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Celebration of America or communism?
The original grime artist
Suspicious lack of togas
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
Monogram by Robert Rauschenberg at the Museum of Modern Art Stockholm It craves...
Some good old fashioned tentacle porn
Cinnamon hair oil doesn’t fix battle crimes
Twenty-seven, Balling
Made in a cabin
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Making money with your friends
Wearing a vest of many colors
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Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
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The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
Just another naked lady
Witness her
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
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The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
Everything you thought you knew is wrong! OK, maybe not everything … Gravity...
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
Jessica Lange (left) channels Marlene Dietrich (right) as Elsa Mars. Like Dietrich...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
If there was ever a College Board for artists, it would be the art academies of...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
Monogram by Robert Rauschenberg at the Museum of Modern Art Stockholm Here’s to our...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
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....
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
This week, behold Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
Almost as soon as the city shut down in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Legend has it that Goya’s first draft to this dining room centerpiece included...
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
First of all, I clearly had no idea what I was talking about, because there is tons...
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
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The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
How do you like your museums? I’ll take mine with some fun, sass, and a side of...
I’m not saying Hamilton the Musical saved Alexander Hamilton’s face from getting...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
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...
We're outing Hayao Miyazaki as an art nerd. Ok, it’s maybe not the biggest...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This is the day we remember the Mexican army’s 1862 victory...
This week, behold Hans Holbein the Younger’s Darmstadt Madonna.
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
Leonor Fini was an artist of her own self-fashioned Surrealism, known for her bold...
Sometime between using the “1-Click” function on Amazon, buying groceries at...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Starting February 27th and running until July 21, 2019, the Berkeley Art...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
This week, behold Pablo Picasso’s Le Rêve (The Dream).
Thomas Cole, The Oxbow, 1836 The Hudson River was a group of New York-based...
Technology is not neutral. That is the theme that reverberates throughout this...
Many of my reviews are based off of my experiences as a shih tzu skeptic, a middle...
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
What most people think they know about Marie Antoinette could fill...
Today, however, we got word straight outta Central Europe about a cool app in...
Carlo Carrà, Funeral of the Anarchist Galli Beginning just nine years...
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
San Francisco’s de Young Museum is a standout among other fine arts museums across...
The Sartle office was abuzz with frivolity as we celebrated the release...
Untitled, 1986 Walking through the Rosie Lee Tompkins exhibit that just...
This exhibit is going to blow you away. You may be so moved by its...
Happy Halloween! Since this is the season of zombies, vampires and ghosts...
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
Thrill Murray by Mike Coley. 2013. Never miss a chance to ride the coattails of...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
Picture this: the glittering heights of Second Empire France and...
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...
These masked reptiles are full of sage advice. I’m sure you’ve all...
On March 31st, 2016, the world lost Zaha Hadid (b. 1950, Baghdad, Iraq). Zaha...
We live in a cultural climate that defines things along High School Musical-esque...
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...
Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
Walk along the Water of Leith in Dunedin (also known as Edinburgh), following the...
Summer, the most idyllic of times for the beloved cross-country American ramble, is...
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
That eternal postman always rings twice, even for famous artists. Here are some...
This film serves as a visual sketch of a man’s life that leaves the audience...
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
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...
Misere is widespread depression caused specifically by the painful juxtaposition of...
I want YOU...to check out this new exhibit at the de Young. It’s called...
Kanye West received an honorary doctorate degree from the School of the Art...
Put on your bowler hat and take a trip to Magritte’s world....
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
Scottish sculptor, graphic artist, philanthropist and feigned madman. Also saw the...
The Symbolist Movement was born in 1886 as a literary movement by Jean...
(L-R Malala Yousafzai, a potato, and Yoko Ono)According to photographer Kevin...
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...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
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...
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...
The Crown Season 2 premieres December 8 on Netflix and it couldn’t be more...
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
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...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
‘We came here to praise traditional art history survey textbooks, not to bury...
