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This week, behold Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
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Don’t worry if everyone says STEM is the only field hiring and that a liberal arts...
This little piggy went to the guggenheim
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...
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
Some good old fashioned tentacle porn
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
Pucker up
Made in a cabin
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
Meat blender
Also a Girl with a Pearl Earring. But not that one
He's seen some stuff
Wearing a vest of many colors
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
Oops, my hand slipped. See the previous dino-invaded artworks and hold onto your...
Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
What filter is that?
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
This past Tuesday we were treated to the highly anticipated Democratic debate. In...
Just another naked lady
Witness her
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
Sigourney Weaver's problem
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’, and in this case, it refers...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
Tummy ache?
Sacred moment made earthly and intimate
An art bromance or something more? Land art celebrity and hippie...
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,...
This Wednesday, Sartle is crushing on some serious babes. We’re talking Lily...
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
Back before the sh*t hit the fan
We're outing Hayao Miyazaki as an art nerd. Ok, it’s maybe not the biggest...
Mining doesn’t cause death
Sometimes Halloween sneaks up on you before you’ve even had time to savor the...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
Every culture has a golden age of artmaking. It’s a time when the stars align:...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
Starting February 27th and running until July 21, 2019, the Berkeley Art...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
The Crown Season 2 premieres December 8 on Netflix and it couldn’t be more...
If there was ever a College Board for artists, it would be the art academies of...
Goering was eager to be thought of as a man of culture, and he was also Hitler’s...
Natural pigments are naturally occurring substances used to impart color and come...
Sunset at Montmajour by Vincent van Gogh Pronunciation: /tro͞oˈvī/ Lauren helps...
*** SPOILER ALERT*** ...obviously. Well, we're halfway through the new...
Pronunciation: /byo͞oˈkälik/
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Sleeping Venus by Eustache Le Sueur
Portrait of Henry VIII of England by Hans Holbein the Younger Pronunciation: /cag-...
Pronunciation: /ˌkaləˈpijēən/
Maman by Louise Bourgeois
Corridor Pin, Blue by Claes Oldenburg
Woman Dressed as a Vestal Virgin by Angelica Kauffman
Mao Tse-Tung No. 4 by Andy Warhol at the National Gallery of Australia...
Negev by Magdalena Abakanowicz at The Israel Museum
The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
Big Red by Alexander Calder at the San Jose Museum of Art
Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii by Nam June Paik
A Little Taste Outside of Love by Mickalene Thomas at the Brooklyn Museum
Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci at the Musée du Louvre
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
Leap Into the Void by Yves Klein at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait) by Gilbert Stuart at the Smithsonian...
Odalisque with Red Culottes by Henri Matisse
Vase with 12 Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh at the Neue Pinakothek
Madame X by John Singer Sargent
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(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
Despite our recent efforts to do right by “The Donald” by generously drafting up a...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
One and Three Chairs by Joseph Kosuth at the Museum of Modern Art
The United States in the 1940s and 1950s must not have been a fun time to be a...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health issues in the world, so...
Art will always be a medium of self-expression and experimentation. During the last...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
The term “The Orient” was coined in the 19th century, defined by the region...
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
The neighborhood of Harlem in New York City is home to many great things –...
Welcome to Death Do Us Art, an online bridal expo for art lovers.I’ve found five...
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
How do you like your museums? I’ll take mine with some fun, sass, and a side of...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
Bigger, Badder, and More Realistic If you like hot bods, ugly babies, and...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
Last year, Sartle sponsored a panel at Art Market San Francisco– See Art...
I’m not saying Hamilton the Musical saved Alexander Hamilton’s face from getting...
French painter Francois Boucher famously proclaimed that “Nature is too green and...
Rococo is an ornamental style of art and interior design which originated in...
Remember back to the 2016 election when womxn’s hearts across the nation felt...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
All 'bout that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble
Created by Sister Suffragette
Embrace your inner underdog and recreate Rocky Balboa's run to the top!
Get Smart! See art!
It's THE Met
MOMA knows everything goes better with Bacon!
Quality, not quantity
Motor city
Good wine and interesting art
Two museums in one
One of the wealthiest museums in America
Only place that call the Dutch Masters the "North Dutch school"
Named after a beer maker
Will somebody please think of the children??
Put a bird on it
A taste of Asia in the Tenderloin
Sweet Home Alabama
Cooler than an Orange Julius
In the Athens of Australia
It's free, not cheap
I would walk 500 miles...
It's hammer time
Yee-haw
Probably the first museum to use guns as performance art
This museum is worth A-GO
Just keeps getting bigger
Joe Biden likes to come here (probably)
New Jersey gem
A capital collection in the capital of Ohio
It's pronounced Woo-stah
It's all about that space
Not blan(d) at all
Welcome to the jungle
Mo Money, Mo Museums
Get High on art here
Lots of art in the heartland
Awesome, free, big-city museum
By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
Located in Grant Park, site of the annual Lolapalooza music festival
A gift to the Nation
The newest exhibition at the Asian Art Museum advertises itself as an engagement of...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
‘We came here to praise traditional art history survey textbooks, not to bury...
