Three paintings of the Grand Canyon were part of the collection of the paintings in the exhibit, Seeing Nature, which I mentioned yesterday.
Arthur Wesley Dow
American, 1857-1933
Cosmic Cities, Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1912
Oil on Canvas
Thomas Moran
Amerian (Born England), 1837-1926
Grand Canyon of Arizona at Sunset, 1909
Oil on Canvas
David Hockney, English, born 1937
Oil on Canvas, 1998
Above three are details of of David Hockney's Grand Canyon, which is huge. (Check this link for a full photo and interesting article.
Beautiful landscape paintings!
ReplyDeleteLandscape paintings are my favorite and these are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow! That must have been a fabulous exhibit!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great show at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. David Hockney uses a unique color pallet, and I would love to see the Turners in this show.
ReplyDeleteThe South Rim of the Canyon is 132 miles from my front door yet I rarely go there. These pictures are wonderful though.
ReplyDeleteQuite a contrast. The second one is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteThe one of the sunset at the Grand Canyon certainly catches my eye.
ReplyDeleteA canyon that is aptly named. Haven't been there in years but I remember its vastness and glorious colors very well.
ReplyDeleteDow's colors are the closest to those I saw at the north rim of the Grand Canyon. (Hate to sound so provincial but Hockney's colors remind me of a fruit salad.)
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