Philatelic Art Gallery
Welcome to my philatelic art gallery. This is where I will showcase my art on stamps collection. This page will go through many different transformations as I post the individual stamps. In time I imagine that there will be many individual pages to this section. To start with I will have paintings. This will be followed by other art types such as photography, statues, etc…
Articles that I have written related to Art on Stamps can be read at the following links:
Canada’s Centennial Paintings
Paintings by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz
Croatian Modern Art
Ras Al Khaima Celebrates Napoleon
Artists
17th Century Flemish School
Flemish painting flourished from the early 15th century until the 17th century, gradually becoming distinct from the painting of the rest of the Low Countries. Flemish Baroque painting was especially important in the first half of the 17th century, dominated by Rubens.
Aivazovsky, Ivan
Aivazovsky (July 29, 1817 – May 2, 1900) was born in Fedosia a port on the Black Sea. He painted mainly in his native Crimea. He painted in the romantic style and is considered one of the greatest marine artists in history.
Aylward, William J
Aylward (September 5, 1875 – February 26, 1956) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Student’s League in New York City and various European artists. Many of his early work was maritime themed and he also became an official war artist for the US Government.
Baschenis, Evaristo
Baschenis (December 7, 1617 – March 16, 1677) was a baroque painter who was most active around his native Bergamo, Italy. He is best known for “Still lifes”, usually of musical instruments.
Beukelaer
Beuckelaer (c. 1533 – c. 1573/4) was a Flemish painter who specialized in kitchen and market scenes. He was well known for the elaborate details and display of food and household equipment.
Bonnevalle, Oscar
Bonnevalle (1920 – 1993) was a Belgian artist and film maker.
Botticelli
Boticelli (1445 – 1710) was an early Italian renaissance painter. He was a member of the Florentine school. It wasn’t until much after his death that the beauty of his work was truly appreciated.
Boucher, François
Boucher (September 29, 1703 – May 30, 1770) was a French artist who worked in the Rococo style. He was one of the most popular painters in the 18th century.
Breitner, Georges H
Breitner (September 12, 1857 – June 5, 1923) was a Dutch painter and photographer and was important in “Amsterdam Impressionism.”
He was educated at the Art Academy in the Hague, and for a time worked as an art teacher. He is known for introducing social realism to the Netherlands. His paintings of street scenes and harbours is what he is noted for.
Brocky
Károly Brocky (May 22, 1808 – 1855) was a Hungarian born painter who was the son of a hairdresser. His father died when Brocky was young and became a travelling actor.
After much testing he was accepted to a free drawing school in Vienna and then to the École du Louvre in Paris. When he was 30, he visited London and decided to live there. 1839 saw his first contribution to the Royal Academy.
Broederlam, Melchior
Broederlam (c. 1350 – c. 1409) is one of the earliest Dutch painters that works can be confidently attributed to. The majority of his work was done for the Duke of Burgundy.
Bruegel
Also known as Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1925 – September 9, 1569) was the most significant artist of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting.
He was known for his landscapes and peasant scenes.
Brueghel, Pieter the Younger
The son of Bruegel the Elder, Brueghel the Younger (c. 1564 – c. 1638) concentrated on landscapes, religious and village scenes.
He lived in Antwerp and his studio was widely known for painting copies of his fathers works for both local and export sales.
Caravaggio, M
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (September 29, 1591 – July 18, 1610) was an Italian painter who trained in Milan and was active in Rome, Malta, Sicily and Naples.
His works are known for the realistic portrayal of the human state.
Carr, Emily
Carr (December 13, 1871 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist that was heavily influenced by the Indigienous people of the North West.
Carr was one of the first Canadian artists to adopt a modernist and post-impressionist style. She is described by the Canadian Encyclopedia as a Canadian Icon.
Cassatt, Mary
Cassatt (May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) was an American born painter and print maker. She lived her adult life in France and befriended Degas while she was there.
She was an impressionist painter and was know for her paintings of the private lives of women and capturing the bond between mother and child.
