The Ladies' Mountaineering Society

[mythosidhe]

Lately I have become enamoured of the paintings of 19th century French artist Charles Edouard Boutibonne. I think what I am most drawn to in his work is the sense of immediacy he manages to convey; regardless of the topic, his art is always highly narrative. Boutibonne's subjects--almost exclusively women--tend to be engaged in some active,

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[ext_421730]

Wonderful! I'd never heard of him before.

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[mythosidhe]

I initially came across him ages ago on Artrenewal.com, but I believe I found both of these on Pinterest.

[newmoonstar]

Ooh, so very pretty. I love to find 19th century French artists I've never heard of. Thanks for sharing.

And welcome back to LJ! Your awesome art finds brighten my day. :)

P.S. Yay for your Jeremy Brett Holmes mood theme! He seems to have been forgotten by fandom since this Cumberbatch stuff started, but he'll always be the Sherlock for me. ♥

[mythosidhe]

Always happy to share unknown artists! Seems like there's a never-ending supply.

I've been revisiting my adolescent love of Sherlock Holmes over the summer, and Jeremy Brett was and still is a huge part of that. He was so brilliant and expressive! Perfect for a mood theme ;) I've noticed the Sherlock fandom at large has been rediscovering him lately as well. I guess with only 6 episodes of BBC Sherlock to obsess over, eventually they had to find something 'new' to watch while waiting for series 3 ;p

[kittytoes]

Love these! Especially the colors in the first one the the young lady in orange and black's expression!