Thursday, October 24, 2024

Molten

"A singer can shatter glass with the proper high note, he said," "but the simplest way to break glass is simply to drop it on the floor.'"
~Anne Rice


For Art Thursday, Glass Blowers of Murano by Charles Frederic Ulrich. Have you watched the tv series that's a glass blowing competition (I can't remember the name! Arg)? It impressed upon me how dangerous glass blowing can be, although this painting looks very relaxed.

Glass Blowers of Murano
by Charles Frederic Ulrich

Photogravure (by Goupil & Co.) based on the 1886 painting by American artist Charles Frederic Ulrich

1 comment:

Pop said...

First, I looked it up (I had forgotten, too) and the name of that glass-blowing competition was Blown Away.

The photogravue print is quite interesting, but the painting is the thing. The fire *really* comes through in color.