Cézanne, Paul
Cézanne (January 19, 1836 – October 22, 1906) was a French artist and painter. His work laid the foundation of change for the transition of art from the 19th to the 20th century.
It is said that both Matisse and Picasso said that Cézanne was “the father of us all”.
Chardin, J
Chardin (November 2nd, 1699 – December 6th, 1779) was a French painter.
He is considered a master of still life and genre paintings. He lived along the left bank of the Seine until Louis XIV granted him a studio and apartment in the Louvre.
Christus, P
Petrus Christus (circa 1410 – 1475) was a Dutch painter who was active in Bruges. Influenced by Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden, Christus became the leading painter of van Eyck.
Colantonio
Niccolò Antonio Colantonio (circa 1420 – 1460) was an Italian Painter who was active in Naples between 1440 and 1460. Not much is known about his life, but his style was heavily influenced by the Flemish style.
Thorn From Lions Paw
Copley, John S
John Singleton Copley (1738 – 1815) was an American/British painter. Born on July 3, in Boston relatively little is known about Copley’s early up bringing and education. He left for England in 1774.
Corinth, Lovis
Born Franz Heinrich Louis (1858 – 1925) on July 28, 1858 he was educated at the Academy in Königsberg. After leaving school he left for Munich where he studied under Löfftz. In 1888 he returned to Königsberg from Paris and adopted the name Lovis Corinth.
Corot
Camille Corot (1796 – 1875) was born on July 16th in Paris, France. He was well known as a portrait and landscape painter. He had difficulties while studying at the Lycée Pierre-Corneille and dropped out. Corot’s dad arranged for him to apprentice as a draper and while he didn’t like it he gained an appreciation of textures and colours. At 26 he pursued a career as an artist.
Costa, Lorenzo
Lorenzo Costa was born in 1460 in Ferrara the capital of Emilia-Romagna, in northern Italy. He was located in Bologna by his twenties which leads some people to believe he was influenced by the Bolognese School. In 1509 he moved to Mantua where he became the court painter for Marquis Francesco Gonzaga. He died on the 5th of March 1535 in Mantua.
Courbet, Gustave
Gustave Courbet was a French realist painter born in 1819, in Ornans Doub. He moved to Paris in 1839 and after a brief stay at the studio of Steuben and Hesse he went of and developed his own style. He was a part of the Paris Commune and after it was suppresed by the French military he was arrested. Courbet died on December 31, 1877 of liver disease.
Cranach, Lucas
Lucas Cranach the elder was a German renaissance painter and printmaker. He was the court painter for the Electors of Saxony and a personal friend of Martin Luther.
Csontvary
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka was a Hungarian Painter who was part of the Avant Garde movement. He is known as one of Hungary’s greatest painters and was one of the first to be known in Europe. He was born July 5, 1853 in Kisszeben, Sáros County, Kingdom of Hungary and died on June 20, 1919 in Budapest.
