The Art Work of Henry Meynell Rheam
I have always been drawn to the artwork of, Henry Meynell Rheam. My Grandmother had a few prints of his artwork hanging in her living room. His artwork has a magical quality about it. It took you back to a different time, yet not a time that was known to exist. He worked primarily in sketch and watercolour, and every painting he did told a story. The painting in the photo to the left is of, Titania welcoming her fairy brethren .
I also love this sketch and watercolour he did in 1903. It is known as, The Fairy Wood . Fantasy paintings were popular in Victorian times and ideas for paintings were sometimes drawn from folktales, myths, or from the artists imagination. Maybe that is why I am drawn to his artwork, it has a certain mystery about it.
The Fairy Wood - Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 3.0
Rheam's, paintings were done in what is known as late Pre-Raphaelite style. Romance, and romanticism were popular themes and many of his works were focused on this type of painting.
The Banshee - Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 3.0
Rheam, was born in 1859, studied art in Germany and later in London and Paris. He painted off and on throughout his life until he passed in 1920. I like all of his paintings. In today's world of digitized computer art, I look back at the tools that these early artists used and am awed by their talent.
Sleeping Beauty - Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 3.0
What kind of artwork are you drawn to?
HenryMeynellRheam * PreRaphaelite * Art * Watercolour * romanticism * SleepingBeauty * TheBanshee * FairyBrethren * TheFairyWood
Image Credit » Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 3.0
Comments
paigea wrote on September 6, 2014, 3:45 PM
These are lovely and I've never heard of him before. I have no idea what kind of art I'm drawn to.
LeaPea2417 wrote on September 6, 2014, 3:54 PM
I like his work above. I also like Monet a lot.
MegL wrote on September 6, 2014, 5:37 PM
Lovely paintings. I like fairy tales and fantasy.
BarbRad wrote on September 7, 2014, 1:39 AM
He certainly likes to paint the fairies! I rather like the Impressionists.
markgordonbrown wrote on September 8, 2014, 7:50 PM
I love symbolist art. Too bad the modern art movement crushed symbolism.
oldies909 wrote on September 14, 2014, 11:55 AM
Never heard of this artist. His art work is very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
bestwriter wrote on September 19, 2014, 1:55 AM
I like this to abstract painting where one needs to read the mind of the Artist. Wish this artist was more known to the world