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Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
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“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
Some good old fashioned tentacle porn
The one that got away
Made in a cabin
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
The Revolution will have shapes
Wearing a vest of many colors
Not recommended as an anniversary gift
The Call of the Wild
His passion...
Idyllic villas, an escape
A trunk text from an ex
Like the Parthenon, but with pollution
City living
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
Hogarth was all about that pug life
Move over, Judith!
He left the cat for last
Sources say it was cold there
Everybody squeeze in
The original grime artist
Taste the rainbow
Just another naked lady
Witness her
Up in flames
Art will always be a medium of self-expression and experimentation. During the last...
Boy drowns; no one cares
Porn for the Powder-Wigged
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
Hats keep your head warm and help you look très mystérieuse
Girl crush
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
The hills are alive
The evolution of infatuation
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
Don't ask him to make copies
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
Faulty Landscape (Paysage Fautif) by Marcel Duchamp at the Museum of Modern Art...
This film serves as a visual sketch of a man’s life that leaves the audience...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
“Lili y Gerda”, Gerda WegenerWith the Oscars just around the corner, and my very...
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
Vacation home art
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
Thomas Cole, The Oxbow, 1836 The Hudson River was a group of New York-based...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
It's St. Patrick's Day! And while we all may be Irish today, these...
French painter Francois Boucher famously proclaimed that “Nature is too green and...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
Happy Halloween! Since this is the season of zombies, vampires and ghosts...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
We’ve all seen American Gothic, or heard the title at the very least. It’s 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....
T-Swift’s new music video for Bad Blood is amaaaazing. As huge fans of kick-ass...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
The United States in the 1940s and 1950s must not have been a fun time to be a...
The MoAD exhibit, titled “Thread for a Web Begun," is Zangewa’s first solo...
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
This past Tuesday we were treated to the highly anticipated Democratic debate. In...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
(Source: Aniplex) In Delightworks's mobile game Fate Grand...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
The immortal Zsa Zsa Gabor.We recently brought you zany quotes from Hollywood...
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
Everything you thought you knew is wrong! OK, maybe not everything … Gravity...
Rococo is an ornamental style of art and interior design which originated in...
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
Jessica recently let us know that she’d found some of Sartle’s work on Hieronymus...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’, and in this case, it refers...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
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...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
The newest exhibition at the Asian Art Museum advertises itself as an engagement of...
Yes, Carol, we will visit you this Sunday because it is the 2016 Oscars and we...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
Whether you paced yourself or binged the entire new season of the...
At Sartle, we choo-choo-choose you! Saying I’m not a big fan of corporate holidays...
Pastels just might be the most underrated medium in all of art history. You rarely...
In the bestseller The Goldfinch the New York Metropolitan Museum is bombed and 13-...
Starting February 27th and running until July 21, 2019, the Berkeley Art...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
Jules Tavernier’s representations of the Elem Pomo culture might be over one...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
MuseumHack, an energetic bunch of nerds famous for giving the world’s...
This week, behold Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
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There are a lot of reasons to be upset recently. The changing political climate,...
“That painting looks so realistic” is not something most viewers would say of an...
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
We love stories about stolen artworks. Here is a stolen art story that hit the...
Cinderella’s Castle at Walt Disney World If you’re ever judged for your...
Sometimes Halloween sneaks up on you before you’ve even had time to savor the...
Put on your bowler hat and take a trip to Magritte’s world....
Okay, so maybe it’s not that kind of Rubens, but there are some...
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
2020 was more static than usual, and you may not have been able to see as much art...
A gamer I am not, but a Pokémon trainer I am.The one and only gaming console I have...
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
If there was ever a College Board for artists, it would be the art academies of...
Untitled, 1986 Walking through the Rosie Lee Tompkins exhibit that just...
Sir Shameless
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
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...
As far as rare natural phenomena go, the total eclipse is probably in the...
Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum....
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
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....
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
Every culture has a golden age of artmaking. It’s a time when the stars align:...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
Rococ-oh myyyyy! It looks like a little bit of seduction has arrived...
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...
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...
Let some of the most romantic artist couples of all time inspire your LOVE this...
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
Our awesome website has a magnifying view for each and every image we’ve added and...
The Baroque is a strange and wonderful movement that was created and marketed...
…and five epic Oscar losses. But he’s finally done it! Here’s how:
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...
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
How do you like your museums? I’ll take mine with some fun, sass, and a side of...
So what’s got museums’ panties in a bunch now? In a nutshell: President Trump’s...
via unimpressionism Realism can refer to two things: the representation of the...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
We’re drooling over this clever shirt featuring our favorite crime-fighting...
If you think the art world is full of sophisticated blue bloods standing around...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
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...
Goering was eager to be thought of as a man of culture, and he was also Hitler’s...
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...
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...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
Before oil paint, European artists were at the mercy of eggs. That's because egg...
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...
Summer, the most idyllic of times for the beloved cross-country American ramble, is...
If you think modern artists were the only dames done wrong, then you’ve got...
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...
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...
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
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
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...
“An art book is a museum without walls.” —André Malraux Give the...
Rejoice comic book lovers! September 25th is National Comic Book Day (...
This year de Stijl turns 100! A glorious year for primary color...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
First of all, I clearly had no idea what I was talking about, because there is tons...
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
Welcome to Death Do Us Art, an online bridal expo for art lovers.I’ve found five...
YUUGE NEWS! Donald J. Trump is now a Sartle social media correspondent! Corrupt...
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
The Monuments Men were charged with saving as many European cultural treasures as...
