1940s | ::: silver and exact :::

The leaf of the artichoke is an owl | Arshile Gorky | 1944

• May 6, 2011 • 4 Comments

Posted in Abstract expressionism
Tags: 1940s, Abstract, Andre, Armenia, Arshile, Artichoke, Breton, Expressionism, Gorky, Leaf, Owl, USA

Birthday | Dorothea Tanning | 1942

• April 1, 2011 • 11 Comments

Posted in Surrealism
Tags: 1940s, Birthday, Dorothea, Surrealism, Tanning, USA

The singing bird | Rufino Tamayo | 1943

• December 1, 2010 • 4 Comments

Posted in Abstract
Tags: 1940s, Abstract, Bird, Mexico, Rufino, Singing, Tamayo

Composition with yellow, blue and red | Piet Mondrian | 1942

• October 1, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in Abstract, De stijl
Tags: 1940s, Abstract, Blue, Composition, De stijl, Mondrian, Netherlands, Piet, Red, Yellow

Study after Velázquez’s portrait of Pope Innocent X| Francis Bacon | 1949

• September 22, 2010 • 7 Comments

Posted in Expresionism
Tags: 1940s, Bacon, England, Expressionism, Francis, Innocent, Pope, Portrait, Study, Velazquez

The broken column | Frida Kahlo | 1944

• September 7, 2010 • 7 Comments

Posted in Surrealism, Symbolism
Tags: 1940s, Broken, Column, Frida, Kahlo, Mexico, Surrealism, Symbolism

Ned Kelly | Sidney Nolan | 1946

• August 27, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in Abstract, Uncategorized
Tags: 1940s, Abstract, Australia, Kelly, Ned, Nolan, Sidney

Baby giant | Leonora Carrington | 1947

• August 26, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in Surrealism
Tags: 1940s, Baby, Carrington, England, Giant, Leonora, Mexico, Surrealism