Not-Contemporary art thread! (Page 2 of 2)

I always liked this painting hanging in the National gallery in London.
apparently Ingres was not keen on making portraits but when he met madame moitessier he quickly changed his mind. notice he even paints her twice in the same portrait.
I heard a story also that when he was painting the dress he couldn't get satisfied with it and repeatedly painted over and over untill he eventually broke down into tears, and madame moitessier got off her chair walked over to him and said " there, there, jean auguste dominique. be patient, dont worry, you will finish it" then he started again and painted it perfectly first time.

@black shape
some works of my students and my paintwork shop






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also ceramics...

@fantomas wow thanks for posting!  gives me some very fond memories
i find something very appealing about those kinds of art school drawings. maybe its just nostalgia.
I'm interested as to wether those first three drawings are by different people or the same person. seems like a similar drawing style.
I also wonder if the person who made the portrait likes the work of Frank Auerbach, I think they might
You must love what you do , i hope i'll be doing it soon too.

Arnold Bocklin - The Isle of The Dead, 1880

can you hear the silence?

http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/johnbrack/ima … 50_600.jpg
Man in Pub 1953
John Brack
maybe its too contemporary for this thread but I love the economy of line in this

Gigers hommage