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Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
Monkeys are the new roses
Pet Goals
It’s the circle of life and politics
It is the (second) most wonderful time of the year: Halloween. Whether you’re...
Paolozzi as the god of art, fire, and other dangerous things? Photo by Ezinda...
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Breakups will make us do crazy things
Frida showing off a menagerie, unibrow and 'stache
Socialism never looked this sexy
Frida loved Trostky. Stalin killed Trosky. Frida loved Stalin. Wait, what!?!?
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This is the day we remember the Mexican army’s 1862 victory...
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Snapchat is basically a social media machine for stalking people’s ...
The lighting isn't doing him any favors
I am talented and successful
We love a hat moment
Wiiiiild wiiilllld horsesss (and scary hyenas)
Rembrandt’s first selfie on panel
Beyond Gauguin & evil
This little painting went “wee wee wee...”
(We’d also like to point out that 13 is Taylor Swift’s lucky number. She was born...
Happy International Selfie Day! Thanks to DJ Rick McNeely - of Fishbowl...
Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo at the Harry...
The twinkling lights of Paris start to show through
We're suckers for a guy in a suit
The Mad Masker
You won’t get a glimpse of the mustache
Adolescent Metalpoint Master
Magic mirror on the wall
The Blue House
As quickly as it appeared, the Google Arts and Culture app has disappeared from...
You don’t have to be a kid to recognize these goofy yellow bundles of joy. Minions...
A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel by Judith Leyster
Let it all hang out
A lot of self-reflection happens at the insane asylum
What filter is that?
Self-portrait with portrait in exchange for portrait
Paint with all seven fingers
No more drinkie
The spirit of Caesar
That other pandemic
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of...
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But, we love arbitrary holidays, like #NationalBirdDay, more. Obviously, we have...
Hats keep your head warm and help you look très mystérieuse
Look Ma, no ear!
I feel pretty, oh so pretty
That's not what he looks like
Pre-downward spiral
What’s coal got to do with it?
#MeToo circa 1600
Portrait-ception
“Hey, quit breathing down my neck!”
Selfie with a Straw Hat
Most famous unibrow in art, cheated on her husband with Trotsky, loved Stalin
This March, Turner Classic Movies is featuring films about art and artists, airing...
Family portrait time!
A bit creepier than a friendship bracelet
Demons never looked so sexy
Marilyn Morimura
Ever wondered about Marie Antoinette’s penchant for roses? Or why Frida Kahlo liked...
Before they hated each other's guts
Great not just because it was produced by a woman
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Because screw your cultural norms
BDSM much?
Snoozefest
Not accurate
Keep your budget tight and your circles tighter
Acclaimed art collector Shawn “Jay Z” Carter once wisely said, “I bought some...
Promiscuous people have feelings too
Transforming pain into expression
Weirdest game of peek-a-boo
It’s that time of year again– Team Sartle delves back into the infamous great...
Gives new meaning to the term "food porn"
All the terrible stuff in the news lately has got us down. And no one understands a...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
This self-portrait's cranked up to 11
Furreak on a leash
It's raining milk, hallelujah
Eat up!
Literal food porn
All dressed up and nowhere to go
Take your facial hair from bizarre to brilliant with these mustaches! Pieter...
Family portrait Kahlo-style
After a deep investigation, Team Sartle has discovered the infamous, elusive, great...
Recognize this mysterious maven? Find the answer here or stand back a little to see...
It’s time to don your rainbow attire because June is gay pride month! While many of...
Fair warning: if you do not want to hear my incessant ramblings about how glorious...
So we did what anyone would do and ushered them into the conference room and then...
She had a flair for the dramatic 'til the bitter end
Before she changed her name...and her man
Not balloon animals
Understatement of the century
Kahlo family Christmas card
There’s only a month left to find a Valentine (if you don’t already...
T-Swift’s new music video for Bad Blood is amaaaazing. As huge fans of kick-ass...
Whether inadvertently or as part of a master plan for world takeover, Kim...
Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
An argument against "better dead than red"
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
The games have nearly begun. And I'm not talking about the Hunger Games,...
A good swattin’
MuseumHack, an energetic bunch of nerds famous for giving the world’s...
Little backstory for the gentiles: Purim is basically the Jewish Halloween. We...
Welsh model/reality TV star Imogen Thomas sparked a Twitter war over her...
de Los Cachuchas
Beyoncé is no stranger to art history references as seen in her Formation video or...
