DEC 1, around and about: the Courtauld Gallery, London, UK

 a) Review of material posted on December 1 in previous years ...

2020: Greek prefixes, DYS- (poem)  
2021: Panama palindrome parody, If final - Panama. (illustrated poem)

2022: organic brain poetry, chronic subdural hematoma (poem) 
2023: decorative finishes, "Prince Edward Island" (fabric art)

fabric art, R.C.H.

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b) Today's Offering (Dec 1, 2024):

exterior view of Somerset House,
home of the Courtauld Art Institute

   

See also the skating rink at Somerset House, in our London photo-collage HERE.

"Adam and Eve", Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1526

study for "Dejeuner sur l'Herbe", 
Edouard Manet, 1862

Learn more about the painting "Luncheon on the Grass" and the works ofÉdouard Manet by reviewing our illustrated poem HERE.

"Snow at Louveciennes", Alfred Sisley, 1874

Learn more about the impressionist painter Alfred Sisley by reviewing our illustrated poem HERE.

"Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear",

Vincent van Gogh, Arles, 1889

"Peachtrees in Blossom", Vincent van Gogh,
 Arles, 1889 

You can review our poetic photo-collage dealing with van Gogh's later paintings at Auvers-sur-Oise by clicking HERE.

"Jane Avril at the Entrance to the Moulin Rouge",
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892

"The  Bridge at Courbevoie", Georges Seurat, 1887

"The Card Players", Paul Cézanne, 1892

You can see more detailed poems and illustrations about impressionist painting by clicking HERE (visit to the National Gallery, Washington DC) or HERE (the blogpost collection "painterly poetry"). 

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