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Thursday, May 17, 2007
The Greatest Pastel of All Time
Posted by anne
Who doesn't like a list? And they are everywhere--from the
American Film Insitute's best 100 films
of all time to
Rolling Stone's 500 greatest songs
to David Letterman's nightly Top 10. And, of course, the art world likes its lists, too, with most list-makers pointing to Diego Velazquez'
Las Meninas
"Ladies in Waiting"; Rembrandt van Rijn's
The Night Watch
, Leonardo da Vinci's
Mona Lisa
; Vincent van Gogh's
The Starry Night
; and Michelangelo Buonarroti's Sistine Chapel ceiling as some of the most monumental works. Maybe the reason we like lists is that we enjoy taking argument with them--what's on the list that shouldn't be, and what's missing from the list. Being a fan of this game, I decided it was time we created our own list for
The Pastel Journal
of "the greatest pastel paintings of all time," and we want your input. What specific painting do you think should make the list? The temptations are plenty with incredible pastel works by Degas, Redon, Cassatt, Liotard and Millet--for starters. And then there are a number of contemporary painters, such as Wolf Kahn, who are certainly worthy of consideration (pictured here is Kahn's
In the Gloaming
pastel, 11x14). Ready to vote? You can contribute to the discussion here or at our
artist's network forum
where we've already seen votes for a Whistler, a Redon and a William Merritt Chase.
Art Inspiration
5/17/2007 12:48:38 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
Comments [3]
5/17/2007 2:39:03 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
Thanks for the post of another of Wolf Kahn's great pastels - I love his work.
My vote for the greatest pastel painting: Edgar Degas, "The Singer in Green", c. 1884. I notice that many of the jpegs available on the internet don't do it justice, but I posted a very nice jpeg of it here: http://thecolorist.blogspot.com/2007/03/edgar-degas-1834-1917.html
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5/17/2007 2:50:59 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Casey Klahn
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7/6/2007 3:50:03 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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