Max Lingner / German, 1888-1959 / Mademoiselle Yvonne, 1939 / Oil on canvasChoose 20 works of art that have stayed with you or influenced you — one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings. 18/20#blueskyartchallenge #fediartchallenge #art #paintings @artporn @traditional_art

Thanks for the share @darren du nord.

This work from 1939 has got me thinking about how painted portraits must have changed after photographs came along. Artists were no longer hired, I imagine, just to make the most realistic picture of someone, and I would hope felt they could be way more creative. I'm going to go do some research into that idea next but if anyone knows something on this subject, please share it!

yes, photography saved artists from the yolk of representation

but not only that. frames changed, cropped figures started appearing in paintings. Motion itself became a subject of interest.

photography changed painting.

john berger's "ways of seeing" was a reference on this subject. I don't know if it is still relevant or is it now considered outdated 🤷