#vmfa

[paulrosenstein]

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[arthistoryanimalia]

#TwoForTuesday: love these #ArtDeco serpent-shaped andirons! 🐍 🐍

Edgar Brandt (French, 1880-1960) Pair of Andirons, 1926 wrought iron Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

[corvidacryptida]

Obligatory VMFA photo dump

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection

German Expressionist Art, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, January 1987.

[galleryofart]

Tennis at Newport

Artist: George Bellows (American, 1882–1925)

Date: 1919

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, United States

In the summer of 1919, George Bellows attended an invitational tennis tournament at Rhode Island’s prestigious Newport Lawn Tennis Club. Evidently captivated by its luxurious setting and finely attired people, he produced four large paintings of the subject over the course of the next year. This version is the most complete and captivating of the series. Exquisitely composed, it reveals the artist’s concern with light as a means of directing the viewer’s gaze. Light radiates not from the interior background of the image, as in his other paintings of Newport, but rather from outside the canvas. Casting shadows away from the viewer, the technique effectively highlights the focus of his image, the elegantly dressed spectators in the foreground.

[freesidexjunkie]

is he....you know....a little tea pot?

[usafphantom2]

F-4J-153891-VF31 by Michel Klaveren

[spiralgeek]

The Wounded Poacher, William Merritt Chase.

1878

[bmalsuj]

The artist made a cool painting that I really like a lot.

The Curator put it in a PERFECT place.

[paulrosenstein]

977

[arthistoryanimalia]

#Woodensday + #DragonflyWeek:

Émile Gallé (French, 1846-1904) Dragonfly Table (Guéridon Libellules) model designed 1897, table created c. 1898-1902 Mahogany, rosewood, fruitwood, mother-of-pearl Virginia Museum of Fine Arts display

“Here, 3 massive dragonflies, a favorite motif of Art Nouveau artists, serve as supports for the table. The tabletop features a lake scene, with a dragonfly perched on a plant in the foreground.”

additional photo of tabletop via VMFA

[kristenraebowden]

Took a fun jaunt to the @vmfamuseum to see the #storiedstrings guitar exhibit with @joelawlor1 and @johngarlandjr 🎸 Followed by spicy #indianfood 🌞 What an enjoyable day 🌶️ ~ #vmfa #rva #guitarhistory #museumday (at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5saZTOvhu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[nocternalrandomness]

USMC F-4N from VMFA-531 "Grey Ghosts" at MCAS El Toro, California - Oct 11 1978

[charmwasjess]

I couldn't figure out why the eyes on this octopus toy I bought for Sven looked so compellingly familiar until I realized: 13th century Mycenaean collection from the VMFA

[monkeyssalad-blog]

169789 NG-313 F-35C VMFA-314 by Jason Grant Via Flickr: NAF El Centro (2025) © Jason Grant - All Rights Reserved unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.

[usafphantom2]

F-4J-153088-NATC-1983 by Michel Klaveren