Photo courtesy of Classical Art MemesThis past Sunday was the 88th Academy Awards...
All in the family
Frida, the drag edition
In the final season of BoJack Horseman, paying attention to the art in the...
One thing art teachers never tell you in school is that sometimes the next best...
Twenty years ago on December 19, 1997, Titanic splashed onto the big...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
Ooooh yeah, time for prezzies! Art history lovers are all about human...
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health issues in the world, so...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo at the Museum of Modern Art Mexico
Valentine’s Day can be a polarizing holiday. Romantic folk, like my roommate...
And that rhymes awww yiss!Sometimes in art, the clothes the figures are wearing are...
How many different ways can you say "monkey"
Too much monkey business
Ccontrary to social media’s endorsements, “liking” a photograph isn’t the same as...
Welcome to Death Do Us Art, an online bridal expo for art lovers.I’ve found five...
Francesco Fragomeni and Chris Limbrick started recreating famous works of art using...
Surrealism was the natural next step after the fluster-cuck that was Cubism. It...
If you're still unsure about your Halloween costume, let us give you 25 ( plus...
Puff, puff, pass
It's the end of October, which can only mean one thing: Sartle's annual Pumpkin...
What’s up Sartle people? We decided to be a little less mainstream this year and...
There are a lot of reasons to be upset recently. The changing political climate,...
We didn’t think anything could top Beyoncé’s Formation video until we watched her...
In the bestseller The Goldfinch the New York Metropolitan Museum is bombed and 13-...
All Children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once one grows up...
I would like to paint the way a bird sings. - Claude Monet
I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. - Frida Kahlo I...
But what would Banksy buy? How about Henri Toulous-Lautrec? Frida Kahlo? Given the...
Critics poo-poo him
We love you BoJack!BoJack Horseman is the best show on Netflix right now and season...
One day you may see Kanye’s nipples. But it is not this day.Welcome to Part Two of...
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
Let some of the most romantic artist couples of all time inspire your LOVE this...
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
YUUGE NEWS! Donald J. Trump is now a Sartle social media correspondent! Corrupt...
Autumn is fast upon us, and you know what that means! Warm beverage season is...
Self-Portrait with Japanese Print by Vincent van Gogh Bipolar disorder,...
Last week, Sartle was invited to the Director’s Breakfast at the de Young...
The third season of Broad City airs tonight and we can’t wait to see what our...
At Sartle, we choo-choo-choose you! Saying I’m not a big fan of corporate holidays...
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
Picture books can be one of the best formats for imparting a love of art and...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
Taken by her ex-lover and life-long friend
All right, all right no need to be crabby Cancers, it’s finally your month! Heh,...
Leonor Fini was an artist of her own self-fashioned Surrealism, known for her bold...
It’s International Cat Day! Prepare yourselves for a doctorate-level...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
Art will always be a medium of self-expression and experimentation. During the last...
But, if your entire instagram feed is of your duck-lipped face you might wanna slow...
Tarantism (n.): a psychological condition characterized by an...
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
66 years ago today, the world was introduced to the psychedelic masterpiece...
Here KitchenAid uses a Gustav Klimt inspired lady to show how food is art.
Andy Warhol. Self-Portrait with Skull, 1977. When I think of Andy Warhol, it’s all...
Who says Republicans don’t support the arts? In recent years, the conservative...
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
SOURCEThe brand spankin’ new redesign has haters, sure, but we think it’s seven...
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
YBAs are so fetch. Once upon a time in the 1980s, London was...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
It’s Kiss a Ginger day and we’re kicking off the day by celebrating...
Cinderella’s Castle at Walt Disney World If you’re ever judged for your...
In 2011, the United Nations declared that July 30 would forever be known as the...
I’m visiting my parents in San Francisco and, like all children of parents on the...
That eternal postman always rings twice, even for famous artists. Here are some...
By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum....
John as Jack as Joker. I’m obsessed with John Malkovich so imagine my...
What does Red look like? Fire truck Red. A bright Red fire truck in a...
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
If you think modern artists were the only dames done wrong, then you’ve got...
Okay, so maybe it’s not that kind of Rubens, but there are some...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
Test your art history chops with Sartle's exciting new quiz feature! Both fun and...
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
Another March has come and gone. If you’ve been saving up Sartle posts all month...
