tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post2015275998502790823..comments2024-02-28T20:08:29.312-08:00Comments on The Pictorial Arts: PersephoneThomas Haller Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-60884024406348345122016-08-15T15:31:22.169-07:002016-08-15T15:31:22.169-07:00When I first saw this I was very young and it made...When I first saw this I was very young and it made my heart leap. I was about 8-years-old and it's remained my favorite painting. In a way I never wanted to know too much about, thinking that would detract from the raw beauty of it. But spoiler alter...I let myself go recently and read that the old man depicted how Benton felt while observing his young and beautiful models. This particular model was close to starving, the only reason she posed. In that sense it's like other Benton works, about the nature of Work itself. Ya think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-48677744761693081382012-03-27T13:20:34.425-07:002012-03-27T13:20:34.425-07:00Great information, loved reading it!
I have a ques...Great information, loved reading it!<br />I have a question however. Did he happen to make lithographs of Persephone in 1939 shortly after finishing the painting?Jason B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12407223712680522856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-43517277005708674832011-03-19T23:43:38.965-07:002011-03-19T23:43:38.965-07:00Hi Annie,
I love the way you find the positives i...Hi Annie,<br /><br />I love the way you find the positives in all that you see. Thanks for all your comments and keep 'em comin'.Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-25778169759474647002011-03-19T18:24:07.639-07:002011-03-19T18:24:07.639-07:00Hi Thom,
Thank you for a thorough post about Bento...Hi Thom,<br />Thank you for a thorough post about Benton's working process for this painting. I can't say I like this painting, but I appreciate the work he put into it; and also the restrained way the farmer gazes at Persephone. I don't get much personality from her.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588164536314320479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-59184099770603239742011-03-18T23:12:16.881-07:002011-03-18T23:12:16.881-07:00This is an interesting post, I really like the ide...This is an interesting post, I really like the idea of also sculpting out the image to get an idea of lights/darks. I'll keep that method in mind!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-33902324074640719112011-03-18T22:32:26.870-07:002011-03-18T22:32:26.870-07:00Brilliant painting. I always loved Thomas Hart Be...Brilliant painting. I always loved Thomas Hart BentonDr. Monkey Hussein Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871033999478634222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-88866496774071462842011-03-18T19:51:31.963-07:002011-03-18T19:51:31.963-07:00Thank you Thom for a wonderful posting! Benton'...Thank you Thom for a wonderful posting! Benton's "Persephone" is one of my favorite works of art, philistine that I am...Steve Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863138617383626261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-19128136469233278632011-03-18T15:48:11.058-07:002011-03-18T15:48:11.058-07:00Larry, I think you put your finger on the decades ...Larry, I think you put your finger on the decades old question of what's the big deal difference between fine art and illustration?.Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347683455597417526.post-60896248201975460912011-03-18T14:09:31.087-07:002011-03-18T14:09:31.087-07:00Great post Thom.
It would be nice to be able to ...Great post Thom. <br /><br />It would be nice to be able to spend that much time on a piece and really get it right. But then again, you don't want to spend all your energy at the sound-check and have nothing left for the concert.Larry MacDougallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017987999024372121noreply@blogger.com