February 17, 2010

Valentine Day Art Poll Results

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Paul Gauguin, Nevermore, 1897
29%
Samuel John Peploe, Roses, 1920
26%
Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434
19%
Nicolas Poussin, Rinaldo and Armida, 1629
14%
Titian, Bacchus and Ariadne, 1520-3
12%






1 Paul Gauguin, Nevermore, 1897. The Courtauld Gallery, London, © The Samuel Courtauld Trust
Matthew Collings

Matthew Collings


Artist and art writer


Paul Gauguin, Nevermore, 1897


The Courtauld Gallery, London, © The Samuel Courtauld Trust





"Gauguin's Nevermore – that's a painting in which a sense of light is created by a glowing emanation of colour. A photo can never do it justice – the tones are actually rather dark, and the texture is mostly rough and dry. For me the word 'romantic' in a painting context m ... More

'Gauguin's Nevermore – that's a painting in which a sense of light is created by a glowing emanation of colour. A photo can never do it justice – the tones are actually rather dark, and the texture is mostly rough and dry. For me the word 'romantic' in a painting context means feeling. It has nothing to do with subject matter. The romantic ideal is summed up for me by this painting because of its sense of restless change within an overall order, shifting registers, and many possible points of focus backed up by a feeling of confident constant unity." ... Less






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Kirsty Young

Kirsty Young


Presenter and Art Fund Prize 2010 chair of the judges


Samuel John Peploe, Roses, 1920


Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, © Culture & Sport Glasgow (Museums)





'No lovers entwined, no eyes misty with thoughts of longing and lust and yet this Peploe that hangs in the wonderful Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow is heavy with romantic intent. Who are the exquisite roses from? The perfectly painted well-thumbed book that lies beneath the wilting flower could ... More

'No lovers entwined, no eyes misty with thoughts of longing and lust and yet this Peploe that hangs in the wonderful Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow is heavy with romantic intent. Who are the exquisite roses from? The perfectly painted well-thumbed book that lies beneath the wilting flower could be a volume of romantic poetry or a diary of a broken heart. The composition, the colour, the cast of light – to me this is a painting heavy with beauty and love.' ... Less






3 Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434. © National Gallery, London
Grayson Perry, © Toyin King

Grayson Perry


Artist


Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434


© National Gallery, London





“This cool, crystalline painting may not seem an obvious candidate for a favourite romantic image. The figures of Italian Merchant Giovanni Arnolfini and his betrothed Jeanne de Chenany are formal, even stiff. The painting style is almost photographically real rather than passionately expressi ... More

“This cool, crystalline painting may not seem an obvious candidate for a favourite romantic image. The figures of Italian Merchant Giovanni Arnolfini and his betrothed Jeanne de Chenany are formal, even stiff. The painting style is almost photographically real rather than passionately expressive. The orange on the windowsill, the discarded shoes, the brush hanging by the bed are all precisely rendered in what was, in the 15th century, a revolutionary matter-of-fact way. This painting is like an official document of a business agreement rather than a celebration of fleeting romantic love. Yet there is a tenderness in the way he holds her hand, and they seem to be looking at each other askance. Maybe they would giggle and put off Jan van Eyck if they caught each other’s eye.

“My personal romantic association with this painting is that it was very much in my thoughts when I got married. My wife Philippa wore a voluminous green dress and was five months pregnant. We posed for a wedding snap which aped the painting. I found out later that Mrs Arnolfini is not actually pregnant in the portrait but merely holding up the front of her dress in the fashionable manner. I hope their marriage was as long and happy as mine.” ... Less






4 Nicolas Poussin, Rinaldo and Armida, 1629. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, © Trustees of Dulwich Picture Gallery
Marina Warner

Marina Warner


Writer, critic and professor of literature at University of Essex


Nicolas Poussin, Rinaldo and Armida, 1629


Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, © Trustees of Dulwich Picture Gallery





'Armida is a pagan enchantress, and she is going to stab the sleeping Rinaldo to death. But she is so touched by the sight of him that the putto can restrain her without exerting much pressure. Within the stillness of a painted scene, Poussin manages to give a vivid feeling of strong passions i ... More

'Armida is a pagan enchantress, and she is going to stab the sleeping Rinaldo to death. But she is so touched by the sight of him that the putto can restrain her without exerting much pressure. Within the stillness of a painted scene, Poussin manages to give a vivid feeling of strong passions in contradiction. Armida’s pearly skin tones, and the unfurling incandescence of the drapery, make this picture irresistibly romantic to me -and besides, there are his gorgeous glowing silk shorts. It's a picture that could also be called The Triumph of Love.' ... Less







5 Titian, Bacchus and Ariadne, 1520-3. © National Gallery, London
Andrew Graham-Dixon, ©  Margherita Mirabella

Andrew Graham-Dixon


Writer and broadcaster, whose new biography of Caravaggio comes out in the summer of 2010


Titian, Bacchus and Ariadne, 1520-3


© National Gallery, London





'Titian freezes the action at the moment of the god’s athletic leap, which perhaps retains a certain trace of contrivance, bringing to mind a model in the painter’s studio straining to hold what must have been a somewhat uncomfortable pose. This may have been recognised by the artis ... More
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