Just wanted to organize some images that have inspired/continue to inspire me of late.
Images in chronological order.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these images!!
(Click on images to enlarge.)
“Antaeus setting down Dante and Virgil in the last circle of hell” (1827) by William Blake
“Symphony in White no 1″ (1862) by James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson (1887) by John Singer Sargent
“Landscape with Green Trees or Beech Trees in Kerduel”
(1893) by Maurice Denis
Actress Barbara Stanwyck (1940s)
Japanese author Dazai Osamu (1940s)
“Mahoning” (1956) by Franz Klein
“Tet” (1958) by Morris Louis
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” (1958)
From Ingmar Bergman’s “The Magician” (1958) starring Max von Sydow and Ingrid Thulin
Actress Sarah Miles in “Vogue” (1964).
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Copyright 2012 by G. E. Gallas
June 15th, 2012 at 6:41 am
I love Symphony in White. Every time I see it, it makes me think of Little Red Riding Hood- except this time she wears white, and then stands on the wolf’s corpse instead of being eaten. Innocence trumps the wild once again!
June 15th, 2012 at 10:38 am
Thanks for the comment. Wow, I love your interpretation! Actually, I just saw this piece in person at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. It’s overwhelming in person — a much larger piece than it appears on the internet! I’m a big Wilkie Collins fan, so I can’t help but think of her as his “Woman in White.”
February 23rd, 2013 at 3:09 pm
All favorites of mine, especially Barbara Stanwyck
February 23rd, 2013 at 10:00 pm
Yes, Barbara’s a treasure! Thanks for stopping by! I look forward to following your blog.
Best regards, G. E.