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The middle dress in the image above is the one that was originally posted on tumblr...
It’s June again (the onset of wedding season), so I’m reviving Sarah's...
The patron saint of orgasms
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Dude looks like a lady
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Some good old fashioned tentacle porn
That saucy over the shoulder look
You make me feel electric
Not not the kraken
Made in a cabin
The macho man goes soft
Everyone needs a good LBD
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Wearing a vest of many colors
Not your typical odalisque
Stay in the grid
Who needs friends when you have horses?
Why so bleu?
Not sad, just blue
Epitome of feeling blue
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
Let's hope this does not go with a giant diaper
Steamrolled Smurf
As advertised
A worrisome thing
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Just another naked lady
Witness her
A Horrifying History
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
Delacroix’s Arab culture fetish
The Maine Adventure
Hey, Sista Sista
Art history, but make it fashion. Is the Met better known...
Game of Thrones premiered last week, and accordingly, I’ve continued our series of...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
How times have changed...
Mother Nature looks good in plaid
God Bless America
Get your mind outta the gutter!
Rage-inducing abstraction
Blue, silver, and a whole lotta hate
Before Twiggy, there was Dovima
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
This room drove its owner insane
A bit of a reach...
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
July 17th will be the 60th Anniversary of Disneyland’s Opening Day! As a kid, I...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
Woman Dressed as a Vestal Virgin by Angelica Kauffman
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This is the day we remember the Mexican army’s 1862 victory...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
Corridor Pin, Blue by Claes Oldenburg
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
This Wednesday, Sartle is crushing on some serious babes. We’re talking Lily...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
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...
It’s March Madness and while many fans obsess over their carefully-designed...
At the turn of the 20th century, creating art movements in Europe had...
Natural pigments are naturally occurring substances used to impart color and come...
Monet: The Early Years gives visitors the chance to track the artist’s growth...
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
Peter Paul Rubens, Hercules's Dog Discovers Purple Dye, ca. 1636, Musée...
If sexy Vermeer isn’t really working for ya, but you still want to rock the most...
If being a ghost feels too basic, but you don’t want to sink to the level...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
But, we love arbitrary holidays, like #NationalBirdDay, more. Obviously, we have...
Ooooh yeah, time for prezzies! Art history lovers are all about human...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
Welsh model/reality TV star Imogen Thomas sparked a Twitter war over her...
Everything you thought you knew is wrong! OK, maybe not everything … Gravity...
In 1930s Paris, a fashion revolution was born. Empress of couture Elsa...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
What does Red look like? Fire truck Red. A bright Red fire truck in a...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
Recently, millionaire real estate magnate Tim Gurner gave some helpful advice to...
That eternal postman always rings twice, even for famous artists. Here are some...
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
Picture this: the glittering heights of Second Empire France and...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
The games have nearly begun. And I'm not talking about the Hunger Games,...
No need for art galleries when your closet is your own personal museum and the...
Welcome to Death Do Us Art, an online bridal expo for art lovers.I’ve found five...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
Imagine all of Einstein’s writings, jottings, and mathematical theorems in crayon...
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...
Almost as soon as the city shut down in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Yes, Carol, we will visit you this Sunday because it is the 2016 Oscars and we...
Christmas came early this year at Sartle headquarters!Dali’s super rare and super...
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
Last Saturday, while making my way through a frenzy of de Young Museum...
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
When we left off in Part 1, we were certain of the inevitable end of Bey Z. To be...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
San Francisco’s de Young Museum is a standout among other fine arts museums across...
Rejoice comic book lovers! September 25th is National Comic Book Day (...
What most people think they know about Marie Antoinette could fill...
The artistic collaboration between Kanye West and George Condo is akin to that...
The color blue brings a lot of things to mind - the blue sky, blue-ribbon winners,...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
An art bromance or something more? Land art celebrity and hippie...
Christian Louboutin and photographer Peter Lippmann have such a love affair...
Fashion Alert! Harajuku girls invade Hawaii! The Honolulu Museum of...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
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...
So here we are with the second part of our story, Catching Fire. When we left...
As a staple in the seasonal meme circuit, Freedom from Want by Norman Rockwell...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
Gesamtkunstwerk is one of those words that, in English, not only sounds...
Remember when iconic shoe lover Carrie Bradshaw leaned in to look at a pair of...
Surrealist-influenced poster for The Strange Woman, starring Hedy Lamarr.In 1930s...
Rococ-oh myyyyy! It looks like a little bit of seduction has arrived...
This film serves as a visual sketch of a man’s life that leaves the audience...
It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
Whether you paced yourself or binged the entire new season of the...
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This year de Stijl turns 100! A glorious year for primary color...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
Flaming June by Frederic Leighton at the Ponce Museum of Art
Twenty years ago on December 19, 1997, Titanic splashed onto the big...
Okay, so maybe it’s not that kind of Rubens, but there are some...
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
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The MoAD exhibit, titled “Thread for a Web Begun," is Zangewa’s first solo...
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Little backstory for the gentiles: Purim is basically the Jewish Halloween. We...
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Jasper is judging you for not following us. Our second monthly get together...
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...
We didn’t think anything could top Beyoncé’s Formation video until we watched her...
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...
Don’t worry if everyone says STEM is the only field hiring and that a liberal arts...
In June and July we brought you the first two installments of our summer series, “...
Animal Crossing is a peaceful escape into a world where tedious routine becomes fun...
Happy Lunar New Year everybody! All in all, Year of the Rooster has been...
Mae West Lips Sofa by Salvador Dali, in cross-influence with fashion guru Elsa...
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...
You'll want to come dressed to impressed because the Mad Hatter has made a...
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
Jules Tavernier’s representations of the Elem Pomo culture might be over one...
You can be part of it right now with the opening of the groundbreaking...
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It’s time to don your rainbow attire because June is gay pride month! While many of...
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,...
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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...
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Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
Leonor Fini was an artist of her own self-fashioned Surrealism, known for her bold...
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
Artist Exposes genitals in Paris Museum StuntPerformance Artist Sits in From of...
We're outing Hayao Miyazaki as an art nerd. Ok, it’s maybe not the biggest...
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At Sartle, we choo-choo-choose you! Saying I’m not a big fan of corporate holidays...
Happy International Selfie Day! Thanks to DJ Rick McNeely - of Fishbowl...
Since so many social media sites like to block the following images I encourage you...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
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In California Chrome’s bid to win the Triple Crown (would’ve been the...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
sourceThe Man in the High Castle season 2, your next online TV addiction after The...
Autumn is fast upon us, and you know what that means! Warm beverage season is...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
Pastels just might be the most underrated medium in all of art history. You rarely...
American People Series #19: U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Advent of...
This post is serving as a PSA to remind you to call yer mother, because Sunday is...
RSAP has a great message. Sure, they get a little hyperbolic about just how much...
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...
