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“Sizha” — Yuri Klapoukh

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“Wind God and Thunder God” by Ogata Kōrin
Price: $104,000

Kōrin didn’t invent these gods or the composition. Tawaraya Sōtatsu painted it nearly a century earlier, inspiring countless copies. Kōrin recreated it in his own hand, using gold and ink; his version is now valued as highly as the original.

The screen depicts Fūjin, god of wind, carrying a great bag of winds, and green, muscular Raijin, god of thunder, beating drums to make thunder. A vast stretch of gold separates them, suggesting the forces might unleash a storm if they meet.

Made as a gold-leaf byōbu (folding screen), it was more than decoration: such screens were believed to protect homes from misfortune.

Kōrin’s brother Ogata Kenzan and pupil Suzuki Kiitsu later revisited the subject, continuing a lineage passed down through generations.

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“An Antique Evening,” 1908

Artist: Alphonse Osbert
Oil on canvas; 174 × 158 cm
Petit Palais, France

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“Innocence,” 1899

Artist: Arthur Hacker
Oil on canvas
Private collection

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“Feeding the Ducks”

Artist: Carl von Bergen (1853–1933)
Oil on canvas; 79.5 × 58.5 cm
Private collection

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“Portrait of Nadezhda Mikhailovna Sapozhnikova” — Nikolai Fechin

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“Blind Man’s Buff” — Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky

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“Family Member,” 1880

Artist: Frederick George Cotman
Oil on canvas
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

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The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist — Caravaggio

This is the only painting Caravaggio signed with his name, and he did so in blood: “brother Michelangelo” appears in the blood spilling from the saint’s severed neck. At the time, Caravaggio was a fugitive killer. After stabbing a man in a Rome street brawl, he was sentenced to death and fled to Malta.

The Knights of Saint John welcomed him as a knight, offering hope of a papal pardon. He painted this monumental altarpiece for Valletta’s cathedral, the largest canvas of his career. But after fighting a higher-ranking knight, he was imprisoned and escaped. In December 1608, the Order expelled him as a “rotten and foul” former brother. The ceremony stripping him of his knighthood took place before this painting.

Caravaggio never received a pardon. Two years later, he died under mysterious circumstances, never returning to Rome.

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“The Fairytale Princess” — Torsten Wasastjerna

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“Dragon” — Artist Unknown

This painting was made not by an anonymous artisan, but by an artist who deliberately followed the style of Muqi, the celebrated 13th-century monk-painter and dragon-painting pioneer. Legend says artists in this tradition worked almost in a trance. Chen Rong, a great master, was said to “make clouds by splashing ink, conjure mist with water, and, drunk, cry out, remove his hat, dip it in ink and smear the canvas” before finishing with a brush.

Unlike the evil monsters of European tradition, Chinese dragons were benevolent, powerful beings who ruled water, brought rain and were tied to the emperor. They dwelled in mysterious places, among clouds and mist or in underwater caves. Dense, dark ink makes this dragon seem to emerge from primordial haze; its piercing eyes draw the viewer out of the gloom.

The painting’s date is unknown. Historians place it broadly in the Yuan or Ming dynasty, between the 14th and 16th centuries.

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“Fox in the Mountains”

Artist: Benno Adam (1812–1892)
Oil on canvas; 18.8 × 15 cm
Private collection

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J’PAN is bringing a splash of color to gloomy October ✨

They’ve teamed up with omm blat! on a vibrant new menu, featuring banana mochi, castella with caramel and white chocolate, and candy matcha. Looks like a dreary autumn is off the table—or at least on hold.

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J’PAN are bringing a little colour to grey October ✨️

They’ve teamed up with omm blat! on a vibrant new menu featuring banana mochi, castella with caramel and white chocolate, and candy matcha. So much for a gloomy autumn—at least for now.

Order from the special menu and spend 4,000 or more to get a lip balm charm from omm blat! Which one you get is a surprise 🤭🎉

Available at all J’PAN locations until November 5!

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“Dandelion”

Artist: Charles Edward Wilson (1853–1941)
Pencil, watercolor, and white paint on paper; 23 × 32.5 cm
Private collection

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“Children at Play”

Austrian artist Eduard Ameseder (1856–1938)
Oil on canvas; 108 × 146 cm
Private collection

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“Garden Path,” 1906

Russian artist: Nikolai Aleksandrovich Sergeev (1855–1919)
Oil on canvas; 78 × 80 cm
Private collection

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“The Fall of the Rebel Angels” — Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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“Water Lilies”

Artist: Hans Zatzka (1859–1945)
Oil on canvas; 31.5 × 20.5 cm
Private collection

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“Spring” — Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin

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"Autumn Forest Clearing"

Austrian artist: Karl Vikas (1875–1934)
Oil on canvas; 65.5×83.5 cm
Private collection

"Distant Lands"

German artist: Wilhelm Amberg (1822–1899)
Oil on canvas; 84.5×63 cm
Private collection

"September", 1883

Norwegian artist: Erik Theodor Werenskiold (1855–1938)
Canvas, oil; 98×80 cm
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design

"Sunlit Afternoon", 1910

American artist: Guy Orlando Rose (1867–1925)
Canvas, oil; 73.7×59.7 cm
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California

River Landscape with a Fisherman in Autumn

Austrian artist: Adolf Kaufmann (1848–1916)
Panel, oil; 56×42 cm
Private collection

Осенний арт-сезон на канале «Культурный код»!

Погружаемся в импрессионизм и парижское очарование. Мане, Моне, Ренуар, Дега — их эксперименты со светом и цветом изменили искусство.

6 сентября в 19:30 — лекция «Импрессионизм. Искусство перемен». Узнаем, почему Моне писал собор более 100 раз, как появился термин «импрессионизм» и как движение повлияло на искусство. Лектор — Римма Газе, культуролог, эксперт музеев России.

17 сентября в 19:30 — лекция-тур «Парижская архитектура: столетний эксперимент». Проведёт Мария Троицкая, архитектор и гид по Парижу.

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"Autumn in Crimea," 1891

Russian artist: Konstantin Yakovlevich Kryzhitsky (1858–1911)
Canvas, oil; 66.7×47.8 cm
Private collection

Study of a woman's head for the painting "Cadence of Autumn," 1905

English artist: Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919)
Paper, pencil, graphite
Private collection

"Autumn Cadenza", 1905

English artist: Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919)
Oil on canvas; 39×75 cm
The De Morgan Centre, Guildford

The painting is an allegory of human life, told through the changing seasons. On the left—youth and spring; in the center—maturity and harvest; on the right—old age and the approach of life's end.

Fruits and flowers symbolize the outcomes of a life lived, while the gradual shift from warm to cool tones reflects the passage of time.

"Autumn Idyll," 1891

English artist: Paul Davis
Canvas, oil
Private collection