Yellow Cow by Franz Marc
What’s so special about the Yellow Cow painting by Franz Marc?
– Emotion + Color = Essence
– A marital bovine
– The Blue Rider German Expressionist group
Art
Woman Combing Her Hair 1936 – Julio Gonzalez
How does Woman Combing Her Hair 1936 stand out as an abstract sculpture?
– Wild gestures in iron
– Welded with Picasso’s friendship
– Ruminations on a pelvic curve
Virgin Annunciate (Palermo) by Antonello Da Messina
What’s so special about Antonello Da Messina’s Virgin Annunciate (Palermo)?
– Who and where is the Annunciate angel?
– Oil paint’s glorious glow
– Mary transitions from human to saint
Patriotic Demonstration by Giacomo Balla
What’s going on in Giacomo Balla’s painting Patriotic Demonstration?
– Rome rallies to join World War I
– Disembodied limbs dance across canvas
– Italian flags aflutter
Judith With the Head of Holofernes – Cristofano Allori
What is happening in Cristofano Allori’s painting Judith With the Head of Holofernes?
– The Power of Women topos
– Heroism and subversion
– Two shiny droplets – jewels on a golden robe
Woman Combing Her Hair 1915 – Aleksander Archipenko
What’s so special about the sculpture Woman Combing Her Hair 1915 by Aleksander Archipenko?
– A moving figural map
– The void within
– Futurist fundamentals in 3D