Art Lovers discussion

The swan composed of snow floats in shadow,
amber beak translucent in the last light.
The white and innocent wings in the glow
of the short-lived dusk are rose-tipped and bright.

Erte

Erté, or Romain de Tirtoff is a good guess Geoffrey!
But not correct.

maximus parishimus?

Wow, I’ve never heard of any of these guesses!

George Barbier?

Heather wrote: "Wow, I’ve never heard of any of these guesses!"

Geoffrey wrote: "maximus parishimus?"

Well that last one is new for me too, Heather.
Unless, Geofrey, you mean the artist we had on 7 Apr 21, 2019 09:36AM?

Connie wrote: "George Barbier?"

Also a good guess, but remember that I try to post artworks that are not really in the style of the main body of work of the artist we're looking for ;-)
That means no Art Deco...

Maybe a second pic will point you guys in the right direction:

cezanne?

Cezanne is wrong also, our artist was a bit younger.

I looked it up but will stay mum for the moment.

I know who it is too. Since Chris found the artist first, I'll let him give the answer later.

Connie wrote: "I know who it is too. Since Chris found the artist first, I'll let him give the answer later."

That's nice of you Connie, but if you knew it without searching or googling, then I think Chris won't mind if you give the answer...

I've still a couple more pics ready to post so... it's up to you ;-)

Beardsley

Beardsley

Geoffrey wrote: "Beardsley"

Also a good guess Geoffrey, but Aubrey Beardsley was English and our artist is not...

Delaunay?

Looks like a Braque

But that’s only seeing the left 1/4 of the painting from my phone. I can never see the whole picture unless I’m on my PC. So maybe the painting is entirely different. I’ll have to look at it later.

Delaunay and Braque are both wrong but pretty close...

Juan Gris?

Oh, Gris is a good guess...

matisse

Juan Gris would be my guess too, Ruth.

Juan Gris is correct, Ruth! You 've got it.
If I have a bit of time between breakfast and leaving for work I'll post the rest of the pics I selected...

Hooray! As soon as I saw that second painting I knew it had to be someone cubistic.

Yes, that first pic surprised me too when I found it. The second with the three lamps was the first I had selected.

And the whole poem:

The swan composed of snow floats in shadow,
amber beak translucent in the last light.
The white and innocent wings in the glow
of the short-lived dusk are rose-tipped and bright.

And then, on ripples of the clear blue lake,
when the crimson dawn is over and done,
the swan spreads his wings and lets his neck make
an arch, silver and burnished by the sun.

Grand, as he ruffles his silken feathers,
this bird from Olympus bearing love’s wound,
ravishing Leda in roiling waters,
thrusting at petals of her sex in bloom...

When at last her sobbing is heard no more,
the stripped, mastered beauty lets out a sigh.
From some tangled green rushes by the shore,
sparkle-eyed Pan watches and wonders why.

Ruben Dario
1892
Translators: Steven F.White & Greg Simon

Aha!