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Great Tits by Ferdinand von Wright, 1867.

Charles Corbet - Autumn in the woods, c.1910

Juan Téllez Toledo - Las espiritistas (1903)

Antonín Hudeček - Stream in autumn (1903)

Ludvig Find - Portrait of the Norwegian painter Thorvald Erichsen (1897)

Benjamin Haughton (British, 1865–1924) - Half-Lit Woodland Scene

Kohno Michisei, seen here at twenty-two, presents himself in a pose modeled on Western Renaissance master Albrecht Durer's (1471-1528) self-portrait produced in 1500. Between 1914 and 1924 a remarkable quantity of high-quality portraiture was produced by Japanese artists who blended Western and East Asian painting traditions. While some of these painters had first-hand knowledge of Western painting, most, like Michisei, culled their images from books and magazines. The young artist was raised in an environment filled with powerful iconic images. His father was a portrait photographer, an artist in both Japanese and Western modes, and an active member of the Russian Orthodox Church. These influences are readily apparent in this self-portrait. Michisei's perceptive understanding of classic Western images was based on constant perusal of his father's extensive library; a portrait's potential for psychological and spiritual impact was impressed on him through exposure to religious icons used in the Orthodox liturgy. (source)

Edgar Fernhout - Herfstbladeren (1938)

Photograph by Peter Turnley, Cafe de Flore, April 13, 2025.

Oil on cardboard , 24.1 x 32.7 cm.

This sweet photo from 1963 has an unusual amount of writing on the back. “That’s the cat I’ve had since last year and he’s big and beautiful now. And that’s the dog we got from the ASPCA (American Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals). He was the ugliest and skinniest there and Jack didn’t like him, but he was affectionate. That was three weeks ago. Now he’s fat and still affectionate. He’s seven months old. A mongrel (spaniel – beagle – terrier) dog but obedient and gets along well with the cat.” ❤️

Photo by Herve Gloaguen.

Oil on panel,  23 x 15.5 cm.

Owe Zerge (Swedish, 1894–1983) - Olle in the Hat