books0977:

Julia. An He (Chinese, 1957-). Oil.
An He’s admiration and respect for women comes through in his work. There is a grace, a peek into the inner beauty of his subject. His women are usually caught in a moment of contemplation, sometimes in an opulent interior, sometimes in a garden. Ballet themes and musical instruments find their way into his compositions as well.

books0977:

Julia. An He (Chinese, 1957-). Oil.

An He’s admiration and respect for women comes through in his work. There is a grace, a peek into the inner beauty of his subject. His women are usually caught in a moment of contemplation, sometimes in an opulent interior, sometimes in a garden. Ballet themes and musical instruments find their way into his compositions as well.

klg19:

art by retired butcher Charles Dellschau, around the turn of the century, chronicling the “Sonora Aero Club.”

klg19:

art by retired butcher Charles Dellschau, around the turn of the century, chronicling the “Sonora Aero Club.”

missfolly:

Vera Fokina and Mikhail Fokin in the ballet ‘Scheherazade’, Stockholm, 1914

missfolly:

Vera Fokina and Mikhail Fokin in the ballet ‘Scheherazade’, Stockholm, 1914

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oldrags:

Dresses, 1908 the Netherlands, De Gracieuse

oldrags:

Dresses, 1908 the Netherlands, De Gracieuse

oldrags:

Dress, 1908 the Netherlands, De Gracieuse

oldrags:

Dress, 1908 the Netherlands, De Gracieuse

oldrags:

Dress, 1908 the Netherlands, De Gracieuse

oldrags:

Dress, 1908 the Netherlands, De Gracieuse

gdfalksen:

Day wear, 1900-1907.

gdfalksen:

Day wear, 1900-1907.

edwardianera:

On the Plaza by Charles Dudley Arnold, 1901

edwardianera:

On the Plaza by Charles Dudley Arnold, 1901

edwardianera:

1910-Boaters at Oxford

edwardianera:

1910-Boaters at Oxford

edwardianera:

1910: Winners of the Hockey League 1909-10, Swindon (Postcard)

edwardianera:

1910: Winners of the Hockey League 1909-10, Swindon (Postcard)