still life

TEN & Co.

Wednesday 24 April, 2013 / Fashion / Comments { 11 }

you’ll remember the beautiful lookbook from shoemakers TEN & Co. that i shared last year. well, they have gone in a completely different direction to showcase their Spring 2013 collection! showing off their beautiful handmade shoes in sumptuous table settings of food & drink, reminiscent of the still life paintings from Dutch golden age artists like Pieter Claesz, Willem van Aelst, Jan Davidsz. de Heem and Willem Claeszoon Heda (to mention a few). be sure to check out the entire lookbook and read about the story behind these rad shoes.

photography by René Cervantes, styling by Alex Brannian and Tory Noll

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henri’s flowers

Monday 7 March, 2011 / Art / Comments { 11 }

still life is not my usual fare, but i make an exception for henri fantin-latour whose darkly hued flower paintings have always captivated me.

looking through these reminded me of this beautiful post at forty-sixth at grace, photographed by john cullen

all henri fantin-latour images courtesy of the athenaeum

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flora

Wednesday 19 May, 2010 / Photography / Comments { 0 }

photos of flowers can be a bit hum drum, especially if you’ve seen one too many macro shots… but this series of photographs is amazing, like little pieces of art.

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janet hill

Tuesday 10 November, 2009 / Art / Comments { 0 }

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i enjoy janet hill‘s still lifes (… still lives? i still don’t know what the plural is)

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françois-emile barraud

Sunday 4 October, 2009 / Art / Comments { 0 }

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barraud was swiss. he worked in paris for a time during the 1920′s and painted mainly still lifes and portraits, including many double portraits featuring himself and his wife. he was one of 4 brothers who all painted or sculpted at one time or another. he suffered several periods of illness during his life and died of tuberculosis in 1934, at the age of 35.

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