Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Alfred Richard Gurrey - Moonlight on Ocean (Kauai), circa 1918

 

Alfred Richard Gurrey - Moonlight on Ocean (Kauai), circa 1918
oil on canvas, Hawaii State Art Museum

George Inness - Moonlight in Virginia, 1884

 

George Inness - Moonlight in Virginia, 1884
oil on panel, 20 1/8 × 30 1/8 in. (51.1 × 76.5 cm)
Birmingham Museum of Art

George Inness reveals his spiritual connection with nature in this painting by his rendering of the luminous moon and starkly illuminated trees. While this work emphasizes unity between land and people, it also reflects the somber mood of a nation recovering from the devastation of the Civil War. Inness introduced the aesthetics of the French Barbizon School to American painting. This style utilized rich, dark colors and a lush handling of paint, as is clearly illustrated in Moonlight in Virginia. Via

Ivan Aivazovsky - Moonlight in Naples, 1842

 

Ivan Aivazovsky - Moonlight in Naples, 1842
oil on canvas, 31 cm (12.2 in) x 38 cm (14.9 in)

Edmund Dulac illustration for Shakespeare: Comedy of the Tempest, 1908

 

Edmund Dulac illustration for Shakespeare: Comedy of the Tempest, 1908