Orientalists

[drscott]

I've been reading The Arabian Nights: A Companion by Robert Irwin, which is a scholarly annotation and background for the story book. The front cover is a painting by Ludwig Deutsch, one of the school of Orientalist painters which reached a height of commercial success around 1900. As often happens, their painting style went out of fashion and these works could be had at very low prices during the heyday of nonrepresentational art. They are being reappreciated now, much as Norman Rockwell is now a subject for serious shows. Will Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light ever be rehabilitated into a subject for PhD art students in 2100? Doubtful.

Here's another fabulous Deutsch from the Orientalist Art web site:

Comments

[orange-groves.livejournal.com]

I disagree. Art is what you make of it.