Sunday, July 8, 2018

Christmas at the Kerguelens: George Cooke

This painting used to be one of my absolute favorites.
It is a 19th Century work from George Esten Cooke.
It depicted far off lands, the thirst for adventure, and of course, the ships and the penguins.
However, perhaps I had too much excitement coming in, and I developed a superficial approach.
After closer inspection and of course reading on a few other sources, it clearly depicts the slaughter of the penguins. Therefore, I can no longer say it is an absolute favorite.
I still love the natural scenery depicted in art form.

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