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We’re directly across from Greens Restaurant. Their gluten free chocolate...
Chicago's front yard
We're halfway there...
No ketchup in the Windy City
But I'm talking 'bout Shaft!
Safe haven for when the big one hits
Former industrial site; looks better now
Have you met San Francisco’s most famous citizen, Karl? Karl the FOG, that...
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Sartle Team members from near and far tore themselves from their laptops and...
Last Friday night’s grand opening at Embark Gallery was a true show-stopper for the...
California dreamin'
I overdid it
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Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Disappearing act
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Don’t worry, we will still be located at the fantastic Fort Mason Center...
Banned for a while
Last year, Sartle sponsored a panel at Art Market San Francisco– See Art...
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Nature is awesome
Is this what you want?
We’re at the final book here in the trilogy, and because we’re going by book and...
First of all, I clearly had no idea what I was talking about, because there is tons...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
Lock-picking mastermind with impeccable literary taste. STORY TIME...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This is the day we remember the Mexican army’s 1862 victory...
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
Monet: The Early Years gives visitors the chance to track the artist’s growth...
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
Ah New York City… Maybe you watched Friends and are enamored with brick...
Thrill Murray by Mike Coley. 2013. Never miss a chance to ride the coattails of...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
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...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
We do! But carving is a whole other story… Last year, we summoned some dead...
MuseumHack, an energetic bunch of nerds famous for giving the world’s...
Ccontrary to social media’s endorsements, “liking” a photograph isn’t the same as...
It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
Almost as soon as the city shut down in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Cinderella’s Castle at Walt Disney World If you’re ever judged for your...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Many of my reviews are based off of my experiences as a shih tzu skeptic, a middle...
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As the temperature grows colder, some of us desperately hold on to the last...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
Marisol Escobar was a beautiful, talented, peculiar it-girl with a knack for...
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Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Natural pigments are naturally occurring substances used to impart color and come...
Hey, I’m Maya! I started interning at Sartle a little over a month ago along with...
Yes, Carol, we will visit you this Sunday because it is the 2016 Oscars and we...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
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Schizophrenia is that disease that everyone associates with “hearing voices.” There...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
Here the Renaissance-turtles (Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello) enjoy...
Sartle can get a little carried away reppin’ San Francisco. The Bay is, after all,...
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
Between ferry terminal and financial district
I’m visiting my parents in San Francisco and, like all children of parents on the...
Archist Series. Federico Babina. 2014 Small and want to live in a Damien Hirst...
Sartle was invited to check out the de Young’s newest exhibition, “The Summer of...
Pastels just might be the most underrated medium in all of art history. You rarely...
Is Jeff Koons taking on collaborations with open arms or awkward hand...
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
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...
An art bromance or something more? Land art celebrity and hippie...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
We're outing Hayao Miyazaki as an art nerd. Ok, it’s maybe not the biggest...
Once Punched a Skeleton
RSAP has a great message. Sure, they get a little hyperbolic about just how much...
SOURCEThe brand spankin’ new redesign has haters, sure, but we think it’s seven...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
Welcome to Jurassic Art. *cue music*
We celebrate a lot of holidays centered around excess in this country; we...
The most important takeaway, however, was the immediate realization that this is a...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
Here are the best museums of the continental United States as picked with extreme...
July 17th will be the 60th Anniversary of Disneyland’s Opening Day! As a kid, I...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
Christian Louboutin and photographer Peter Lippmann have such a love affair...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
Untitled, 1986 Walking through the Rosie Lee Tompkins exhibit that just...
Starting February 27th and running until July 21, 2019, the Berkeley Art...
We love getting new contributors and we’d like to introduce you to one of them:...
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...
One museum, two museum, three museum, floor
The holidays are here! Whether you celebrate this time in church, temple, around a...
A gamer I am not, but a Pokémon trainer I am.The one and only gaming console I have...
What does Red look like? Fire truck Red. A bright Red fire truck in a...
We’re so, so happy with how well-received San Francisco’s newest gallery has been....
Oops, my hand slipped. See the previous dino-invaded artworks and hold onto your...
No need for art galleries when your closet is your own personal museum and the...
Put on your bowler hat and take a trip to Magritte’s world....
Paolozzi as the god of art, fire, and other dangerous things? Photo by Ezinda...
Summer, the most idyllic of times for the beloved cross-country American ramble, is...
Seated Woman by Henri MatisseIn happy art news, a painting stolen from renowned art...
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
Sweet summer is on the horizon and here at the Sartle office we’re already making...
