ARTpublika Magazine

"When German Shepherds first started to appear on the silver screen at the turn of the previous century, they were still a very new breed. This means that by the time Etzel von Oeringen was born, most people around the world had not yet been familiarized with his kind. It's hard to say if this was one of the reasons he became as famous and accomplished as he did, but Etzel was the first major canine star of Hollywood."

Strongheart Was the First Canine to Become a Major Movie Star in Hollywood and Paved the Way for Other Dogs Realizing the dormant potential in the strong and intelligent Etzel, he persuaded screenwriter Jane Murfin to purchase him and put him in a film. The publicity department for the project gave Etzel a new name, one that they believed reflected the dogs’ true character: Strongheart.

New Blog | "Shishkin’s 'naturalistic depiction of every blade of grass paradoxically created a sensation of the majestic scale of the whole, as the entire painting was conceived as a quantitative apotheosis of separate details.' Towards the end of his life, however, he attempted to imbue his work with 'atmosphere,' Morning in the Pine Forest being the prime example. While the nature in the painting is indeed credited to Shishkin, the cubs are the subject of a longstanding authorship dispute..."

The Hidden Collaboration Behind Russia's Famous Painting Morning in the Pine Forest The author of the article suggests that in 1889, Morning in a Pine Forest was exhibited at the Seventeenth Traveling Exhibition and bore both artists’ signatures. It also argues that it was Savitsky who removed his own signature from the painting, which has led the public to associate the work wit...