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The third season of Broad City airs tonight and we can’t wait to see what our...
Best art deco building in San Francisco
Almost as soon as the city shut down in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
Concrete Jungle
Some good old fashioned tentacle porn
Everybody dance now
Buy now on Amazon
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
His unit comes off on when dignitaries from the Catholic Church visit
City living
Made in a cabin
Those have got to be implants
If you're ugly just move around faster
You're never going to find Waldo
Not not animal abuse
Theme-park farmers
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
Mad Men, S.a.a.d City
Tarantism (n.): a psychological condition characterized by an...
Wearing a vest of many colors
Is she being coy or does he have bad breath?
Ain’t no party like a Pieter Bruegel the Elder party
Ring around the rosie
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Drop trou and pick up your trowels people, because tomorrow is officially World...
Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
Urban anxiety aplenty
At the bottom of the sea
Take the easy way out and make some money
Sounds like salami
Just another naked lady
Witness her
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Not allowed to be political
Wholesome
Angelica takes a stab at combining the mostly crude Texts From Last Night...
1,2,3 Kick!
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
What’s up Sartle people? We decided to be a little less mainstream this year and...
A Horrifying History
Distilling days of ritual
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
Last year we provided you with some art-themed Valentines to give to your Valentine...
You can find me in the club, bottle full of bub
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
An innocent red dot
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
The Sartle team is beyond thrilled to be flying up to Portland today to visit the...
Ah New York City… Maybe you watched Friends and are enamored with brick...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
A little help from our friends
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
Yes, Carol, we will visit you this Sunday because it is the 2016 Oscars and we...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
We love you BoJack!BoJack Horseman is the best show on Netflix right now and season...
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....
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
The holidays are here! Whether you celebrate this time in church, temple, around a...
Sartle can get a little carried away reppin’ San Francisco. The Bay is, after all,...
So what’s got museums’ panties in a bunch now? In a nutshell: President Trump’s...
Sartle got our sparkle on at the 5th annual Shine A Light event at Portland Art...
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
We didn’t think anything could top Beyoncé’s Formation video until we watched her...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
Sartle was invited to check out the de Young’s newest exhibition, “The Summer of...
Groovy baby, yea! Party time, excellent! From Austin Powers, to Wayne’s World, to...
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...
Everything you thought you knew is wrong! OK, maybe not everything … Gravity...
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
The Sartle team had a madcap week running around Washington, DC and New York City...
We’ve all seen American Gothic, or heard the title at the very least. It’s the...
French painter Francois Boucher famously proclaimed that “Nature is too green and...
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,...
Monet: The Early Years gives visitors the chance to track the artist’s growth...
Whether inadvertently or as part of a master plan for world takeover, Kim...
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Jules Tavernier’s representations of the Elem Pomo culture might be over one...
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
This film serves as a visual sketch of a man’s life that leaves the audience...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
It's St. Patrick's Day! And while we all may be Irish today, these...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
The new and improved San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) reopened on May...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
As any rabid fan of Ru Paul's Drag Race will tell you, the competing queens are...
This week, behold Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
The MoAD exhibit, titled “Thread for a Web Begun," is Zangewa’s first solo...
“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes...
Everyone loves a good heist movie, especially when the leading man is a hunk. But...
We're outing Hayao Miyazaki as an art nerd. Ok, it’s maybe not the biggest...
The artistic collaboration between Kanye West and George Condo is akin to that...
The newest exhibition at the Asian Art Museum advertises itself as an engagement of...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
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...
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
Okay, so maybe it’s not that kind of Rubens, but there are some...
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
It’s June again (the onset of wedding season), so I’m reviving Sarah's...
In the beginning, there was darkness… Tohubohu, according to the Merriam-...
Summer, the most idyllic of times for the beloved cross-country American ramble, is...
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
If you want to get an eye-catching art history inspired tattoo, look no...
Whether you paced yourself or binged the entire new season of the...
Nothing beats having a brother. Knowing you have a partner in crime is essential in...
Turns out Katy Perry contracts out her sharks. We found Left Shark doing its best...
And, with so much art (and art related fare) also available on those journeys, we...
One and Three Chairs by Joseph Kosuth at the Museum of Modern Art
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
She does sound like a pretty nice person and a great mom so there is that…..
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
Impressionism at a Glance: You Mean Those Smudges Are Intentional? Flowers,...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
If COVID-19 quarantine has left you missing the museums that closed, disappointed...
What most people think they know about Marie Antoinette could fill...
