William McGregor Paxton (1869 – 1941)
Posted by M.R.N. on July 29, 2012
The New Necklace
Eleanor Anne Schrafft
Glow Of Gold, Gleam Of Pearl
The Note – Mrs. Ernest Major
title unknown
Elizabeth Blaney
untitled
Cherry – The Gay Nineties
Girl Combing Her Hair
The Chinese Parasol
The Yellow Jacket
Helen Smith Beyer (Mrs. Henry Gustav Beyer)
Mollie Scott And Dorothy Tay
Portrait of Elizabeth
The Canary
Caroline Elizabeth Stewart
Maryann
The Breakfast
Nude
The Album
The Green Dress
The Figurine
Diana Of The Peaks
Woman Sewing
The Daguerreotype
Henry Gustav Bejer jr
Seated Nude With Sculpture
The Letter
La Russe
The White Veranda
The Red Fan – Mrs. William Paxton
Rose And Blue
Mr. Charles Sinkler
The Golden Veil
Girl Sweeping
title unknown
Penumbra
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Bruce said
His nudes have a vague featurelessness to them as if, though he may have been required or felt compelled to paint them, he really didn’t want to do so.
Bruce said
Or he was trying to shield his subjects in some manner, perhaps to preserve their dignity or chastity.
vincenzo said
Generally, in painting, classic nudes or academic put in reliev only the construction and form, and consequently the subjects assume a statuesque appearance and chaste. Moreover, this is also detectable in the statuary of classical Greece, where it is possible see that the various goddesses, even if they were shown naked to the bathroom or in other circumstances, are distinguished by their formal beauty and naturalness, and also for their chaste appearance. Paxton, in my opinion, as I mentioned in the previous selection, offered by American Gallery, was an impressionist particular, very interested in photographic technique, especially in portraits and interior scenes. A technique pioneered by masters such as Albrecht Durer, Johannes Vermeer and also by Edgar Degas (chronologically nearest to Paxton). The effect of nudes flat and monotonous executed by Paxton, perhaps depends from the photographic tecnique, but we must recognize that with the same technique, the artist has done some wonderful portraits and interior scenes.
Vincent