Eve
1896
Lévy-Dhurmer, a very respected artist during his lifetime, has fallen into relative obscurity these days. His early works have a very beautiful and technically intricate look to them, and very strongly reflect the influence that Pre-Raphaelitism had on Art Nouveau. It's unfortunate he's forgotten these days, because, while not stylistically revolutionary, he nonetheless created absolutely wonderful art pieces.
Fireworks in Venice
1917
Gust of Wind
1896
Medusa
1897
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I recently found out about Levy-Dhurmer. Strange, how some truly gifted artists fall into obscurity over time. I wonder why...is it a lack of "lucky connections" on their part? Who knows.
ReplyDeleteSister Rags,thank you for the comment. Art is unfortunately to heavily linked with recognition; and how else could we learn about anyone, but through some fame or link to it? But, unfortunately, that recognition seems utterly capricious.
ReplyDeleteI found out about Dhurmer when I was looking at some books in my art class; my teacher had recommended Medusa as a stimulus source. Beautiful art works, at least he is not entirely forgotten if I can manage to find him.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, well I found him to, so there's no such thing in this age as complete forgetfulness, but there is such a thing as a fuzzy remembrance, which is a sort of death, I feel, for artists.
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