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Reaching Collection (page 7)

"Reaching for Greatness: From Mayflower to Michelangelo" Embarking on a journey, the Mayflower sets sail with full force

Background imageReaching Collection: Pond Lillies, (oil on canvas)

Pond Lillies, (oil on canvas)
985477 Pond Lillies, (oil on canvas) by Graves, Abbott Fuller (1859-1936); 76.2x101.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pond Lillies. Abbott Fuller Graves (1859-1936). Oil on canvas

Background imageReaching Collection: Boy in Rocky Landscape by F. Holland Day, 1906 (platinum print)

Boy in Rocky Landscape by F. Holland Day, 1906 (platinum print)
2622393 Boy in Rocky Landscape by F. Holland Day, 1906 (platinum print) by Day, Holland Fred (1864-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy in rocky landscape by F)

Background imageReaching Collection: The Visitor (w / c on paper)

The Visitor (w / c on paper)
CH140991 The Visitor (w/c on paper) by Hopkins, Arthur (1848-1930); 26.7x17.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageReaching Collection: Hope, panel A of the South Doors of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, 1336 (bronze)

Hope, panel A of the South Doors of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, 1336 (bronze)
BEN130926 Hope, panel A of the South Doors of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, 1336 (bronze) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); 50x43 cm; Baptistery, Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Background imageReaching Collection: Mais oui, mon garcon, je veux bien te le preter

Mais oui, mon garcon, je veux bien te le preter
CHT170171 Mais oui, mon garcon, je veux bien te le preter... cartoon depicting Zola and the Devil on Devils Island debating the Dreyfus Affair (w/c on paper) by French School

Background imageReaching Collection: The Packet Delayed, 1854 (pencil & w / c heightened with white on paper)

The Packet Delayed, 1854 (pencil & w / c heightened with white on paper)
5916436 The Packet Delayed, 1854 (pencil & w/c heightened with white on paper) by Dadd, Richard (1817-86); 35.1x24.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageReaching Collection: Baby with Left Hand Touching a Tub, Held by Her Nurse, c. 1891 (pencil on paper)

Baby with Left Hand Touching a Tub, Held by Her Nurse, c. 1891 (pencil on paper)
1767508 Baby with Left Hand Touching a Tub, Held by Her Nurse, c.1891 (pencil on paper) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); 29.9x19.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageReaching Collection: Plate 457. Stepping on Chair, and Reaching Up, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 457. Stepping on Chair, and Reaching Up, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950493 Plate 457.Stepping on Chair, and Reaching Up, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 17.3x44 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageReaching Collection: Plate 459. Stepping on Chair, Reaching Up and Descending, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 459. Stepping on Chair, Reaching Up and Descending, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950410 Plate 459. Stepping on Chair, Reaching Up and Descending, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.6x36.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Background imageReaching Collection: The Wool Gatherer, (oil on canvas)

The Wool Gatherer, (oil on canvas)
1199625 The Wool Gatherer, (oil on canvas) by La Thangue, Henry Herbert (1859-1929); 161.9x124.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageReaching Collection: Temptation, (pen and ink and watercolour on paper)

Temptation, (pen and ink and watercolour on paper)
823445 Temptation, (pen and ink and watercolour on paper) by Wegener, Gerda Marie Frederike (1885-1940); 36x30.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Temptation. Gerda Wegener (1885-1940)

Background imageReaching Collection: Reclining Nude with Tambourine, (oil on canvas)

Reclining Nude with Tambourine, (oil on canvas)
989754 Reclining Nude with Tambourine, (oil on canvas) by Leroy, Etienne (b.1828); 41x78 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Reclining Nude with Tambourine. Etienne Leroy (1828-1877). Oil on canvas

Background imageReaching Collection: An Artists Adventures in a Far Country (engraving)

An Artists Adventures in a Far Country (engraving)
1044139 An Artists Adventures in a Far Country (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Artists Adventures in a Far Country)

Background imageReaching Collection: Whites Road, with Electric Trams (b / w photo)

Whites Road, with Electric Trams (b / w photo)
3092387 Whites Road, with Electric Trams (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whites Road, with Electric Trams)

Background imageReaching Collection: Girl with a candle, 1908 (oil on canvas)

Girl with a candle, 1908 (oil on canvas)
898836 Girl with a candle, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Cogghe, Remy (1854-1935); 190x120 cm; Musee d Art et d Industrie, Roubaix, France; (add.info.: Young candle girl.); French, out of copyright

Background imageReaching Collection: Her Guardian Angel, c. 1899 (stereograph)

Her Guardian Angel, c. 1899 (stereograph)
884526 Her Guardian Angel, c.1899 (stereograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; American, out of copyright

