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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
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Some good old fashioned tentacle porn
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Sartle Team members from near and far tore themselves from their laptops and...
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Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
California dreamin'
I overdid it
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Just another naked lady
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Disappearing act
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Banned for a while
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Last year, Sartle sponsored a panel at Art Market San Francisco– See Art...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
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Nature is awesome
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Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This is the day we remember the Mexican army’s 1862 victory...
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Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
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....
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Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
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Thrill Murray by Mike Coley. 2013. Never miss a chance to ride the coattails of...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
Paolozzi as the god of art, fire, and other dangerous things? Photo by Ezinda...
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In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
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This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
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Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
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Let some of the most romantic artist couples of all time inspire your LOVE this...
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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 (!)...
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...
If you’re looking for a strange getaway to a tiny desert island of...
Schizophrenia is that disease that everyone associates with “hearing voices.” There...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
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Here the Renaissance-turtles (Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello) enjoy...
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At Sartle, we choo-choo-choose you! Saying I’m not a big fan of corporate holidays...
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I’m visiting my parents in San Francisco and, like all children of parents on the...
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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...
2020 was more static than usual, and you may not have been able to see as much art...
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Everyone loves a good heist movie, especially when the leading man is a hunk. But...
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Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
Welcome to Jurassic Art. *cue music*
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
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...
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People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
Christian Louboutin and photographer Peter Lippmann have such a love affair...
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:...
The United States in the 1940s and 1950s must not have been a fun time to be a...
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Well here we are–it’s the end of a franchise an era. The last Hunger Games...
One museum, two museum, three museum, floor
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We’re so, so happy with how well-received San Francisco’s newest gallery has been....
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While we at Sartle fancy ourselves pioneers of art history humor, we know that for...
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Put on your bowler hat and take a trip to Magritte’s world....
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
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As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
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Happy Halloween! Since this is the season of zombies, vampires and ghosts...
On a beautiful Tuesday afternoon, John Cappetta and I made our merry way over...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
Don't tear down that wall!
Lovers on the lawn
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In the predominantly European dudeified world of architecture, Maya Lin always knew...
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We’ve all seen American Gothic, or heard the title at the very least. It’s the...
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
Image: Fred W. McDarrah/ The Village VoiceJohn Perreault, an artist, critic and...
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Rejoice comic book lovers! September 25th is National Comic Book Day (...
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...
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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...
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Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
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The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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Picture this: the glittering heights of Second Empire France and...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
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The party in full swing on the front lawn. Photo: Bahara Emami. This past month...
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French painter Francois Boucher famously proclaimed that “Nature is too green and...
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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...
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
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...
Christmas came early this year at Sartle headquarters!Dali’s super rare and super...
Gerda Taro, the talented, courageous, and brilliant photographer was brushed...
The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
Whether you paced yourself or binged the entire new season of the...
With big changes by little hands come monstrous reactions rife with pungent...
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
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...
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...
This week, behold Pablo Picasso’s Le Rêve (The Dream).
This week, behold Hans Holbein the Younger’s Darmstadt Madonna.
It’s June again (the onset of wedding season), so I’m reviving Sarah's...
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
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...
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...
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Last Saturday, while making my way through a frenzy of de Young Museum...
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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...
There are a lot of reasons to be upset recently. The changing political climate,...
The artistic collaboration between Kanye West and George Condo is akin to that...
This week we have The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvador Dali, housed in the...
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...
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health issues in the world, so...
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...
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...
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...
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Hamartia (n.) - A tragic flaw It's an old Greek word shot into...
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
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...
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Test your art history chops with Sartle's exciting new quiz feature! Both fun and...
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From The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti (Part I) by Sandro Botticelli in the Prado.
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Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! By the way, did you know your turkey is...
America’s Next Top Model is back, y’all! Ok, it never really went...
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Well folks, it's that time of year again. The sun is high in the sky and...
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February 2016 marks the opening of Vigee Le Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary...
We are excited to announce that Sartle has created a trivia game, and it is now...
She does sound like a pretty nice person and a great mom so there is that…..
Scripturient, adj.: having a strong urge to write.
Thalassophile: (noun) lover of the sea; one who feels safe or...
At the turn of the 20th century, creating art movements in Europe had...
Misere is widespread depression caused specifically by the painful juxtaposition of...
The Sartle team had a madcap week running around Washington, DC and New York City...
Kanye West received an honorary doctorate degree from the School of the Art...
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Gustav Klimt and his Viennese beauties come to us via the Legion...
If you think the art world is full of sophisticated blue bloods standing around...
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In June and July we brought you the first two installments of our summer series, “...
Step into the 19th century French cafe for a sip of the green fairy this...
