SUNDAY NIGHT ART SNACK: CARL MOLL, WALTER LEISTIKOW, FRANCIS CADELL.

I cannot emphasize enough that imho, one of X's best art accounts is the one by Richard Morris. Even though the time frame from which he borrows his subjects is relatively small (by and large early 1800s - mid 1900s), he keeps coming up with lovely works crafted by artists whose fame is inversely proportional to their obvious talent. Without Mr Morris, I would probably never have heard of Carl Moll, Laura Knight, Edward Seago, Wilhelm Hammershoi and many, many others. Here are three individuals whose work merits far more attention and appreciation:


(via wikipedia) Carl Julius Rudolf Moll (23 April 1861 – 12 April 1945) was an Austrian Art Nouveau painter active in Vienna at the start of the 20th century. He was one of the artists of the Vienna Secession who took inspiration from the pointillist techniques of French Impressionists. He was an early supporter of the Nazis and committed suicide as Soviet forces approached Vienna at the end of World War II.

Art in Vienna around the turn of the 20thC is synonymous with the vibrant, extravagant canvases of Gustav Klimt. By contrast, the quiet, reflective painting 'At the Lunch Table,' (1901) by Carl Moll may strike one as an anomaly of the period, nevertheless it is a portrayal of… pic.twitter.com/w7LPS2Apmi

— Richard Morris (@ahistoryinart) December 15, 2024

Walter Leistikow (1865–1908) was a German landscape painter, graphic artist, designer and art critic. In 1903, he was one of the co-founders of the Deutsche Kuenstlerbund. He committed suicide in 1908.

'Hafen.' (1890) Throughout his career, Walter Leistikow focused on landscapes, a mix of naturalism and abstraction, Impressionism and expressive colour eccentricities; capturing the mood of what he saw through the play of light and shadow at the beginning and ending of the day. pic.twitter.com/FJQnIcJmcN

— Richard Morris (@ahistoryinart) December 12, 2024

(via wikipedia) Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell RSA (12 April 1883 – 6 December 1937) was a Scottish Colourist painter, renowned for his depictions of the elegant New Town interiors of his native Edinburgh, and for his work on Iona.

Francis Cadell's move to 6 Ainslie Place in Edinburgh in 1920 was to provide a stability and security that was reflected in his paintings. A chair often featured in his interiors and serves to emphasise the elegant proportions, refinement and class of the room. pic.twitter.com/9QKIkRqEII

— Richard Morris (@ahistoryinart) December 10, 2024

Good night.



MFBB.