Maxfield Parrish

when discovering it done by drypoint etching I was even more amazed. This piece is an image of an older lady sitting on a chair with a young girl sitting on her lap while they both look at what’s in the reflections of the hand mirror. This picture shows the time period of the industrial revolution by the mirror in their hand and the technique they used to complete this image. I think this particular piece is a statement about the society since it could represent the women comfortably sitting down with her child tending to her needs, maybe just got done combing her hair and trying to do everything she can to live the American life everyone shoots for. My next piece that was eye-catching was a surrealism piece titled The Dinkey-Bird by Maxfield Parrish. Surrealism pieces are always fun to look at since they tell a story and it can have many interpretations, this art was actually inspired and made for a poem name The Dinkey- Bird as well. Reading the poem opens up yours eyes to see what the…

Maxfield Parrish, one of the most well known artists for his works that consisted of beautiful sceneries of distant foggy mountains in the background, classical stone architecture resembling Greek and Roman work, elegant figures of women covered in drapery, romantic landscapes filled with nature and the well-known “Parrish Blue” hue that was used often throughout his works. His luminous hues were what made Parrish different than any other artist. He had a similar style to the Art Nouveau…