#ivor spencer-churchill

[mote-historie]

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1845–1931), Consuelo Vanderbilt (1876–1964), Duchess of Marlborough, and Her Son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1898–1956) 1906, 

MET, NYC

[itslegribou]

Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchesse de Marlborough, et son fils, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill, Giovanni Boldini, 1906.

[corallapis]

Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Vol. 1), 1918-38, entry for 7th September 1923

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Friday 7th September

Lovely, dignified old Naworth re-echoes with the laughter of youth. We rage all day and play sardines in the evening and are generally irrepressible. All my best-loved chaps are here . . . Gage, Gerry and now Serge Obolenksy. We play tennis and golf and sometimes go to stuffy Lowther to shoot or to tea. Practical joking is on the tapis ... and once it begins it never ends until the party breaks up or someone is hurt. The romance of the party is Alice Astor, who is deeply in love with Serge. Both Dalmeny¹ and Ivor Churchill² who at different times have courted her are here too.

. . . . Gerry Wellesley one evening pompously announced his departure for dawn of next day. We bet him that he would never be up. Taking Lady Massereene³ into our confidence, we tricked him into exchanging watches with her, and not before she had deftly removed the spring from hers. He bade us farewell and went to bed. I slipped to his room and pinned a notice ‘Not to be called until 11.30’ on his door. When he awoke next day after what he thought an interminable night he found a doctor (whom we had sent) at his bedside. He was furious as it was luncheon before he dressed. Ten happy days have passed in riotous fun and Serge and I leave tomorrow for Scotland . . . .

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Albert Edward Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose (1882-1974), by courtesy Lord Dalmeny until 1929, when he succeeded his father as 6th Earl of Rosebery.

Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (1898-1956), younger son of the 9th Duke of Marlborough and cousin of Winston Churchill.

Jean Barbara Ainsworth (1883-1937), married in 1905 Algernon William John Clotworthy Whyte-Melville Skeffington (1873-1956), 12th Viscount Massereene and Ferrard.

[imkeepinit]

Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough and her son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1906) by Giovanni Boldini

[met-european-paintings]

Consuelo Vanderbilt (1876–1964), Duchess of Marlborough, and Her Son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1898–1956), Giovanni Boldini, 1906, European Paintings

Gift of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, 1946 Size: 87 1/4 x 67 in. (221.6 x 170.2 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435693

[artist-bonnard]

The Bath, Pierre Bonnard, 1925, Tate

Presented by Lord Ivor Spencer Churchill through the Contemporary Art Society 1930 Size: support: 860 x 1206 mm frame: 1079 x 1438 x 116 mm Medium: Oil paint on canvas

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/bonnard-the-bath-n04495

[lacrimis]

Sir Winston Churchill had expressed a wish to be buried at Bladon. So, on 30 January 1965, after his state funeral service at St Paul's Cathedral, London (the largest ever held in world history up to that point), his body was taken by train to nearby Hanborough railway station and thence to Bladon. There, the private burial took place, conducted by the rector. By contrast with the earlier service, only relatives and close friends were present.

In 1998 his tombstone had to be replaced because of the large number of visitors over the years having eroded it and its surrounding area. A new stone was dedicated in a ceremony attended by members of the Spencer-Churchill family. However, after only eight years the gravestone had become dirty and partially eroded again. In July 2006 the area of the graveyard containing Churchill's grave was closed to the public and a cleaning and restoration project restored the gravestone.

The churchyard also contains the graves of Sir Winston's parents Lord Randolph Churchill and Lady Randolph Churchill, his younger brother John or Jack, his children Diana, Randolph, Sarah, Mary and his-son-in-law Christopher Soames. Other Churchill family members buried there include the 10th Duke of Marlborough along with his first wife The Hon. Alexandra Mary Cadogan and his mother, Consuelo Vanderbilt, former Duchess of Marlborough through her marriage to the 9th Duke of Marlborough, and their younger son Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill.

