Henri Rousseau, 1844-1910
Antonio Ligabue, 1899-1965
I just came across that first Rousseau painting last week, and suddenly remembered being shown it as a five or six year old in an art lesson, we had to draw our own versions. Bless you, forgotten primary school teacher! The sensations all flooded back as strong on seeing it again. The lithe, calligraphic rhythm of a beast's body. And Ligabue, too, what hypnotising paintings, unbearably intense in person. Found the last drawing floating around on my hard drive, did it a few years back.
Antonio Ligabue, 1899-1965I just came across that first Rousseau painting last week, and suddenly remembered being shown it as a five or six year old in an art lesson, we had to draw our own versions. Bless you, forgotten primary school teacher! The sensations all flooded back as strong on seeing it again. The lithe, calligraphic rhythm of a beast's body. And Ligabue, too, what hypnotising paintings, unbearably intense in person. Found the last drawing floating around on my hard drive, did it a few years back. 
Lovely post again - always a treat to have marvellous pictures delivered like an unlooked for benison.
ReplyDeleteTotally beside the point, the first boy looked like a lion, the second a tiger, we were stumped with the third until we noticed his stealth and speed and nicknamed him the leopard. (But just to confuse matters, the tiger is also a mountain goat).
I can't help loving the Blake at the beginning. Poor stolid but strong Tyger!
Take care, Dx