Thank you very much. How nice of you to let me know you enjoyed it. You are welcome. Good to have you on HubPages.
You have quite a collection! Thanks for sharing that with us, James:)You have a very good taste in Art.
KellyEnglado— Thank you! Please do write about Art and I will surely pay you a call. I appreciate your kind comments. Welcome to the Hub Pages Community!
What a great hub! I love art and am privilege to sit on a wonderful art board to promote art. Pino is one of my favorites! And while I don't own any Markus - that really caught my attention. And Christ's in the Garden is one of the most moving paintings! I must consider writing a hub on art - oh, my - never thought about that one! What a wonderful hub! Thank you!
the rope— I am truly gratified that you like these wonderful works of art. Thank you for coming by and letting me know. It makes it all worthwhile. And you are welcome.
I can't wait to share these! We spend a lot of time "enjoying" art in our house and many of these are ones we love. Thanks for adding such a great hub to HP.
RNMSN— You know what: Evening Thoughts is my favorite and Old Woman is my wife's favorite! So, you nailed them both. Thank you for your comments. :)
hello james! my favorites are Evening Thoughts and Old Woman...classic!!
creativeone59— I sure appreciate your kind compliments. Welcome to the Hub Pages Community!
Wow, your art collections are priceless, beautiful and alluring. creatveone59
donotfear— Thank you very much. I appreciate your visit and the forward. I don't know much about art, but I know what I like when I see it. :)
Very lovely paintings. I'll forward this article to my brother, who is an art historian. He'll like it.
sbeakr— That is a favorite of mine. It hangs in my kitchen and it's pretty big, maybe 5X4. You certainly know your art. I just thought it was pretty! :)
Thank you for your kind comments.
I love that Evening Thoughts is a striking hybridization of postmodern fashion iconography and classical technique. The playfully accurate enunciation of light in that piece is absolutely stunning.
Lovely hub, sir.
NaomiR— Why, thank you! I appreciate your warm words.
Wow, what a great collection! Your home must be amazing. I really like the colors in Shadows Of Love.
jiberish— That's amazing! Are you from Buda or Pest? :)
I love the painting by Csaba. That's why I put it first in this gallery.
"La Femme De La Mystique" is gorgeous!
Thank you for the encouragement and welcome to the Hub Pages Community my fellow Floridian!
James, you have a beautiful collection. Csaba was born in my home town of beautiful Budapest, I can relate to the frustrations of his childhood. All his work is beautiful, but my favorite is "La Femme De La Mystique". I enjoy all your Hubs, especially on art, thank you for sharing.
Kebennett1— I actually built more walls—an addition onto my home—solely so I could hang more art. :-)
You have excellent taste as those three are surely beautiful works. I appreciate your comments and your unwavering support.
I love your choices! I only wish I had more walls! Volere, Jesus in Gethsemane, and Evening Thoughts are my favorites! They are all beautiful though. Yes, I will say it again! Keep writing, keep Hubbing!
Tigermadstanley— Thank you! You are welcome. Your gracious remarks have lifted my soul today. It always feels good to be appreciated.
Your paintings are beautiful. Thank you for sharing. They brought a smile to my face and touched my soul. I'm going to bookmark this hub so that when I need to feel a lift, I can watch the slideshow and marvel at such beauty. Seeing contemporary artists reminded me of when I was younger and used to visit the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition on buyer's day to purchase paintings with my parents for their collection and mine.
Melody Lagrimas — I am so glad you enjoyed seeing them. Thank you for leaving your kind words.
Oh, you have marvelous pieces at home. Wonderful!
Iðunn Variety is the spice of life they say! My home is pretty good sized but it doubles as a work space these days plus I have a fair number of visitors, too. I am glad you liked the Cotillion and the other Art. I appreciate your support and encouragement.
you have more varied taste than I and seemingly a much bigger home. haha!
nice batch, I love the cotillion set. :)
Laura Spector— Welcome! And thank you.
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snappycanvas— Thank you!! Thank you very much! :D
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