The second photo - It is the restored gravestone.

[hergracesathenaeum]

Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough, and Her Son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchil (1906), Giovanni Boldini // Metropolitan Museum of Art

for @theriodont

[the-met-art]

Consuelo Vanderbilt (1876–1964), Duchess of Marlborough, and Her Son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1898–1956) by Giovanni Boldini via European Paintings

Medium: Oil on canvas

Gift of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, 1946 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435693

[experienced12]

[mote-historie]

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931), details,  Profile of Eleonora Duse, Consuelo Vanderbilt, the Duchess of Marlborough, and her Son Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill, Lady in White, The Amazon (Alice Régnault on a Horse).

“Boldini knew how to reproduce that dazzling feeling women wish to create when they are seen in their best moments.

With these words, Cecil Beaton, one of the most famous fashion photographers of the 20th century, acknowledged the talent of the Ferrarese painter in portraying the voluptuous elegance of the cosmopolitan elite of the Belle Époque, for knowing how to glorify their ambitions and their sophisticated narcissism.

Established in Paris, the centre of elegance and modernity, at the turn of the century, Boldini brought to life a formula for portraits that were chic and “à la mode” in which he immortalized his subjects and the celebrities of that legendary period, from Robert de Montesquiou to Cléo de Mérode, from Lina Cavalieri to the Luisa Marchesa Casati.“ (x) 

[joseandrestabarnia]

La familia Marlborough (Charles, noveno duque de Marlborough, con Consuelo, duquesa de Marlborough, y sus hijos John, el décimo duque de Marlborough y Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill) por John Singer Sargent, 1905. Óleo sobre lienzo.La familia Marlborough (Charles, noveno duque de Marlborough, con Consuelo, duquesa de Marlborough, y sus hijos John, el décimo duque de Marlborough y Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill) por John Singer Sargent, 1905. Óleo sobre lienzo.

[imkeepinit]

Portrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough and her son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1906) by Giovanni Boldini.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435693

[met-european-paintings]

Consuelo Vanderbilt (1876–1964), Duchess of Marlborough, and Her Son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1898–1956), Giovanni Boldini, 1906, European Paintings

Gift of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, 1946 Size: 87 1/4 x 67 in. (221.6 x 170.2 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435693

[artist-bonnard]

The Window, Pierre Bonnard, 1925, Tate

Presented by Lord Ivor Spencer Churchill through the Contemporary Art Society 1930 Size: support: 1086 x 886 mm frame: 1283 x 1094 x 127 mm Medium: Oil paint on canvas

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/bonnard-the-window-n04494

[lindsaybelkin-blog1]

Study of light and materials in classical paintings

Ingers

Princess de Broglie

Background is darker than the figure

Light shines on her from the right

High contrast between background and foreground which places emphasis on the figure which is in the light

background has a few differences in tone- for example behind the figure and near the corners

High contrast in the shine of the clothes and metal objects make them appear more interesting and draw out attention

Skin has soft shadows making it appear soft and flawless

Regular cotton like cloth has little specular highlight

Velvet has soft subtle grey shadows

Edmond cave

Vermeer little contrast in the painting at all everything seems to be washed over in a gray light

light emphasizes the background and the foreground evenly 

Face is smooth with patches of shadow in the folds of the chin and neck 

Hair has no shiny highlights to emphasize the sheen of the hair making it look aged

 blacks seem light and all White's seem grey

Ingers as a young man

Large amounts of light directed on the face

High contrast between white shirt and lit face and dark green background and black jacket

But of luster in the hair with jagged square highlights that flow in the direction of the hair- Shows that it is curly not flat

Lots of contrast in the shirt between shaddows and light creates wrinkly texture

Virgin adorning the host

Light decreases into the background

virgin is in the foreground with the most light clearly showing her as the focus of the painting

