Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Jervis McEntee Paintings geocoded

Eagle Cliff, Franconia, New Hampshire





The majority of this artist's scene paintings did not identify a specific location, but six instances are included in GeocodedArt which, like this example, refer to a unique location in their title.  Even in cases in which the title refers to a location, they are often general in nature, not of a recognizable landmark as in this case.

Mobile access to the paintings and their location provides the enjoyment of the image on the lcoation that inspired the artist




Thursday, December 24, 2015

Haarlem Paintings in Geocoded Art

Haarlem Paintings in Geocoded Art





The Market Place and the Grote Kerk at Haarlem, painting by Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde (1638-1698).   Most of the Dutch townscape painters have tried their hand at capturing Haarlem, the bustling commercial hub of the Golden Age.
  This page collects 20 views by 12 different artists and allows comparison to current street views of each of these sites.




Monday, December 21, 2015

Paul Cornoyer Paintings in GeocodedArt

Late Afternoon, Washington Square





Painting by Paul Cornoyer (1864-1923). Cornoyer works are frequently framed with veiny, willowy trees, and the trees are most often bare; he painted more winter scenes in New York than any other painter.
  In this view there is foliage that is drinking in the early season warmth, and is appears to be getting transferred into the street life below.



Friday, December 18, 2015

Utrecht Paintings Geocoded


Utrecht Paintings Geocoded to the Scene Shown





The Nicolaikerk, Utrecht, by Jan Hendrik Verheyen (1778-1846).  Get oriented to this Dutch city which is less famous, but one with architectural treasures that have inspired a generations of painters.  Eleven fine art scenes in a compact space.



Saturday, December 12, 2015

Dordrecht Paintings Geocoded

Dordrecht Paintings





A view Of The Kleine Haven in Dordrecht, by Fredericus J van R Chattel (1856-1917), one of the 16 views of this iconic structure done by old masters and more contemporary artists, each with an appreciation for seeing the transcendent right before their eyes.


Thursday, December 10, 2015

Sanford Robinson Gifford Paintings in GeocodedArt

South Bay on the Hudson, near Hudson NY





South Bay, on the Hudson, near Hudson, New York






Painted by Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880). This is one of several works that Gifford (and others painters of the Hudson river school) did near the homes of Cole and Church, the earliest leaders of American landscape paintings. 
This view features a well-rutted road, a well farmed hillside, and a man handling a boat (the only common element you are likely to see there today). This work emphasizes the beauty of the ordinary, not the grand views or wild nature that have come to be regarded as the signature features of the Hudson River school. Gifford also traveled widely and captured sites with the same pleasing blend of light, color, and texture.



Sunday, December 6, 2015

Jasper Francis Cropsey Paintings in Geocoded Art



The Narrows from Staten Island





Painted by Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900). Cropsey's many paintings in his native New York are most often studies in color more than topography or dramatic of water and sky. 
He tended to autumnal colors, even in this scene that must be late summer, judging by the foliage. 

Long before this site came to be dominated by the Bridge it provided the citizenry with a vista of the Hudson heading out to see and all that lay beyond. But the near features come in for detailed treatment, in the foliage and beaches on Long Island. Note even the shadows beginning to reach over the artist's shoulder.







Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Colin Campbell Cooper paintings in GeoCodedArt






Painted by Colin Campbell Cooper (1856-1937).
Like other of Cooper's paintings of Manhattan, this image spills over with color and civic pride. He had done an earlier work of Trinity Church and the Trinity Building before completion of the distant tower, the Woolworth building, which was the tallest building in the world when it was completed. 





Three Towers