Danil, Konstantin
David, J L
Da Vinci
Mona Lisa
de Breanski, Alfred
Farm Meadows
Debre, Olivier
Rouge Rythme Bleu
Degas, Edgar
Amateur Jockeys
Delacroix
Horses Emerging From The Sea
Del Sarto, Andrea
Lamentation of Christ
De Patenier, J
Baptism of Christ
Derain, A
Table and Chairs
Dimitrov, Vladimir
Woman From Kalotina
Durer
Adam
Adam
Hieronymus Holzschuher
Edrenzeti, Ambrogio
Madonna and Child
Fantin-Latour, H
Flowers on a Vase Bone
Feininger, Lyonel
Halle Market Church
Fontainbleau School
Diane de Poitiers
Fortin, Marc-Aurele
At Baie Saint-Paul
fra Angelico
The Annunciation
Fragonard, J H
The Love Letter
Francois-Pascal
Mme. Recamier
Fraoux, J
Girl Reading Letter
Friesz, Othon
Tulips and Marquerites
Gaugin, Paul
Arearea
Gentileschi, Artemisia
Unknown
Gerasimov, S V
Bluebells
Gericault
Epsom Derby
Giotto di Bondone
Legend of St. Francis - Sermon to the Birds
Madonna and Child
Gordon, Sir John W
Sir Walter Scott
Greco, El
The Resurection
Greuze, Jean
The Spoiled Child
Gros, J A
Napoleon at the Eylau Camp
Napoleon Visiting the Plague Stricken
The Surrender of Madrid
Guderna, Ladislav
Peace
Hals, Frans
Singing Boy
Harris, Robert
Meeting of the School Trustees
Heward, Prudence
At the Theatre & Rollande
Horneman, Christian
Beethoven
Ingres, J D
Napoleon the First Consul
Ivavnov, Stefan
Lazarova in Evening Gown
Jovanovic, Katarina
Unknown
Kane, Paul
Indian Encampment on Lake Huron
Khrutsky, I F
Flowers and Fruit
Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig
Rotes Elisabeth-Ufer
Konchalovsky, P P
Roses
Korin, P D
Alexander Nevsky
Korovin, K A
Lilac
Kosotei
Toyokuni
Toyokuni II
Kramskoi, I N
Phlox
Krieghof, Cornelius
The Blacksmith’s shop
Kunisada
Toyokuni III
Kuniyasu
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Kurtovic, Kavuric
A Bosom Full of Wind
Lamb, Molly
Tea Hill
Lavenov, Tsanko
Old Plovdiv
Old Town
Lawrence, Sir Thomas
Master Charles William Lambton
Lemieux, Jean Paul
Nativity
Leutze, Emanuel
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Liberi, M
Diana and Endimion
Liebermann, Max
Horseman on Shore
Longhi, P
The Moorish Messenger
Lotz, Karoly
After the Bath
Lowry, Laurence Stephen
Children Coming out of School
Macke, August
Fashion Shop
Maderuelo
The Original Sin
Maitre de Moulins
The Virgin and Child
Maitre De Moulins III
The Young Princess
Manet, Edouard
Emile Zola
Mantegna, Andrea
Madonna and Child
Mares, N
Young Girl Sewing
Masic, Nikola
Unknown
Masson, Henri
Skaters at Hull
Massys, Quentin
Money Changer with Wife
Master of Mary’s Life
Marriage of the Virgin
The Visitation
Matisse, Henri
Bone Vase on the Table
Still Life with Tapestry
Matuszewska
Grazing Cows
McCubbin, Fred
On The Wallaby Track
Memling, Hans
Man Reading and Child
The Presentation at the Temple
Messina, A
Portrait of a Man
Metsu, Gabriel
Girl at Work
Woman Listening to Violinist
Milne, David
the Red Brick House
Milot, Rene
Scene from Angeline de Montbrun, by Laure Conan
Modigliani
Self Portrait
Monet, Claude
Lavacourt: Sunshine and snow
Nana
Murillo
A Peasant Boy Leaning On A Sill
Nay, Ernst Wilhelm
Yellow Feather in Red
Nenov, Ivan
Young woman
Nissky, G G
Moscow Suburb in February
Oudry, Jean-Baptiste
Bass and Sheet Music
Pallady, T
Reclining Woman
Pechstien, Max
Sitting Female Nude
Pekovsek, Jozef
Unknown
Perry, Enoch JR
The Pemigewasset Coach
Petlevski, Ordan
Flora
Petrascu, Gheorge
Venice
Petrov, Ilya
Partisans at Night
Seated Boy