Background imageReaching Collection: Their Guardian Angel, 1897 (stereograph)

Their Guardian Angel, 1897 (stereograph)
884516 Their Guardian Angel, 1897 (stereograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; American, out of copyright

Background imageReaching Collection: Her Guardian Angels, 1893 ( stereograph)

Her Guardian Angels, 1893 ( stereograph)
884525 Her Guardian Angels, 1893 ( stereograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Angeles de la guarda); Prismatic Pictures; American, out of copyright

Background imageReaching Collection: Three ladies with three small children visit the Giraffe in their paddock ouside

Three ladies with three small children visit the Giraffe in their paddock ouside
3527132 Three ladies with three small children visit the Giraffe in their paddock ouside the Giraffe House, London Zoo, July 1926 (b/w photo) by Bond

Background imageReaching Collection: Albinus I, Pl. II: Skeleton, illustration from Tabulae sceleti et musculorum

Albinus I, Pl. II: Skeleton, illustration from Tabulae sceleti et musculorum
HMB306107 Albinus I, Pl. II: Skeleton, illustration from Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani, by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus (1697-1770), published by J.&H. Verbeek, bibliop

Background imageReaching Collection: Illustration for Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift (engraving)

Illustration for Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift (engraving)
5989427 Illustration for Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift (engraving) by Morten, Thomas (1836-66); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Reaching one of his paws in at the door)

Background imageReaching Collection: Morning, 1919 (bronze) (see also 440226-27)

Morning, 1919 (bronze) (see also 440226-27)
LMG440228 Morning, 1919 (bronze) (see also 440226-27) by Thornycroft, William Hamo (1850-1925); 27x9.3x7.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Background imageReaching Collection: The Bather, 1898 (painted plaster) (see also 440215 & 440217)

The Bather, 1898 (painted plaster) (see also 440215 & 440217)
LMG440216 The Bather, 1898 (painted plaster) (see also 440215 & 440217) by Thornycroft, William Hamo (1850-1925); 56.5x15.5x13.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Background imageReaching Collection: The Bather, 1898 (painted plaster) (see also 440216-17)

The Bather, 1898 (painted plaster) (see also 440216-17)
LMG440215 The Bather, 1898 (painted plaster) (see also 440216-17) by Thornycroft, William Hamo (1850-1925); 56.5x15.5x13.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Background imageReaching Collection: Maquette for a Statuette of a Woman Washing, 1895 (plaster & shellac

Maquette for a Statuette of a Woman Washing, 1895 (plaster & shellac
LMG440334 Maquette for a Statuette of a Woman Washing, 1895 (plaster & shellac) (see also 440333 & 440335) by Thornycroft

Background imageReaching Collection: Alice tries to grab the White Rabbit, illustration from Alice

Alice tries to grab the White Rabbit, illustration from Alice
2657658 Alice tries to grab the White Rabbit, illustration from Alices Adventures Under Ground, pub. 1886 (facsimile) by Dodgson

Background imageReaching Collection: The First Book of Urizen, pl. 7 (A naked man with a floating white beard who seems to be

The First Book of Urizen, pl. 7 (A naked man with a floating white beard who seems to be
XYC228385 The First Book of Urizen, pl.7 (A naked man with a floating white beard who seems to be rising in deep water) 1794 (colour printed relief etching with w/c) by Blake

Background imageReaching Collection: Hermaphrodite, c. 1915-18 (chalk)

Hermaphrodite, c. 1915-18 (chalk)
5862565 Hermaphrodite, c.1915-18 (chalk) by Merello, Rubaldo (1872-1922); height 26 cm; Private Collection; Luisa Ricciarini; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageReaching Collection: Plate 474. Child, Walking Upstairs, Kneeling, Reaching for Vase

Plate 474. Child, Walking Upstairs, Kneeling, Reaching for Vase
3950422 Plate 474. Child, Walking Upstairs, Kneeling, Reaching for Vase, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 14.6x45.6 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Background imageReaching Collection: A Personification of Astronomy, c. 1520-29 (oil on canvas)

A Personification of Astronomy, c. 1520-29 (oil on canvas)
990099 A Personification of Astronomy, c.1520-29 (oil on canvas) by Dossi, Dosso (c.1479-1542); 139.5x175.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Personification of Astronomy)

Background imageReaching Collection: Marigolds (The Bower Maiden, Fleur-de-Marie), 1874 (oil on wood)

Marigolds (The Bower Maiden, Fleur-de-Marie), 1874 (oil on wood)
3744334 Marigolds (The Bower Maiden, Fleur-de-Marie), 1874 (oil on wood) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 114.3x73.7 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Background imageReaching Collection: Large Crouching Bather; Grande baigneuse accroupie, 1906-1907 (bronze with green patina)

