December 2009 ~ Blog of an Art Admirer

Thursday

T.F.Simon. Beautiful Winter (2)

Beautiful Graphics by T.F.Simon, Czech Artist (1)

Staromestske Namesti in Winter, 1923

Snow in Brugge, 1909

Staromestske Namesti in Winter

Winter in the Park, 1926

Charles Bridge in Winter, 1916

Christmas Market in Staromestske Namesti, 1923

Charles Bridge and Hradcany in Winter, 1917

The Stairs of the Catle in Winter, 1926

Boulevard Saint Martin in Winter, Paris 1913

By the Seine in Winter, Paris, 1926

Charles Bridge in Winter, 1929

Cottages in Winter

Church St.Gervais in Winter, Paris, 1927

Japanese Tori Gate of Kyoto in Winter, 1928

National Theatre in Winter, 1923

Notre Dame de Paris in Winter, 1921

On a Snowy Country Road, 1923

Petit Pont, 1926

Quai d'Anjou, Paris, 1923

Quai de la Tournelle

Quai de la Tournelle in Snow, Paris, 1909

Wednesday

Russian Artist Oleg Trofimoff

Venice

Mist in Saint Petersburg

Evening in London

London Mist

Rainy Night in Paris

Almond Bloom

White Portugal Sun

Paintings by Russian Artist Oleg Trofimov

Blooming Flowers

Southern Sun

Rue du Ramblais in the Sun

Notre Dame

Courtyard in Sicily

Evening Town

Painting by Russian Artist Oleg Trofimov

Brugge

Yue Minjun (b. 1962) is a contemporary Chinese artist based in Beijing. He is best known for oil paintings depicting himself in various settings, frozen in laughter. He has also reproduced this signature image in sculpture, watercolor and prints. While Yue is often classified as part of the Chinese "Cynical Realist" movement in art developed in China since 1989, Yue himself rejects this label, while at the same time "doesn't concern himself about what people call him."
His signature style developed out of portraits of his bohemian friends from the artists village, and soon became a popular investment for foreigners looking to capitalize on China's opening to the west.

He has shown work internationally and is represented by Art Beatus in Vancouver and Chinese Contemporary in Beijing and London. His piece 'Execution' became the most expensive work ever soldby a Chinese contemporary artist (US $5.9 million in 2007) at London's Sotheby's. This painting had been owned by Trevor Simon, a junior investment banker, who kept this painting in storage for 10 years as required by the conditions of sale. The record sale took place week after Yue Minjun's painting 'Massacre of Chios' was sold at the Hong Kong Sotheby's for nearly $4.1 million.