Tail Feathers
Welcome to my unwieldy collection of works of art, mostly; assembled by an artist/teacher que vive en Tejas.
“Whoever does not move among works of art as if among dangerous animals does not know among what he moves.” — Nicolás Gómez Dávila
Vincent van Gogh - A Road in St. Remy with Female Figures, 1889
Kasama Nichido Museum of Art, Kasama, Japan

Vincent van Gogh - A Road in St. Remy with Female Figures, 1889

Kasama Nichido Museum of Art, Kasama, Japan

Moise Kisling (1891 - 1953) - Port de Saint Tropez

Moise Kisling (1891 - 1953) - Port de Saint Tropez

Henri Manguin (French, 1874–1949) - Le Hamac, 1913

Henri Manguin (French, 1874–1949) - Le Hamac, 1913

Henri Manguin (French, 1874–1949) - Olive Trees in Cavaliere, 1906

Henri Manguin (French, 1874–1949) - Olive Trees in Cavaliere, 1906

Georgia O’Keeffe
Taos, New Mexico
Oil on canvas, 10 x 24 inches

Georgia O’Keeffe

Taos, New Mexico

Oil on canvas, 10 x 24 inches

William Merritt Chase
Young Girl On An Ocean Steamer, 1884

William Merritt Chase

Young Girl On An Ocean Steamer, 1884

Maurice Denis
Cupid Carrying Psyche Up to Heaven (detail)
The Story of Psyche Series   
Oil on canvas. 180x265 cm, France. 1908
Hermitage Museum

Maurice Denis

Cupid Carrying Psyche Up to Heaven (detail)

The Story of Psyche Series   

Oil on canvas. 180x265 cm, France. 1908

Hermitage Museum

James McNeill Whistler
Battersea Reach from Lindsey Houses, c. 1863

James McNeill Whistler

Battersea Reach from Lindsey Houses, c. 1863

Albert Bierstadt
Beach Scene, 1873
Seattle Art Museum

Albert Bierstadt

Beach Scene, 1873

Seattle Art Museum

Henri Rousseau
Tropical Forest with Monkeys, c. 1910

Henri Rousseau

Tropical Forest with Monkeys, c. 1910

Vincent van Gogh
Watercolor, Black chalk, and ink 
Drenthe:  1883
Private collection

Vincent van Gogh

Watercolor, Black chalk, and ink 

Drenthe:  1883

Private collection

Anders Zorn (1860-1920) 
Vallkulla, 1912
Etching on laid paper

Anders Zorn (1860-1920) 

Vallkulla, 1912

Etching on laid paper

Today’s ♨ Birthday:
Maximilien Luce (March 13, 1858 – February 6, 1941) 
Morning Interior, 1890
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Today’s ♨ Birthday:

Maximilien Luce (March 13, 1858 – February 6, 1941) 

Morning Interior, 1890

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lilla Cabot Perry (American, 1848-1933) 
A Stream Beneath Poplars, 1890-1900 
(Painted while visiting Monet’s beloved gardens at his Giverny home)
Oil on canvas. 25 3/4 x 32 inches
Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Lilla Cabot Perry (American, 1848-1933) 

A Stream Beneath Poplars, 1890-1900 

(Painted while visiting Monet’s beloved gardens at his Giverny home)

Oil on canvas. 25 3/4 x 32 inches

Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee

George Inness  
Spring Blossoms, Montclair, c.1891 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

George Inness  

Spring Blossoms, Montclair, c.1891 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art.