Seated Woman
Picasso, Pablo
Acrobata Y Joyen Equilibrista
Arlequin Pensativo
Autorretrato Como Arlequin En El Cafe
Celestina
Desnudo Sentado
El Aseo
El Guitarrista Ciego
La Muchacha De La Cornelja
La Vida
Los Dos Hermanos
Los Volatineros
Madre con Nuevo
Madre E Hijo
Mendigos Junto Al Mar
Retrato De La Sra. Canals
The Piano
Pieters
The Fish Monger
Pissaro, Camile
Winter Landscape
Plockhorst
The Good Shepherd
Prica, Zlatko
Grey Sail
Raeburn, Sir Henry
Self Portraits
Rafael de Urbino
The Holy Family
Raphael
Balthisar Castilgar
Madonna and Child
Rembrandt
Portrait of a Woman
Rembrandt’s Mother
Renoir
After the Bath
Bouqet in front of a Mirror
Bowl of Peaches
Mme Monet on a Couch
Nude in the Sun
Seating Girl
Self Portrait
The Bathers
Two Girls at a Piano
Repin, Ilya E
The Arrest of a Propagandist
Reynolds, Sir Joshua
Nelly OBrien
Romney
Portrait of Miss Juliana Willoughby
Rubens
Bethsabee a la fontaine
Diana and Her Nymphs Suprised by the Fawns
_ La Toilette de Venus_
_ Le Chapeau de Paille_
M. Fourment and Her Children
Road to Calvary
Rubens and Isabella Brandt
the Union of Earth and Water
Thomas, Earl of Arundel
Venus and Adonis
Russel
Small Girl Presenting Cherries
Rylov, Arcadi A
Blue Space (seascape with flying geese)
Saraceni, Carlo
St. Cecilia and Angel
Schedrin
New Rome, St Angel’s Castle
Sorrento Coast with View of Capri
Schimon, Ferdinand
Beethoven
Schlemmer, Oskar
Bauhaus Staircase
Schmidt, Erhard
Judo
Schrimpf, Georg
Still Life with A Cat
Sessions, James M
Goose Shooting
Sisley, Alfred
Snow in Louveciennes
Sorolla, Joaquin
Gypsy
Stieler, Joseph
Beethoven
Sully, Thomas
Jefferson
Surikov, V I
The Boyar Morozov Going into Exile
Tattarescu, Gheorge
Sofia Kretzulescu
Woman Carrying Jug
Tenkovic, Milos
Unknown
Ter Borch, Gerald
A Drink of Lemonade
Woman Peeling Apple
Thomson, Tom
Autumn Birches
Tintoretto
Joseph and Potiphar’s wife
Tintoretto School
Venitian Senator
Titian
Charles V at Muhlberg
_ Danae Receiving the Golden Rain_
Portrait of Charles V with a Dog, ?, ?
Self Portrait
Venus of Urbino
Tonitza, N
Seated Woman
Trego, W
Washington at Valley Forge
Tropinin, V A
The Lace Maker
Trumbull, J
Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
The Capture of the Hessians
Washington at Trenton
Turner, J
Peace-Burial at Sea
Snowstorm-steamer off a Harbours Mouth
View of St. Laurent
Unknown
Madeleine Playing Her Lute
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Utrillo, Maurice
Place du Centre, Montmartre
Uzunov, Detchko
Portrait of a Woman
Van Der Goes, Hugo
The Original Sin
Van der Weyden
Crucifixion Diptych
van Dongen, Kees
Woman on Balcony
van Duynen, Isaac
Still-Life
Van Dyck
Self Portrait
Van Eyck
Husband and Wife
Van Orley
The Doctor G. Zelle
Various
Various
Varley, Frederick H
Self Portrait
Varotari, A
The Three Graces
Velazquez, Diego
La infanta Margarita
Phillip IV
Portrait of a Couri Dwarf
The Infant Margarita
The Surrender of Breda
The Water Carrier
Venev, Stoyan
Gorjanin
Vermeer, Johannes
Girl With a Pearl Earing
The Love Letter
Veronese
Mars and Venus
Mars et L’amour
Vigee-Lebrun
Doamnei d’Aguesseau
Vrubel, M A
The Swan Maiden
Weber, A Paul
Audience
Yablonskaya, T M
Breadmakers
Yoganson, B V
Interrogation of the Communists
Zonev, Kyril
Performer in Dress Suit
Zuccarelli, Francesco
Landscape with Figures
Zuloaga, Ignacio
The Failure (defeated bullfighter)
Zurbaran, F
Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose