'Yuleltide Revels' by American realist painter William Glackens (1870 - 1938) is today's Christmas entry. I love the holiday hubbub, the exuberance in this work, one of several done in this particular busy illustrative style.
Glackens was a 'member' of the Ashcan School art movement and an illustrator. To read more about Glackens and his world, please use this link.
Yvette,
ReplyDeleteGreat painting. Are you sure he's an American? That looks a lot like many illustrations I've seen for Dickens' Christmas stories.
What a fabulous painting! I envy people who can paint like this.
ReplyDeleteAs American as apple pie, Fred. Glackens was born in Pennsylvania. Check out his work online, he used various techniques.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Prashant. Oh, to be able to do this kind of work. :)
ReplyDeleteHi, Yvette - I think this painting is charming — it reminds me of images of the "Brownies!"
ReplyDeleteMaybe, Mark. :) Glackens' illustration work (done mostly in pencil (or pen) and probably watercolor, though I'm not sure) is so much different from his painting that I sometimes have to double-check to make sure it is HIS work.
ReplyDeleteThat just looks like a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteA boisterous Christmas. :)
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