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Vague Collection

In a world filled with mysteries and hidden stories, vague hints emerge from the depths of history

Background imageVague Collection: UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico

UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico
A flying saucer which allegedly crashed near Aztec, New Mexico, reported by Frank Scully with spurious data from Dr G, but with possible basis in fact

Background imageVague Collection: La vague (The Wave ), 1879. Oil on canvas. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)

La vague (The Wave ), 1879. Oil on canvas. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) French painter. Wave breaking on the shore. Seascape

Background imageVague Collection: Anon, nameless

Anon, nameless
Jukyong Park

Background imageVague Collection: The browser. Death is vigorously used to break the ship's mat

The browser. Death is vigorously used to break the ship's mat. The captain twists his hands of despair
FLO4675739 The browser. Death is vigorously used to break the ship's mat. The captain twists his hands of despair. A sailor seems perfectly resides in his imminent fate

Background imageVague Collection: Letter O (Ocean). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated

Letter O (Ocean). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A
DUV4201971 Letter O (Ocean). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A. Capendu Successor, Paris, 1881. L.V. Leer and Cie Haarlem

Background imageVague Collection: Lighthouses, in the calm sea and in the tempete - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of

Lighthouses, in the calm sea and in the tempete - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History
FLO4727560 Lighthouses, in the calm sea and in the tempete - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Background imageVague Collection: Sailing ship off the coast of Valparaiso, c.1910 (illustration)

Sailing ship off the coast of Valparaiso, c.1910 (illustration)
2638674 Sailing ship off the coast of Valparaiso, c.1910 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transport. Marine. Sailing ship off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile)

Background imageVague Collection: WW1: The end of BOUVET (illustration)

WW1: The end of BOUVET (illustration)
8684972 WW1: The end of BOUVET (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info.: Events of the war 1914-1918 illustration Job The end of BOUVET War facts)

Background imageVague Collection: La vague. Peinture de Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), 1879. Chicago, Art Institute

La vague. Peinture de Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), 1879. Chicago, Art Institute
JLJ4576955 La vague. Peinture de Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), 1879. Chicago, Art Institute. by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: La vague)

Background imageVague Collection: Naufrage en mer. Shipwreck

Naufrage en mer. Shipwreck
5674450 Naufrage en mer. Shipwreck. by Carrey, (fl.1900) (after); (add.info.: Transport. Marine. Naufrage du paquebot a vapeur anglais SS Hilda, a Saint Cast le Guildo, France, le 18/11/1905)

Background imageVague Collection: Ah! My heart hurts! murmure madame Hippo, illustration of childrens book 'Les animaux en train de

Ah! My heart hurts! murmure madame Hippo, illustration of childrens book "Les animaux en train de plaisir"
LSE4332832 Ah! My heart hurts! murmure madame Hippo, illustration of childrens book " Les animaux en train de plaisir", by J.Jacquin, drawing by G.H.Thompson, edition Hachette et Cie, 1885

Background imageVague Collection: The Water Party: tourists abandon a sea voyage due to bad weather

The Water Party: tourists abandon a sea voyage due to bad weather. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas
FLO4690631 The Water Party: tourists abandon a sea voyage due to bad weather. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson, aquatint by J.C. Stadler, after a sketch by J

Background imageVague Collection: The skeleton of Death holds the rudder on a rowboat escaping a shipwreck

The skeleton of Death holds the rudder on a rowboat escaping a shipwreck, as its desparate crew row for the shore
FLO4690317 The skeleton of Death holds the rudder on a rowboat escaping a shipwreck, as its desparate crew row for the shore and passengers drown in the waves

Background imageVague Collection: The fire of the steamer the Austria Scene shipwreck of a ship the passengers try to

The fire of the steamer the Austria Scene shipwreck of a ship the passengers try to
JLJ4564836 The fire of the steamer the Austria Scene shipwreck of a ship the passengers try to escape on the boats in the demonted sea. Painting by Eugene Isabey (1803-1886), 1858. Sun 2, 4x4, 3 m

Background imageVague Collection: The skeleton of Death holds a handkerchief to his eye socket as a woman commits suicide off a

The skeleton of Death holds a handkerchief to his eye socket as a woman commits suicide off a cliff to join her drowned
FLO4690264 The skeleton of Death holds a handkerchief to his eye socket as a woman commits suicide off a cliff to join her drowned lover

Background imageVague Collection: The shipwreck Painting by Ambroise Louis Garneray (1783-1857) 19th century Brest

The shipwreck Painting by Ambroise Louis Garneray (1783-1857) 19th century Brest
JLJ4681732 The shipwreck Painting by Ambroise Louis Garneray (1783-1857) 19th century Brest, Musee des Beaux Arts by Garneray, Ambroise-Louis (1783-1857); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Brest

Background imageVague Collection: Anthem to the Sea Young woman holding a lyre facing the sea

Anthem to the Sea Young woman holding a lyre facing the sea
JLJ4572100 Anthem to the Sea Young woman holding a lyre facing the sea. Character evoking the Greek poetess of Antiquite Sapho

Background imageVague Collection: The Wave, 1869 (oil on canvas)

