Vincent van Gogh, “Ward in the Hospital in Arles” (1889)
That red floor, turbulent with strokes of light and shadow, menaces my vision. This is a hospital ward; surely one can imagine recuperation, wellness. I think o...
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Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, “Man with a Violin” (1912) and “Man with a Guitar” (1912)
The paintings themselves, via the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Man with a Guitar | Man with a Violin Simple enough, right? The first step to understanding someth...
“Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’s Eye,” at the Kimbell Museum of Art, Fort Worth TX
Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’s Eye an exhibition at the Kimbell Museum of Art, Fort Worth, TX. November 8, 2015 – February 14, 2016 Exhibition w...
“Botticelli to Braque: Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland,” at the Kimbell Museum of Art, Fort Worth TX
Botticelli to Braque: Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland an exhibition at the Kimbell Museum of Art, Fort Worth, TX. June 28, 2015 – Sep...
Wislawa Szymborska, “Vermeer”
Vermeer Wislawa Szymborska (tr. Clare Cavanagh & Stanislaw Barańczak) So long as that woman from the Rijksmuseum in painted quiet and concentration keeps p...