Sexism and misogyny were rampant throughout the 20th century in basically...
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...
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
One day you may see Kanye’s nipples. But it is not this day.Welcome to Part Two of...
Welcome to Part Three of the Sartle Remix for The Life of Pablo. We’re celebrating...
Welcome to Part Four, the grande finale of the epic Sartle Remix for The Life of...
Gesamtkunstwerk is one of those words that, in English, not only sounds...
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...
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
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...
Are you tired of eating the same iteration of meat, potatoes, and casserole every...
Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
Amidst GOP debates on hand to penis size ratio (in other worlds, who has the...
It's St. Patrick's Day! And while we all may be Irish today, these...
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
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
Beyoncé is no stranger to art history references as seen in her Formation video or...
Ooooh yeah, time for prezzies! Art history lovers are all about human...
Paolozzi as the god of art, fire, and other dangerous things? Photo by Ezinda...
At Sartle, we choo-choo-choose you! Saying I’m not a big fan of corporate holidays...
Image: Jacob Lawrence. From The Migration Series, 1940-41. At MOMA. February 2016...
This year de Stijl turns 100! A glorious year for primary color...
Archist Series. Federico Babina. 2014 Small and want to live in a Damien Hirst...
Welcome back to Think Before You Ink, a series where we show the worst of the worst...
Hung Liu with her work Resident Alien in 1988 (credit) The...
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...
In the bestseller The Goldfinch the New York Metropolitan Museum is bombed and 13-...
Spot the odd one out! There’s something unusual going on at Legion of Honor...
Do you really think artists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning ...
Minimalism was the art movement of many names – ABC Art, Object Art, Primary...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
What does Red look like? Fire truck Red. A bright Red fire truck in a...
RSAP has a great message. Sure, they get a little hyperbolic about just how much...
Don’t worry, no one slipped some acid into your drink earlier, but if they did, you...
Dadaism was created with the intention of turning both the art world and the...
The Sartle team is beyond thrilled to be flying up to Portland today to visit the...
French painter Francois Boucher famously proclaimed that “Nature is too green and...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
The Monuments Men were charged with saving as many European cultural treasures as...
If Kanye wants to be like Pablo, we can make that happen.Say what you want about...
On a beautiful Tuesday afternoon, John Cappetta and I made our merry way over...
In the final season of BoJack Horseman, paying attention to the art in the...
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista...
Everyone loves a good heist movie, especially when the leading man is a hunk. But...
Art will always be a medium of self-expression and experimentation. During the last...
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
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”...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
Spoiler Alert: paintings of the pilgrims are anything but historically accurate...
Drop trou and pick up your trowels people, because tomorrow is officially World...
It’s time to don your rainbow attire because June is gay pride month! While many of...
Christmas came early this year at Sartle headquarters!Dali’s super rare and super...
Gerda Taro, the talented, courageous, and brilliant photographer was brushed...
So what’s got museums’ panties in a bunch now? In a nutshell: President Trump’s...
Hear ye, hear ye: “Miss Piggy to receive feminist award,” squeals girl power blog...
Mona Lisa confirmed to be Trump’s ancestor after conservationists find...
“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...
Andy Warhol called her “the first girl artist with glamour.” A random admirer said...
Today’s the day that we celebrate some Italian guy who got into a boat and (...
Imagine all of Einstein’s writings, jottings, and mathematical theorems in crayon...
“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes...
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...
It’s June again (the onset of wedding season), so I’m reviving Sarah's...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
Last year, Sartle sponsored a panel at Art Market San Francisco– See Art...
July 17th will be the 60th Anniversary of Disneyland’s Opening Day! As a kid, I...
SOURCESeriously credentialed French officials are proclaiming that a painting found...
You can fake a lot of things. Orgasms, boobs, degrees. And paintings, of course....
Self-Portrait with Japanese Print by Vincent van Gogh Bipolar disorder,...
While we at Sartle fancy ourselves pioneers of art history humor, we know that for...