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...
The most important takeaway, however, was the immediate realization that this is a...
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...
Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
Thrill Murray by Mike Coley. 2013. Never miss a chance to ride the coattails of...
If you think the art world is full of sophisticated blue bloods standing around...
It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
“As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And...
No more tacky inspirational Martin Luther King Jr. quotes about how he had a...
How do you like your museums? I’ll take mine with some fun, sass, and a side of...
Rococ-oh myyyyy! It looks like a little bit of seduction has arrived...
In January 2014, my husband and I traveled to Italy, stopping in Rome, Florence,...
If you’re looking for a strange getaway to a tiny desert island of...
Image: Jacob Lawrence. From The Migration Series, 1940-41. At MOMA. February 2016...
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
If you liked Wes Anderson’s fantastic animated Fantastic Mr. Fox, or his Rushmore...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
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...
This exhibit is going to blow you away. You may be so moved by its...
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This is the day we remember the Mexican army’s 1862 victory...
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
I’m in my late 20s, which for about five years has meant that March and April bring...
To show how far this game of telephone that we call “St. Patrick’s Day” has gone, I...
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...
Last week, Sartle was invited to the Director’s Breakfast at the de Young...
The Baroque is a strange and wonderful movement that was created and marketed...
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...
That eternal postman always rings twice, even for famous artists. Here are some...
It’s not that anyone did anything explicitly bad to Carmen Herrera. It’...
You can be part of it right now with the opening of the groundbreaking...
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,...
Earlier this fall, Tania and I had the amazing opportunity to travel to the East...
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...
Getting to the Chichu Museum in Naoshima like... The Chichu...
Despite our recent efforts to do right by “The Donald” by generously drafting up a...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
Remember when iconic shoe lover Carrie Bradshaw leaned in to look at a pair of...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
One very not cool thing about the Met: it’s on half of the planet’s short-list...
The term “The Orient” was coined in the 19th century, defined by the region...
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...
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...
Sorry to say that Christopher Lee died this week at 93. Modern Audiences and Comic...
With big changes by little hands come monstrous reactions rife with pungent...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
Cubism was one of the first -isms to hit our collective senses in the twentieth-...
Misere is widespread depression caused specifically by the painful juxtaposition of...
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
Pastels just might be the most underrated medium in all of art history. You rarely...
RSAP has a great message. Sure, they get a little hyperbolic about just how much...
My name is Silke, the newest contributor here at Sartle. It took me way too long to...
I’m visiting my parents in San Francisco and, like all children of parents on the...
Crying Girl by Roy LichtensteinWelcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle...
*** SPOILER ALERT*** ...obviously. Well, we're halfway through the new...
Self-Portrait with Japanese Print by Vincent van Gogh Bipolar disorder,...
We live in a cultural climate that defines things along High School Musical-esque...
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista...
Art will always be a medium of self-expression and experimentation. During the last...
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...
Christmas came early this year at Sartle headquarters!Dali’s super rare and super...
Gerda Taro, the talented, courageous, and brilliant photographer was brushed...
This year de Stijl turns 100! A glorious year for primary color...
The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
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...
What is a garden? Artist Cathy Lu explores this surprisingly multi-faceted concept...
Walk along the Water of Leith in Dunedin (also known as Edinburgh), following the...
Surrealist-influenced poster for The Strange Woman, starring Hedy Lamarr.In 1930s...
The party in full swing on the front lawn. Photo: Bahara Emami. This past month...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
This week, behold Pablo Picasso’s Le Rêve (The Dream).
This week, behold Hans Holbein the Younger’s Darmstadt Madonna.
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
We’re pleased to share with you four amazing new writers, chiming in from across...
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...
In the bestseller The Goldfinch the New York Metropolitan Museum is bombed and 13-...
While we at Sartle fancy ourselves pioneers of art history humor, we know that for...
By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
October has arrived! This is by far my favorite month of the year. October marks a...
Unlike so many of the countless women artists cast aside by art history, Berthe...
[Venice. Mrs. Peggy Guggenheim in her palace on the Grand Canal, 1950 by David...
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
SOURCEThe brand spankin’ new redesign has haters, sure, but we think it’s seven...
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...
Starting February 27th and running until July 21, 2019, the Berkeley Art...
There are a lot of reasons to be upset recently. The changing political climate,...
Every culture has a golden age of artmaking. It’s a time when the stars align:...
The Monuments Men were charged with saving as many European cultural treasures as...