The Wave, 1869 (oil on canvas)
987539 The Wave, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 65x92.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wave; La Vague. Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1869

Background imageVague Collection: Pallinghurst Barrow, by Grant Allen (engraving)

Pallinghurst Barrow, by Grant Allen (engraving)
1603863 Pallinghurst Barrow, by Grant Allen (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pallinghurst Barrow, by Grant Allen)

Background imageVague Collection: The stormy sea says the wave. Painting by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), 1870

The stormy sea says the wave. Painting by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), 1870
JLJ4574807 The stormy sea says the wave. Painting by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), 1870. Oil on canvas. Dim: 1, 17 x 1, 60m

Background imageVague Collection: The donkey and the dolphin (Le singe et le dauphin) - Fables by La Fontaine

The donkey and the dolphin (Le singe et le dauphin) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214339 The donkey and the dolphin (Le singe et le dauphin) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageVague Collection: The Wave Painting by Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) 1886 Brest, Museum of Fine Arts

The Wave Painting by Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) 1886 Brest, Museum of Fine Arts
JLJ4681189 The Wave Painting by Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) 1886 Brest, Museum of Fine Arts by Aivazovsky, Ivan Konstantinovich (1817-1900); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Brest

Background imageVague Collection: Blue Navy, wave effects. Painting by Georges Lacombe (1868-1916), 1893. Oil on canvas

Blue Navy, wave effects. Painting by Georges Lacombe (1868-1916), 1893. Oil on canvas
JLJ4669633 Blue Navy, wave effects. Painting by Georges Lacombe (1868-1916), 1893. Oil on canvas. Dim: 0.49 X 0.64m. Rennes, Musee Des Beaux Arts - Blue seascape, waves effects

Background imageVague Collection: Fire of the Kent Sinking of a boat (1800). Painting by Theodore Gudin (1802-1880), 1827

Fire of the Kent Sinking of a boat (1800). Painting by Theodore Gudin (1802-1880), 1827
JLJ4687582 Fire of the Kent Sinking of a boat (1800). Painting by Theodore Gudin (1802-1880), 1827. Paris, Musee De La Marine by Gudin, Jean Antoine Theodore (1802-80); Musee de la Marine, Paris

Background imageVague Collection: La Vague (oil on canvas)

La Vague (oil on canvas)
1109357 La Vague (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 43.4x64.9 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; French, out of copyright

Background imageVague Collection: mysterious sounds

mysterious sounds
Roswitha Schleicher-Schwarz

Background imageVague Collection: dressing in the morning

dressing in the morning
Roswitha Schleicher-Schwarz

Background imageVague Collection: Beige Splotches With A Lighter Beige Band Across It

Beige Splotches With A Lighter Beige Band Across It

Background imageVague Collection: Thoughtforms - 18, 18A

Thoughtforms - 18, 18A
18, 18a - VAGUE INTELLECTUAL PLEASURE Date: 1905

Background imageVague Collection: Biarritz, France - Big wave hitting the Virgins Rock

Biarritz, France - Big wave hitting the Virgins Rock Date: 1909

Background imageVague Collection: Tucson, Arizona. Reflections in stained glass windows inside Jewish synagogue (temple)

Tucson, Arizona. Reflections in stained glass windows inside Jewish synagogue (temple)

Background imageVague Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Hague

Lear / Nonsense / Hague
There was an Old Man of the Hague, whose ideas were excessively vague; He built a balloon to examine the moon, that deluded Old Man of the Hague



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In a world filled with mysteries and hidden stories, vague hints emerge from the depths of history. From UFO crashes in Aztec, New Mexico to Pierre-Auguste Renoir's captivating painting "La Vague, " these enigmatic clues lead us on a journey through time and imagination. Renoir's masterpiece "La Vague" transports us to 1879, where oil strokes on canvas bring forth the power and beauty of an ocean wave. The crashing waters evoke both awe and fear, reminding us of the unpredictable forces that surround us. Speaking of shipwrecks, Ambroise Louis Garneray's 19th-century painting captures the chaos and despair amidst such disasters. As passengers struggle for survival in "The Fire of the Steamer Austria Scene, " we witness their desperate attempts to escape fate's clutches. But it is not only physical perils that haunt our minds; emotional turmoil can be just as overwhelming. In Thomas Rowlandson's illustrations from "The English Dance of Death, " death itself takes center stage. Whether holding a rudder or wiping away tears with a handkerchief, this skeletal figure reminds us that life is fragile and fleeting. Yet amidst all this darkness, there are moments when nature reveals its soothing embrace. A young woman stands by the sea in "Anthem to the Sea, " her lyre symbolizing harmony between humanity and its surroundings, and is during these serene instances that our hearts find solace amid life's tumultuous waves. And so we navigate through these vague hints scattered across different eras – from ancient UFO incidents to modern-day artworks – piecing together fragments of stories long forgotten or waiting to be discovered anew. Each hint offers a glimpse into worlds unknown, inviting curiosity and sparking our imaginations. As we delve deeper into these enigmatic whispers from history, let them serve as reminders that even within vagueness lies beauty waiting to be unraveled – like an untamed wave crashing upon the shore, leaving behind traces of wonder and inspiration.