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Acrylic 12x12 canvas

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April 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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剑舞 (Sword Dance) by 俞云阶 Yu Yunjie (Chinese) - Ink on paper mounted on fabric / 20th century - Chazen Museum of Art (Madison, Wisconsin) #womeninart #art #ChineseArt #剑舞 #Sword #Dance #ChazenMuseumofArt #YuYunjie #俞云阶 #ChineseArtist #womensart #InkArt #中国人 #WomanDancing #SwordDance #artwork #bskyart
In Sword Dance (剑舞), Yu Yunjie presents a vibrant depiction of a female figure, seemingly a mythical being, in mid-flight, wielding a sword, surrounded by intricate details of dragons, phoenixes, and clouds. The composition centers on the Chinese dancer angled diagonally, creating a sense of motion and energy enhanced by the flowing fabrics and the background patterns -- which draws our eyes towards her. Yu utilizes a variety of colors and patterns, skillfully positioned to guide our gaze.  The dancer wields the sword in her raised right hand poised for attack. Despite delicate and elegant facial features, her expression is intense, conveying determination and power showing off her beauty and strength.  The artistic style is a romanticized vision of traditional East Asian art with rich colors and detailed patterns. The lighting is dramatic, highlighting the figure and enhancing the overall mood for and overall effect of intense action and great skill. In 1917, Yu was born in Changzhou, China. After his graduation from the Art Department of the National Central University in 1941, he taught at the National Art Training School and in the Western Art Department of the Suzhou Art Training School. Later, he enrolled in a refresher course in the Oil Painting Department of the Central Art Academy, studying under the Soviet artist Konstantin Maksimov. He was an adviser with the Shanghai Institute of Oil Painting and Plastic Arts and the Art Department of Shanghai Jiaotong University. Yu was one of many artists singled out during the Anti-Rightists campaign (1957), and barred from official exhibitions until 1962; however, he remained active in Shanghai throughout China's Cultural Revolution.
February 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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“Young Woman Dancing” by Muʿin Musawwir (Iranian) – Opaque watercolor and gold on paper / 1670–1690 – The Israel Museum, Jerusalem #WomenInArt #art #artText #artwork #dancer #Musawwir #IsraelMuseum #watercolor #BlueskyArt #WomanDancing #IMJ #artBSKY #IranianArtist #IranianArt #PersianArt #1600s
A young dancer steps forward on one foot and the other pointed red slipper lifted. She wears a fitted rose-pink jacket with a deep V neckline and narrow cuffs edged in gold; a long chain drops from her neck to a gold pendant that rests at her waist. Above a short, wine-red overskirt patterned with curling gold tendrils, a broad teal-and-gold sash drapes diagonally, its folds echoing the swing of her movement. Beneath, a vertically striped skirt in turquoise and brown falls to the ankles, parted to reveal layers: a pale cream undergarment stenciled with small floral stars and a pink inner robe trimmed in gold. Her hands are raised with bent wrists and delicately posed fingers, signaling measured rhythm. Long, dark hair streams in loose waves; a few braids frame a luminous light-toned face with kohl-rimmed almond eyes, faint cheek flush, and soft red lips. A low gold crown set with pearls and a feathered aigrette rests over her center-parted hair. She moves across a parchment-colored ground dotted with plants and stones. Created in Isfahan toward the latter part of the Safavid dynasty, this single-figure album leaf (muraqqaʿ) exemplifies Muʿin Musawwir’s refinement: elongated proportions, poised gesture, and meticulous costume detailing in opaque watercolor heightened with gold. As successor to the celebrated Reżā ʿAbbāsī, Muʿin shaped the courtly taste of the later 17th century, producing artwork prized for intimate viewing that circulated alongside calligraphy and poetry, functioning as visual counterparts to lyric verse. Here, choreography becomes arabesque art through the dancer’s angled wrists, pendant chain, and streaming hair to create motion. The restrained setting places emphasis on presence, while jeweled headpiece, sash, and patterned textiles signal urban sophistication. Within Safavid culture, images of dancers, musicians, and lovers offered a cultivated idiom of grace and wit; this leaf crystallizes that ideal with particular clarity.
September 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Wonderful Vintage Paris Poster! Available here linda-howes.pixels.com/featured/leo...

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Leonetto Cappiello Poster - Le Fou Frou, Journal Humoristique, 1899 by Linda Howes Photos and Collections
Leonetto Cappiello Poster - Le Fou Frou, Journal Humoristique, 1899 by Linda Howes Photos and Collections
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February 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM