‘Helga’ painter Andrew Wyett dies at 91

January 21, 2009

A few days ago, January 16, painter Andrew Wyeth died in his sleep in his home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, at age 91. He was surrounded by his family, and died after a short period of illness. He has been painting until recently. Wyeth has become one of America’s most famous painters thanks to his idyllic way of paintings his surroundings: the landscapes, farms, tree lands, farm houses, and neighbors in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. What strikes me most about the news of Andrew Wyeth is the way he died. It had the same idyllic poetry with which he painted. Who would not like to die of... Read more »

The Realist Art of American Artist Andrew Wyeth

October 7, 2008

The American painter Andrew Newell Wyeth was born July 12, 1917. He is currently one of the more popular artists in the country. Christina’s World (1948; in Museum of Modern Art, New York City), is a most famous 20th century American artwork. Wyeth is a realist painter producing regional art. Andrew was lucky enough to be born in an artistic lineage. His father, N. C. Wyeth, was illustrator and artist. Other artistic family members include Henriette Wyeth Hurd, Jamie Wyeth and Nicholas Wyeth. Wyeth’s core subject is the country and the inhabitants in/around his hometown of Chadds... Read more »

No Name For Art – # 1

March 31, 2008

Welcome to the March 31, 2008 premiere edition of the fine art blog carnival ‘No Name For Art‘. It is our objective to showcase the best current blog articles on fine art that would be of use and interest to collectors of fine art. We’ll work with our submissions, reviewing what comes up. The submissions for this unmarketed first issue were interestingly coherent: The clear and overwriting theme across all submissions for this issue is :What makes art art and kitsch kitsch? Art Collecting As I have ‘no name’ for this carnival yet, I certainly have ‘no... Read more »

Leonardo da Vinci – A Biography of the Renaissance Man

December 13, 2007

Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy. It is uncertain that Vinci, just west of Florence, was the actual birthplace and it is often debated that perhaps he was born in a farmhouse in Anchiano. Nevertheless, Vinci claims the prestigious title of the birthplace of Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo did not author an autobiography; therefore, what little is know of his early life has been gathered from tax records and other documents of the period. What is known is that he was the illegitimate son of Ser Piero da Vinci and a woman who is only known by her first name, Catrina. It... Read more »

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