The Child's Problem
1857 Watercolour by the parricide Richard Dadd, who killed his father in 1843 thinking that he was the devil.
posted by Oscar Grillo at 24.1.11
Monday, January 24, 2011
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8 Comments:
Mucho mejor que las acuarelas de Hitler.
Buscalo a Richard Dadd en google, es INTERESANTISIMO.
El padre debiera haberse empezado a preocupar al ver los dibujos...
Aparentemente el dios Osiris le ordeno el acuchillamiento.
Beautiful artwork. I love seeing the unique artwork from across time.
muy interesante oscar
I've been fascinated with Richard Dadd ever since I saw a drawing by Jasper Johns called "Nothing At All Richard Dadd", which can be seen here (bottom right corner).
I don't know if you ever seen an original painting by Dadd. His handling of oil is amazing, he creates very strange 3-D effects with impasto. His work is very "overpainted" but that adds to the sense of mystery and morbidity of is art.
Here you can see it in detail:
http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/tate/the-fairy-fellers-master-stroke-230
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