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
Fall fashion events around the world have strutted to a close in Paris and I’m left...
Jessica recently let us know that she’d found some of Sartle’s work on Hieronymus...
On a beautiful Tuesday afternoon, John Cappetta and I made our merry way over...
Don't tear down that wall!
Lovers on the lawn
Jasper is judging you for not following us. Our second monthly get together...
In the predominantly European dudeified world of architecture, Maya Lin always knew...
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
This week, behold Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
Pictures of beaches, fancy dinners, and people “exercising” aside, I’m...
By the way, for every picture posted on various social media platforms and tagged...
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...
Rococ-oh myyyyy! It looks like a little bit of seduction has arrived...
Let some of the most romantic artist couples of all time inspire your LOVE this...
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...
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
Picture this: the glittering heights of Second Empire France and...
Art history, but make it fashion. Is the Met better known...
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This exhibit is going to blow you away. You may be so moved by its...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
We didn’t think anything could top Beyoncé’s Formation video until we watched her...
Jan Miense Molenaer, the Kylie Jenner of his generation. So if you’re all about ...
The party in full swing on the front lawn. Photo: Bahara Emami. This past month...
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The Sartle team is beyond thrilled to be flying up to Portland today to visit the...
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista...
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...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
Drop trou and pick up your trowels people, because tomorrow is officially World...
Jules Tavernier’s representations of the Elem Pomo culture might be over one...
The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
With big changes by little hands come monstrous reactions rife with pungent...
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...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
Our Sartle glasses came! We were so excited to try them on but the puggies got to...
The games have nearly begun. And I'm not talking about the Hunger Games,...
Last week, Sartle was invited to the Director’s Breakfast at the de Young...
Are you tired of eating the same iteration of meat, potatoes, and casserole every...
2020 was more static than usual, and you may not have been able to see as much art...
Ahh, Versailles, the disgustingly opulent palace of French royals, and boy is it...
This video of kids reacting to a rotary phone has us simultaneously laughing at how...
This week we’re looking at a classic: Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, housed in the...
Oh Banksy… I am not your biggest fan. Look, I don’t know what graffiti is...
Legend has it that Goya’s first draft to this dining room centerpiece included...
I’m not saying Hamilton the Musical saved Alexander Hamilton’s face from getting...
Welsh model/reality TV star Imogen Thomas sparked a Twitter war over her...
If sexy Vermeer isn’t really working for ya, but you still want to rock the most...
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...
To show how far this game of telephone that we call “St. Patrick’s Day” has gone, I...
Earlier this fall, Tania and I had the amazing opportunity to travel to the East...
Dear Ronda Rousey,We heard about your recent loss to Holly Holm, dubbed as “the...
Check out this beaut! Here is the clearest photo we’ve ever had of Pluto, taken by...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
Rejoice comic book lovers! September 25th is National Comic Book Day (...
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Aptly titled “The Hangover” by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAs I sit here typing,...
There’s only a month left to find a Valentine (if you don’t already...
Today, however, we got word straight outta Central Europe about a cool app in...
Writing about boobs is one of our favorite jobs here at Sartle headquarters. While...
Happy Bastille Day, everyone! It happens ten days after the 4th of July in France...
Camille Claudel is known for her narrative bronze and marble sculptures. She...
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
The Crown Season 2 premieres December 8 on Netflix and it couldn’t be more...
Artist Exposes genitals in Paris Museum StuntPerformance Artist Sits in From of...
This week, behold Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi.
Crying Girl by Roy LichtensteinWelcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle...
Nothing beats having a brother. Knowing you have a partner in crime is essential in...
Recently, millionaire real estate magnate Tim Gurner gave some helpful advice to...
Togas are a classic I-forgot-to-buy-a-costume costume, requiring just a white...
This masterpiece of weird incestuous erotica is supposed to be a birth announcement...
We’re drooling over this clever shirt featuring our favorite crime-fighting...
The newest exhibition at the Asian Art Museum advertises itself as an engagement of...
We (Sartle) are always on the prowl for new ways to bigly share our great love for...
Hamartia (n.) - A tragic flaw It's an old Greek word shot into...
Jessica Lange (left) channels Marlene Dietrich (right) as Elsa Mars. Like Dietrich...
“You get what you get,” Sarah Lucas hurriedly blurts out when passed the nearly...
Getting to the Chichu Museum in Naoshima like... The Chichu...
Recognize this mysterious maven? Find the answer here or stand back a little to see...
Test your art history chops with Sartle's exciting new quiz feature! Both fun and...
