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Cowboys and Leathergirls
May be the home of a mysterious monster
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
This week we’re looking at a piece of art that we all know from our freshman year:...
We (Sartle) are always on the prowl for new ways to bigly share our great love for...
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Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
Some good old fashioned tentacle porn
As the holidays approach and merrymaking intensifies, the pressure to...
Made in a cabin
Fair warning: if you do not want to hear my incessant ramblings about how glorious...
growing up fast
Wearing a vest of many colors
YUUGE NEWS! Donald J. Trump is now a Sartle social media correspondent! Corrupt...
Because screw your cultural norms
BDSM much?
Waity Katie no more!
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
A very weird rock
Protection money being handed over; the Pope who pays gets to watch
Seven shades of black
“An art book is a museum without walls.” —André Malraux Give the...
Just a martyr girl gang
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Just another naked lady
Witness her
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
What’s more alarming: an avalanche or climate change?
It says “nude,” right?
Picture books can be one of the best formats for imparting a love of art and...
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#MeToo circa 1600
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
Alexander's not so well
Beauty is the brains
Stiff upper lip
Mi concubine es su concubine!
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
February 2016 marks the opening of Vigee Le Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary...
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
It’s that time of year again, folks. Time to think up some creative present...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
Summer, the most idyllic of times for the beloved cross-country American ramble, is...
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista...
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
And, with so much art (and art related fare) also available on those journeys, we...
French painter Francois Boucher famously proclaimed that “Nature is too green and...
Everyone loves a good heist movie, especially when the leading man is a hunk. But...
John as Jack as Joker. I’m obsessed with John Malkovich so imagine my...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
Mona Lisa confirmed to be Trump’s ancestor after conservationists find...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
Twenty years ago on December 19, 1997, Titanic splashed onto the big...
It’s nice to see, however, that his latest project (the “Journel (sic) of...
Shoplifter, electroshock therapy survivor, proverbial everywoman
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
Everything you thought you knew is wrong! OK, maybe not everything … Gravity...
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
This week, behold Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
Monet: The Early Years gives visitors the chance to track the artist’s growth...
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
Welcome to Part Three of the Sartle Remix for The Life of Pablo. We’re celebrating...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
Image: Fred W. McDarrah/ The Village VoiceJohn Perreault, an artist, critic and...
This film serves as a visual sketch of a man’s life that leaves the audience...
Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
Well here we are–it’s the end of a franchise an era. The last Hunger Games...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
Amidst GOP debates on hand to penis size ratio (in other worlds, who has the...
Goering was eager to be thought of as a man of culture, and he was also Hitler’s...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Ooooh yeah, time for prezzies! Art history lovers are all about human...
First of all, I clearly had no idea what I was talking about, because there is tons...
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
The Crown Season 2 premieres December 8 on Netflix and it couldn’t be more...
Last week, our across-the-way pal Gallery 308 opened for its inaugural exhibition,...
RSAP has a great message. Sure, they get a little hyperbolic about just how much...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
Paolozzi as the god of art, fire, and other dangerous things? Photo by Ezinda...
Welcome to Death Do Us Art, an online bridal expo for art lovers.I’ve found five...
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
Just as good as her hubby, if not better!
Every culture has a golden age of artmaking. It’s a time when the stars align:...
The MoAD exhibit, titled “Thread for a Web Begun," is Zangewa’s first solo...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
You can be part of it right now with the opening of the groundbreaking...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
While we at Sartle fancy ourselves pioneers of art history humor, we know that for...
Nothing beats having a brother. Knowing you have a partner in crime is essential in...
By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
Untitled, 1986 Walking through the Rosie Lee Tompkins exhibit that just...
What most people think they know about Marie Antoinette could fill...
There are a lot of reasons to be upset recently. The changing political climate,...
The artistic collaboration between Kanye West and George Condo is akin to that...
Let some of the most romantic artist couples of all time inspire your LOVE this...
Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
The holidays are here! Whether you celebrate this time in church, temple, around a...
This week we have The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvador Dali, housed in the...
Fall fashion events around the world have strutted to a close in Paris and I’m left...
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
Thrill Murray by Mike Coley. 2013. Never miss a chance to ride the coattails of...
How do you like your museums? I’ll take mine with some fun, sass, and a side of...
This exhibit is going to blow you away. You may be so moved by its...
Rejoice comic book lovers! September 25th is National Comic Book Day (...
An art bromance or something more? Land art celebrity and hippie...
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
San Francisco’s de Young Museum is a standout among other fine arts museums across...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
Sartle Team members from near and far tore themselves from their laptops and...
Jasper is judging you for not following us. Our second monthly get together...
Yes, Carol, we will visit you this Sunday because it is the 2016 Oscars and we...
We’ve all seen American Gothic, or heard the title at the very least. It’s the...
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
The United States in the 1940s and 1950s must not have been a fun time to be a...
Happy Halloween! Since this is the season of zombies, vampires and ghosts...
By the way, for every picture posted on various social media platforms and tagged...
We’re obsessed with Game of Thrones this season, and are thanking the old...
Remember back to the 2016 election when womxn’s hearts across the nation felt...
Groovy baby, yea! Party time, excellent! From Austin Powers, to Wayne’s World, to...
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
Please join us (and everybody else) February 7, 2014 at noon in the Florence Gould...
Are you tired of eating the same iteration of meat, potatoes, and casserole every...
Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
It's St. Patrick's Day! And while we all may be Irish today, these...
Despite our recent efforts to do right by “The Donald” by generously drafting up a...
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Jules Tavernier’s representations of the Elem Pomo culture might be over one...
We're outing Hayao Miyazaki as an art nerd. Ok, it’s maybe not the biggest...
At Sartle, we choo-choo-choose you! Saying I’m not a big fan of corporate holidays...
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
Art history, but make it fashion. Is the Met better known...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
Picture this: the glittering heights of Second Empire France and...
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
The Sartle team is beyond thrilled to be flying up to Portland today to visit the...
Almost as soon as the city shut down in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
Art will always be a medium of self-expression and experimentation. During the last...
The new and improved San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) reopened on May...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
Drop trou and pick up your trowels people, because tomorrow is officially World...
Christmas came early this year at Sartle headquarters!Dali’s super rare and super...
Gerda Taro, the talented, courageous, and brilliant photographer was brushed...
The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
Hear ye, hear ye: “Miss Piggy to receive feminist award,” squeals girl power blog...
“Lili y Gerda”, Gerda WegenerWith the Oscars just around the corner, and my very...
Sometimes Halloween sneaks up on you before you’ve even had time to savor the...
MuseumHack, an energetic bunch of nerds famous for giving the world’s...
What is a garden? Artist Cathy Lu explores this surprisingly multi-faceted concept...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
This week, behold Pablo Picasso’s Le Rêve (The Dream).
This week, behold Hans Holbein the Younger’s Darmstadt Madonna.
It’s June again (the onset of wedding season), so I’m reviving Sarah's...
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
I’m not saying Hamilton the Musical saved Alexander Hamilton’s face from getting...
Last year, Sartle sponsored a panel at Art Market San Francisco– See Art...
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
Last Saturday, while making my way through a frenzy of de Young Museum...
Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’, and in this case, it refers...
The neighborhood of Harlem in New York City is home to many great things –...
Pastels just might be the most underrated medium in all of art history. You rarely...
It’s that time of year again– Team Sartle delves back into the infamous great...
As of 5:30 PM BST on Wednesday September 9, 2015 (that’s 9:30 am for us Yanks on...
Check out this beaut! Here is the clearest photo we’ve ever had of Pluto, taken by...
Starting February 27th and running until July 21, 2019, the Berkeley Art...
