"Caesar at the Rubicon," Wilhelm Trübner, 1878.

Trübner (1851-1917) was a German Realist painter. Although never a major name (many of his paintings were too somber to really be popular) he did achieve a few humorous paintings with his dog, Caesar, that have endured.

He also did a lot to advance the idea of "art for art's sake," that is that a work of art should not just depict something beautiful, but be beautiful in and of itself, and that art should be free of utilitarian and didactic concerns. This was a reaction to a generation of artists who felt their art had to have a message and make a stand.

Eh...there's more than enough room for both, I say.

From the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna.

#Art #GermanArt #Realism #DogsOfMastodon #WilhelmTrubner #ArtForArtsSake

What an interesting story about #RobertMartiensen creating art for the sake of it. It resonates. Most of my photography is unseen by others as I can’t be bothered with curation on sharing sites. Flickr, Unsplash and Glass just feel like work.

#Art #AustralianArt #ArtForArtsSake

‘This is not rubbish’: retired Australian teacher painted thousands of works in secret https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/27/this-is-not-rubbish-retired-australian-teacher-painted-thousands-of-works-in-secret

Maxing out the sliders on this evening’s sky 📷

#Netherlands 🇳🇱
#Photography 📷
#ArtForArtsSake
#ESTECsunsets

Just posted the second part of our discussion about separating the art from the artist. Hope you enjoy! #podcast #art #ArtForArtsSake

https://mlctaskforce.com/2023/07/03/separating-the-art-from-the-artist-part-2-art-for-arts-sake/