Painting of Still Life with Peaches

This is a 18" x 24" acrylic painting adapted from Gauguin's painting by the same title done, Still Life with Peaches, in 1889. His work was 9 7/8" x 12 3/8".  This was done from a reproduction. I tried to see the original which is at the Fogg Museum in Cambridge but it was in storage. I made a few changes from what Gauguin did but tried to capture the style of his work as a learning exercise. I plan to try a few others such as Cezanne and Manet.

Comments

[Mick Mather]

I suppose the more appropriate place to respond to the question raised at Portals and KM over the Diggs controversy is here. In the time of the rennaissance, painting was taught from the basics - drawing first - where students did life drawing, for the most part, from sculptures, not live models. Once they progressed to pastel and, finally, painting, it was quite common to copy the masters who went before them - just as with your own exercise of learning how Gaugin mixed the paint, handled the brush etc. As for any copyright infringement as regards your copy of Gaugin? You have that art history lesson on your side along with the fact that Gaugin is well into the public domain even in light of the overbearing copyright changes that we live under today. That said, the elite mentioned in my Diggs Comment, are slowly attemtping to chip away all traces of Public Domain. Action now or bloody revolution later? Both have their strengths and their weaknesses.

[bill Ives]

Mick - Thanks for your comment and the longer one on my other blog. Here is the kink for any others to see what you said. http://billives.typepad.com/portals_and_km/2007/05/the_deal_with_d.html#comment-69652994 I see the Gauguin copy as a useful learning exercise and since it is long in the public domina there is no issue. At the same time, I treat if differently thasn a still life I might set up myself and acknowldge the source as in a creative commons license. .