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Sunday, April 24, 2016

M I R R O R S . . . in art

     
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a Bernard Boutet de Monvel painting of a skscaper building
Bernard Boutet de Monvel
     
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A Pablo Picasso painting of a woman at her mirror
a Pablo Picasso painting       see full size
     
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"... a globe-mirror is one of the most offensive objects that can be placed in a garden" 
an 1883 newspaper opinion criticizes garden mirror-globes 
     
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Richard Estes art, an urban scene with reflective glass
Richard Estes art       see full size
         
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an Oleg Cassini 1962 ad design for Cutex, kaleidoscope
an Oleg Cassini 1962 advertising design for cosmetics
     
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Art Werger, urban reflecive glass
Art Werger       see full size
     
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A catalog illustration for a 1949 bathroom mirror
  a catalog illustration for a 1949 bathroom mirror ... they say that vampires have no reflection.
     
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a Bev Doolittle painting of First Nations men on horse procession past a natural reflection of a giant eagle
a Bev Doolittle painting       see full size
     
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A Kay Nielson illustration of Dorien Grey at his portrait, for Wilde's book
Dorien Grey's aging portrait of himself is like a mirror,  in this illustration
 by Kay Nielson for Oscar Wilde's book
     
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A George Cruikshank comical drawing of a man shaving, 1800s
a George Cruikshank drawing, 1800s
     
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A 1938 store window display using tinted mirrors
  a 1938 store window display with color-tinted mirrors
     
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1937 Vitroflex glass, a flexible surface
1937 Vitroflex glass       see full size
     
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A 1900 photograph of the Salon of Illusions with visual infinity, in the Palace of Electricity.
1900 Paris Exposition: the "Salon of Illusions" in the Palace of Electricity
was a mirrored and lighted hall with visual infinity       see full size
     
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A 1900 illustration of the Salon of Illusions with visual infinity
 this illustration of the "Salon of Illusions" adds clarity       see full size
     
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1810 empire mirror
an 1810 Empire style mirror
     
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a John W. Elischer 1921 metal statuette of a woman with a mirror
John W. Elischer 1921
     
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a 1946 nightclub stage mirror
a 1946 nightclub stage mirror
        
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a Mike Hinge illustration,  1975
     
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a 1955 Line Vautrin wall mirror with starburst design
a 1955 Line Vautrin wall mirror       see full size
     
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Christoph Niemann art
     
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a women's dressing vanity,  1930s?
     
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1700s Spain: opposite mirrors create a visual infinity
1700s Spain:  opposite mirrors create a visual infinity room
     
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a 1949 strapless bra in an advertising photograph
1949
     
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a Charles Ginner painting
a Charles Ginner painting
     
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An 1935 ink drawing by Rowley Murphy
A 1935 India ink reflection by Rowley Murphy       see full size
     
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A Yayoi Kusama mirrored art installation
a Yayoi Kusama mirrored art installation       see full size
     
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Yayoi Kusama mirrored art
Yayoi Kusama       see full size
     
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1926 hotel mirror
1926
      

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