Whale and Calf
“Whale and Calf,” artist unknown, ca. 1830. “What it shows is a whale calf in the mouth of its mother. She is not, of course, eating it. (Those teeth are useless.) She is trying to rescue it. And...
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Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) “The ZYX takes off… Piroux, Zissou, Georges Louis and Dédé try to fly, too, Rouzat, September 1910” Silver gelatine, print around 1965, 60,1 x 74 cm Via Galerie...
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Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) “Etretat” (1907) Silver gelatine, print around 1965 Via Galerie Berinson
View ArticlePicasso: I am always doing what I cannot do
I am always doing what I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso (via)
View Article“The extension of our sympathies”
The greatest benefit we owe the artist, whether painter, poet, or novelist, is the extension of our sympathies… Art is the nearest thing to life, it is a mode of amplifying experience and extending our...
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“Yosemite, Plan View, 2012″ by Dan Holdsworth. More of Holdsworth’s amazing photos here.
View ArticleVan Gogh Museum
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has a beautifully designed web site with, apparently, the entire collection available in eye-popping high resolution. It is amazing what detail you can see in these...
View ArticleAn artist’s name
The ancient masters of Japanese art were allowed to change their name once in their lifetime. They had to be very selective about the moment in their career when they did so. They would stick with...
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