Tuesday 24 November 2009

The Cloud – Arthur Hacker (1902)

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It’s amazing what you can find when scouring Victoriana. Like this almost surreal dream-fantasy by one Arthur Hacker (1858-1919): “a very adult nude in the violent embrace of nature itself.”

2 comments:

  1. Epic.

    How can you possibly rank "Koi" by AJ Nesselrod alongside this?

    Koi is a picture of a fish. Yes, done by a very talented painter in a very technically talented manner.

    But still just a picture of a fish.

    Only a Tory could find a picture of a fish exciting.

    This one actually actually evokes as response from the viewer.

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