Title
unknown (Woman in Blue) (detail), n.d., Beaverbrook Art
Gallery
Learn to Look at Male Portraits
Anthony Flower & Bruno Bobak
Click on image for complete view
Click on image for complete view
ANTHONY FLOWER Self Portrait, May 1870
wash on paper
28.5 x 39.9 cm
Collection of the New Brunswick Museum
BRUNO BOBAK The Artist in a Black Overcoat, 1963
oil on canvas
101.60 x 76.50 cm
The Beaverbrook Art Gallery
What we see
What do you see in these two paintings?
How we feel
What words would you use to describe these
two men? Happy? Sad? Playful? Tired? Serious?
What we think
Why do you think these particular colours
were used by the artists? What kind of mood do these dark
colours create?
How it was made
Both of these paintings are self-portraits.
Why would the artist paint themselves like this? Draw a
picture of yourself. What colours would you use?
About the artist
Bruno Bobak (b. 1923) was born in
Poland and has lived in Fredericton since 1960. He was the
Director of the Art Centre at the University of New Brunswick
for 24 years. His brushstrokes are broad and directly influenced
by German Expressionism. Bobak created this work when other
Canadian artists were involved in abstractionism and non-figurative
art.
Links
This is an incredible website with everything you could
ever want to know about art. http://www.artlex.com/