The Symbolist Movement was born in 1886 as a literary movement by Jean...
We live in a cultural climate that defines things along High School Musical-esque...
We are excited to announce that Sartle has created a trivia game, and it is now...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
Aptly titled “The Hangover” by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAs I sit here typing,...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
Impressionism at a Glance: You Mean Those Smudges Are Intentional? Flowers,...
Only museum to have famous poetry written about it
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
Christian Louboutin and photographer Peter Lippmann have such a love affair...
Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
Whether you paced yourself or binged the entire new season of the...
USA's very first art school and museum
Created as part of the New Deal
Enjoy art in an architectural iceburg
One of the oldest public art museums in America
Has a cool grand staircase
Who run the world? Girls!
Brand spankin' new!
Don't get dizzy walking around this circular museum
Has a lot of money to throw around
Abraham Lincoln had his inaugural ball here
Figure out the way to San Jose...ASAP!
Throw another cutting edge exhibit on the barbie...?
2 rich guys, a museum, and a wing place
Happy wife happy life!
Great art in the windy city
Started by a navy man
Everything's bigger in Texas
Possibly haunted
Meet me in St. Louis, Louis!
Fits 423 hospital beds
Art on the walls and in the toilets
The first of its kind
Largest collection of British art outside the UK
When the mistress gets bored, build a museum
Free museums for the win
*** SPOILER ALERT*** Haven’t watched s01 & s02 or read the secret diary? You...
In her seminal 1985 novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood paints a...
RSAP has a great message. Sure, they get a little hyperbolic about just how much...
If you think the art world is full of sophisticated blue bloods standing around...
You'll need a bicycle to get around the entire place
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
Hippest place in Brighton
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
The holidays are here! Whether you celebrate this time in church, temple, around a...
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
Not to be confused with the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art
Saved in times of war
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
This just in: Sartle makes new friends! Amelia, Victoria, and...
The only place where all lost and destroyed art can still be seen: online
Crazy architecture and a rocking view
Buy now on Taschen
Pictures of beaches, fancy dinners, and people “exercising” aside, I’m...
Happy Halloween! Since this is the season of zombies, vampires and ghosts...
In 2011, the United Nations declared that July 30 would forever be known as the...
Everything you thought you knew is wrong! OK, maybe not everything … Gravity...
You’ve been sitting at home in your sweatpants in the dark for days, binge-watching...
Animal Crossing is a peaceful escape into a world where tedious routine becomes fun...
It's St. Patrick's Day! And while we all may be Irish today, these...
Art history, but make it fashion. Is the Met better known...
Popular place to film when you're trying to prove the movie is actually in LA
Fort Worth a trip
Expanded in 2016!
Installed electricity to draw crowds at night shows
Underground in the City of Angels
Giant robot threatens cafe-goers. Dine at your own risk!
Yes...they "borrowed" the art
Poop in style while you enjoy art
Cheers to the gov'na!
Not for during rush hour
The first permanent art gallery in New Zealand!
Not made of crystals
Way better than the Old Britain museum
Come one, come all
Former tobacco plantation
Built by Bernini and Borromini
SO. MUCH. JEWELRY.
Just a little touch of star quality
Ccontrary to social media’s endorsements, “liking” a photograph isn’t the same as...
Ironically, the Degenerate Art Show was a wildly popular, and there were lines at...
(German) Pronunciation: Bahk-fye-fen-geh-see-ckt
For an art school, they sure have a lotta cash
Brought to you by your favorite skin cream
Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son by Claude Monet at the National...
At what point do evil dictators shift from making art to collecting it? Well,...
Gesamtkunstwerk is one of those words that, in English, not only sounds...
In the beginning, there was darkness… Tohubohu, according to the Merriam-...
If it weren’t for the Medici family, some of our favorite Renaissance artists...
Spoiler Alert: paintings of the pilgrims are anything but historically accurate...
They’re coming for your books. Biblioclasm is the practice of...
Tarantism (n.): a psychological condition characterized by an...
From The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti (Part I) by Sandro Botticelli in the Prado.
Who says Republicans don’t support the arts? In recent years, the conservative...
Sweet summer is on the horizon and here at the Sartle office we’re already making...
Portrait of Giovanni de’ Medici as a Child by Bronzino at the Uffizi...
Considerable collections
Thalassophile: (noun) lover of the sea; one who feels safe or...
Archist Series. Federico Babina. 2014 Small and want to live in a Damien Hirst...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
Scripturient, adj.: having a strong urge to write.