Foreground metals in more light they have stronger highlights

Metal not in direct light has softer and darker highlights

Super soft skin with little shadows- shadows that are on the face are around the eyes nose mouth and chin to show it has some volume

hair has one soft shaddows rather than many small ones

Madame Jacqueline louis leblanc

Soft highlights and dark shaddows on silk dress

Mesh fabric on arms are only shown where the fabric overlaps and in shaddows in folds near elbow- skin is slightly darker but not much- aids in the illusion of transparency

Super soft skin barely any shaddows or sharp highlights create angelic look

Strong highlights in hair similar to the silk fabric show its sheen

Overall even light although background is darker than figure but not by much

Vermeer

Study of a young woman

Light and dark on woman’s shown through soft shading 

Even the shiny fabric is softly shaded- contrasts with ingers harder shading for silk

High contrast between face and background creates emphasis on face rather than background

Hair is not defined by highlights or shadows- more like a fuzzy blob which blends into dark background

She emerges from the background rather than stand out from it entirely

Super soft skin no sharp specular highlights- shadows on facial features and neck are minimal

Allegory of the Catholic Church

Light gets gradually darker as it goes back into the scene

Foreground and middle ground are lit includes subject and all the props

Small dots of highlights to achieve glitter effect on sparkly fabric

Silk is shown through shadows rather than sharp highlights

Soft skin with soft highlights and shadows

High contrast shine in metals low contrast shine on hard surfaces such as wood

Transparent globe only shown through harsh highlights and some shadows

Woman with a water pitcher

Soft shadows overall like in the study of a young woman

sunlight creates harsher contrast where objects are closer to the window- objects closer to the light source will have stronger highlights and shadows

Glass reflects the sky outside with clouds and blue rather than show what is outside the window

Harsh highlights in metal where it is hit by the sun

Pearls in box almost not seen because they are not illuminated by light-almost look like full metal beads

Rembrandt

Woman with a pink

 there is a glow coming from behind the woman which separates her from the dark background

 there seems to be light coming from strongest from behind the pink flower- creates emphasis on that object- increases its importance in the scene

Clothes have same rough appearance as in the self portrait of Rembrandt with little highlight and lots of shadows and subtle changes in color

Strong highlights on jewelry make it appears metallic

strong shadows in her facial features make her appear older 

Bellona

Strong contrast between dark fabrics and metals

Brushed metal suit has large strong soft highlights while the gold and shield have many small strong highlights

Most light falls in center of painting and gets darker around the back of the figure

Hair has few highlights and blends into the shadows

Shield has strong little highlights that give definition to its features while shaddows gives it volume

Man in oriental costume 

Strong light falls on his shoulder and onto his face

Light Quickly falls into shaddows on his fabric which is mostly dark 

has a light behind him similar to woman with a pink which separates him from the background

Lots of little highlights on the shoulder makes fabric seem metallic while clothes in shadows seam more like cotton with no indication of any specularity

Neck shawl appears semi-transparent because it picks up color from the gold fabric also makes it seem thin

Background fades from dark at top to light at.bottom while figure is light on top and dark on bottom creates contrast

Flora

Lighting is a lot brighter in this one than Rembrandt’s other paintings

Light falls more evenly throughout the scene

Lots of little shaddows in shirt show it's wrinkly nature 

Yellow skirt has a lot of highlights and not so many shadows

Face is almost evenly lit-soft shaddows and highlights with no little shadows around facial features makes her appear young

Dark background 

Overall light changes from bright to dark from left to right as a book would be read

Giovanni Boldini

Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough, and Her Son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill

strong somewhat cool light source

Highlights reated with only a few sharp brush strokes on shiny materials such as the dress

the softer the shaddow the more brush strokes were used to blend the colors

skin reflects the light strongly - creates large bright glowing highlights on surface

Mrs. Charles Warren-Cram

strong bright warm light directed at the woman. 

fluffy fan material created by chaotic swirling brush strokes 

high contrast between skin, the dress and the background

bright light makes skin glow and almost become washed out