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The Fluxus Movement was founded in 1960 by Lithuanian American artist George...
The Symbolist Movement was born in 1886 as a literary movement by Jean...
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
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Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
Just another naked lady
Witness her
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Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
This exhibit is going to blow you away. You may be so moved by its...
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Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
Dadaism was created with the intention of turning both the art world and the...
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
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Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
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Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
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...
Sartle Team members from near and far tore themselves from their laptops and...
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Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
Monet: The Early Years gives visitors the chance to track the artist’s growth...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
RSAP has a great message. Sure, they get a little hyperbolic about just how much...
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Cubism was one of the first -isms to hit our collective senses in the twentieth-...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
The Crown Season 2 premieres December 8 on Netflix and it couldn’t be more...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
This week, behold Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
Ooooh yeah, time for prezzies! Art history lovers are all about human...
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Remember back to the 2016 election when womxn’s hearts across the nation felt...
The term “The Orient” was coined in the 19th century, defined by the region...
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This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
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Gustav Klimt and his Viennese beauties come to us via the Legion...
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
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Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
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Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
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Minimalism was the art movement of many names – ABC Art, Object Art, Primary...
Picture this: the glittering heights of Second Empire France and...
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
At the turn of the 20th century, creating art movements in Europe had...
Surrealism was the natural next step after the fluster-cuck that was Cubism. It...
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...
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
Let some of the most romantic artist couples of all time inspire your LOVE this...
The United States in the 1940s and 1950s must not have been a fun time to be a...
Thrill Murray by Mike Coley. 2013. Never miss a chance to ride the coattails of...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
This film serves as a visual sketch of a man’s life that leaves the audience...
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
How do you like your museums? I’ll take mine with some fun, sass, and a side of...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
If you want to get an eye-catching art history inspired tattoo, look no...
via unimpressionism Realism can refer to two things: the representation of the...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
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.
Surrealist-influenced poster for The Strange Woman, starring Hedy Lamarr.In 1930s...
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...
Goering was eager to be thought of as a man of culture, and he was also Hitler’s...
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...
Image: Fred W. McDarrah/ The Village VoiceJohn Perreault, an artist, critic and...
By the way, for every picture posted on various social media platforms and tagged...
Do you really think artists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning ...
Unlike so many of the countless women artists cast aside by art history, Berthe...
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
We’re obsessed with Game of Thrones this season, and are thanking the old...
Sometime between using the “1-Click” function on Amazon, buying groceries at...
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
In the beginning, there was darkness… Tohubohu, according to the Merriam-...
Gertrude Stein was an American author, known for her Paris salon of writers and...
You can be part of it right now with the opening of the groundbreaking...
Groovy baby, yea! Party time, excellent! From Austin Powers, to Wayne’s World, to...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
Last week, our across-the-way pal Gallery 308 opened for its inaugural exhibition,...
Please join us (and everybody else) February 7, 2014 at noon in the Florence Gould...
Jules Tavernier’s representations of the Elem Pomo culture might be over one...
Are you tired of eating the same iteration of meat, potatoes, and casserole every...
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Amidst GOP debates on hand to penis size ratio (in other worlds, who has the...
Despite our recent efforts to do right by “The Donald” by generously drafting up a...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Rejoice comic book lovers! September 25th is National Comic Book Day (...
Andy Warhol called her “the first girl artist with glamour.” A random admirer said...
Imagine all of Einstein’s writings, jottings, and mathematical theorems in crayon...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
Paolozzi as the god of art, fire, and other dangerous things? Photo by Ezinda...
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The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
First of all, I clearly had no idea what I was talking about, because there is tons...
Crying Girl by Roy LichtensteinWelcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
Welcome to Death Do Us Art, an online bridal expo for art lovers.I’ve found five...
Fair warning: if you do not want to hear my incessant ramblings about how glorious...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
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Test your art history chops with Sartle's exciting new quiz feature! Both fun and...
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Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista...
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Impressionism at a Glance: You Mean Those Smudges Are Intentional? Flowers,...
Drop trou and pick up your trowels people, because tomorrow is officially World...
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Gerda Taro, the talented, courageous, and brilliant photographer was brushed...
The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
Sartle was invited to check out the de Young’s newest exhibition, “The Summer of...
Scripturient, adj.: having a strong urge to write.
They’re coming for your books. Biblioclasm is the practice of...
Thomas Cole, The Oxbow, 1836 The Hudson River was a group of New York-based...
Hear ye, hear ye: “Miss Piggy to receive feminist award,” squeals girl power blog...
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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...
Last week, Sartle was invited to the Director’s Breakfast at the de Young...
What is a garden? Artist Cathy Lu explores this surprisingly multi-faceted concept...
The Baroque is a strange and wonderful movement that was created and marketed...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
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...
Is Jeff Koons taking on collaborations with open arms or awkward hand...
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
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...
We live in a cultural climate that defines things along High School Musical-esque...
If COVID-19 quarantine has left you missing the museums that closed, disappointed...
Before oil paint, European artists were at the mercy of eggs. That's because egg...
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...
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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...
Spoiler Alert: paintings of the pilgrims are anything but historically accurate...
Untitled, 1986 Walking through the Rosie Lee Tompkins exhibit that just...
Check out this beaut! Here is the clearest photo we’ve ever had of Pluto, taken by...
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In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
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...
Every culture has a golden age of artmaking. It’s a time when the stars align:...
The one and only: Zsa Zsa GaborThis February would have marked the 100th birthday...
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...
Aptly titled “The Hangover” by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAs I sit here typing,...
A gamer I am not, but a Pokémon trainer I am.The one and only gaming console I have...
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...
We already love Vincent Van Gogh, but Loving Vincent made us love him even more...
No more tacky inspirational Martin Luther King Jr. quotes about how he had a...
No need for art galleries when your closet is your own personal museum and the...
Writing about boobs is one of our favorite jobs here at Sartle headquarters. While...
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health issues in the world, so...
2020 was more static than usual, and you may not have been able to see as much art...
Seated Woman by Henri MatisseIn happy art news, a painting stolen from renowned art...
Who doesn’t love the 4th of July? It’s our nation’s best excuse to fire up the...
Source In Peter H. Reynolds’s children’s book The Dot, a young child...
Self-Portrait with Japanese Print by Vincent van Gogh Bipolar disorder,...
Happy Halloween! Since this is the season of zombies, vampires and ghosts...
An art bromance or something more? Land art celebrity and hippie...
Christian Louboutin and photographer Peter Lippmann have such a love affair...
Natural pigments are naturally occurring substances used to impart color and come...
The newest exhibition at the Asian Art Museum advertises itself as an engagement of...