Large Crouching Bather; Grande baigneuse accroupie, 1906-1907 (bronze with green patina)
1768203 Large Crouching Bather; Grande baigneuse accroupie, 1906-1907 (bronze with green patina) by Bourdelle, Emile-Antoine (1861-1929); 101.6x121.9x78.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageReaching Collection: Boy Climbing a Tree Among the Stars and Planets, 1918 (colour litho)

Boy Climbing a Tree Among the Stars and Planets, 1918 (colour litho)
3034900 Boy Climbing a Tree Among the Stars and Planets, 1918 (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); (add.info)

Background imageReaching Collection: The Favourite, (oil on panel)

The Favourite, (oil on panel)
823414 The Favourite, (oil on panel) by Fabres y Costa, Antonio Maria (1854-1938); 23.5x41.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Favourite. Antonio Maria Fabres y Costa (1854-1936). Oil on panel

Background imageReaching Collection: Chicks, 1863 (oil on panel)

Chicks, 1863 (oil on panel)
823086 Chicks, 1863 (oil on panel) by Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam (1819-1905); 27.6x27.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chicks. Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819-1905). Oil on panel

Background imageReaching Collection: On Goal, 1886-87 (bronze)

On Goal, 1886-87 (bronze)
899159 On Goal, 1886-87 (bronze) by Boucher, Alfred (1850-1934); Musee Municipal, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; (add.info.: Au but, or Purpose)

Background imageReaching Collection: The Adventures of Two Runaway Horses, and what came of it (engraving)

The Adventures of Two Runaway Horses, and what came of it (engraving)
1047394 The Adventures of Two Runaway Horses, and what came of it (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Adventures of Two Runaway Horses)

Background imageReaching Collection: 'Through the New West', a Tour with the Governor-General of Canada over the Canadian Pacific Railway

"Through the New West", a Tour with the Governor-General of Canada over the Canadian Pacific Railway
1046710 " Through the New West", a Tour with the Governor-General of Canada over the Canadian Pacific Railway (engraving) by English School

Background imageReaching Collection: Sandman

Sandman
Christophe Kiciak

Background imageReaching Collection: Elephant Yoga

Elephant Yoga
Jerry Berry

Background imageReaching Collection: lifetime friends

lifetime friends
Giuseppe Maiorana

Background imageReaching Collection: Schism

Schism
Christophe Kiciak

Background imageReaching Collection: 90876

90876

Background imageReaching Collection: Miss

Miss
Kemal Selimovic

Background imageReaching Collection: Broken lullaby

Broken lullaby
Krisztina Lacz

Background imageReaching Collection: Coma

Coma
Sebastien DEL GROSSO

Background imageReaching Collection: Far from you

Far from you
Ondrej Cechvala




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"Reaching for Greatness: From Mayflower to Michelangelo" Embarking on a journey, the Mayflower sets sail with full force, carrying dreams and aspirations across vast oceans. Noli Me Tangere, an exquisite masterpiece by Titian, depicts the delicate touch out to forbidden desires. On the shores of England's Lincolnshire Coast, a young Grey Seal stretches its body lazily under the sun's warm embrace at Donna Nook. Just like this seal yearning for comfort, we too reach out for moments of tranquility in our busy lives. Traveling back in time to the prehistoric era, an illustration reveals a Segnosaurus gracefully reaching up to feast on leaves during the Cretaceous period. The ancient creature reminds us that even amidst change and evolution, reaching for sustenance remains essential. In Zimbabwe's Mana Pools National Park, an African Elephant named TOM 583 demonstrates immense strength as it reaches up with its trunk and effortlessly breaks off branches from towering trees. Nature teaches us that sometimes we must extend ourselves beyond limits to achieve what we desire. Sitting Bull, Chief of the Sioux tribe among American Indians exemplifies leadership through his unwavering determination and ability to reach new heights despite adversity. His legacy inspires us all to strive towards greatness. "I Want. I Want. " echoes throughout history as William Blake engraves these words into our consciousness through his thought-provoking artwork from For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise. It urges us not only to dream but also take action and reach for our desires fearlessly. Scaling cliffs near St. , a climber defies gravity on Raven Wall - a classic extreme route challenging their physical limits while embracing nature's beauty from above. Their courage serves as a reminder that sometimes reaching higher means conquering our fears head-on. A Jack Russell Terrier wearing a tutu captures hearts with its adorable antics; reminding us that sometimes reaching out for joy and playfulness is just as important as our serious pursuits.