tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post5094330579126231114..comments2024-03-28T09:25:25.716-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: A Portrait of WhistlerJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-39138883401166165292014-11-05T10:59:31.716-05:002014-11-05T10:59:31.716-05:00Boldini! His daring, expressive bravura strokes p...Boldini! His daring, expressive bravura strokes portraits are a step beyond even the best of Sargent - IMHO. J.Z.TORREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430944344640652054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-39836152717108581192014-11-05T04:23:13.675-05:002014-11-05T04:23:13.675-05:00Boldini's long been one of my favourites. He f...Boldini's long been one of my favourites. He frequently had a habit of making hands quite long and claw like, it's part of his recognisable style. His portrait of Whistler seems to capture so much more expression than a classical or realist portrayal could possibly ever hope to achieve.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120455549012225566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-17163624202327553772014-11-04T16:35:10.663-05:002014-11-04T16:35:10.663-05:00Wow, Boldini's use of red through the ears, ey...Wow, Boldini's use of red through the ears, eyes and nose really adds a sense of menace or alcoholism or both. And what in the world was Menzel thinking with that beard?Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320277970095573853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-78687618059762691572014-11-04T13:26:50.068-05:002014-11-04T13:26:50.068-05:00Didn't something very similar happen to Willia...Didn't something very similar happen to William Merritt Chase as well? From what I know, he and Whistler had intended to do portraits of each other, and while some called Chase's portrait of Whistler extremely honest, Whistler hated it so much that he destroyed his companion portrait of Chase.<br /><br />http://www.wikiart.org/en/william-merritt-chase/james-abbott-mcneill-whistler<br /><br />It's a rather severe piece.cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500625792148607085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-6803589073474733372014-11-04T13:01:10.395-05:002014-11-04T13:01:10.395-05:00Not that I want to put myself anywhere near Boldin...Not that I want to put myself anywhere near Boldini's league, but this is one of the reasons I usually refrain from doing portraits (though that's usually the first thing people ask for when they find out you're an artist): I guess that even the least egocentric of us have actually a pretty defined self image, and while an unflattering photo can be blamed on the mechanical medium and other external agent (lighting, etc.), in a drawing or painting the artist's interpretation feels more tangible, so they're easier to blame :)poggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03100274244865165948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-23706129528062652822014-11-04T10:55:58.160-05:002014-11-04T10:55:58.160-05:00Wow, that's an amazing portrait of Menzel, Jam...Wow, that's an amazing portrait of Menzel, James. Thanks for pointing it out. I hope others take a look too...Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-1368525383945362112014-11-04T10:50:42.052-05:002014-11-04T10:50:42.052-05:00Tom, Boldini was wonderful for a fashionable style...Tom, Boldini was wonderful for a fashionable style of portraits, but he was capable of honest and insightful studies, too, as with the one of his friend Adolph Menzel: http://uploads3.wikiart.org/images/giovanni-boldini/adolf-friedrich-erdmann-von-menzel.jpgJames Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-74532885714792215572014-11-04T10:30:25.847-05:002014-11-04T10:30:25.847-05:00How has Boldini stayed under my radar for so long?...How has Boldini stayed under my radar for so long?! His handling of paint is very similar to Sargent (with whom I see he was a contemporary).Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.com