The Sharia El Gohargiyeh, Cairo
The Ferry At Brooklyn, New York
The Narrows (from Fort Hamilton)
The Park And City Hall, New York
Interior Of The House Of A Christian Family In Jerusalem
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As Barbara pointed out there are two William Henry Bartlett in Art History. The first one was born in London in 1809, he travelled extensively in the United States between 1835 and 1852 and he’s best known for his engravings. He died on a ship off the coast of Malta in 1854.
The second William Henry Bartlett was born in Ireland in 1858, he was a member of Royal Society of British Artists and there is no relation between his art and the United States. He died in 1934.
I have mistakenly confused the two painters, mixing their works. Sorry for the blunder. For this reason I removed the paintings of “wrong” William Henry Bartlett (in my opinion: the best one)…Sorry for the inconvenience.
Those paintings of fishermen are painted with such realism and sure-footed knowledge of the subject, they remain engaging,they realism sustain them. By contrast the idealized,sentimentalized images of cities and exotic places lost their charm with the change in aesthetic taste.
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Their charm enchants me yet; I would love to see more contemporary artists channeling such pure-hearted beauty into their work. Here’s to the revival of spirit and sentiment in the twenty-first century, my friend!
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I think many of these paintings were made by someone who lived longer than 1854. They are probably the work of William Henry Bartlett (Irish artist, 1858-1932) who definitely painted An Idle Afternoon 1880 and the Irish fishing painting. The earlier William Henry Bartlett did the images of America.
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I messed up…An unforgivable error. I’ll correct it as soon as possible. Sorry.
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We forgive you.
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Nothing to be forgiven for at all. I post daily and make mistakes daily. Love your blog and have it listed on mine. So much to learn here. Thank you for the hard work. Barbara
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That would be a delightful return of innocence .Western culture has been greatly damaged by the living hell of XX century and occidental psyche cannot produce purity,innocence or angelic beauty any longer.Modern art has to be chasted out of Apollo’s temple first, and we shall have true values restored.
http://againstmodernart.blogspot.com/2011/05/on-cubism-without-genuflecting.html
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Judging by your oeuvre: Mission Accomplished! Congratulation, Henryk, you’re a very talented man. 🙂
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Now it’s clear: we were commenting on two very different artists.One, an Irish realist and an American illustrator working in the familiar XIX century style of illustrated magazine.
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