James Rosenquist F-111
So hey, I’m back from New York! On an artistic level my visit to the MoMA was unquestionably the high point, not only because they have a number of my favourite modernist art works on display, but for the current…
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Arthur Rackham Toes
I would be pretty surprised if you haven’t heard of Arthur Rackham. Quite possibly the most famous English illustrator of the early 20th century, he illustrated dozens of books in a variety of styles. My personal favourites are Alice’s Adventures in…
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Happy Father’s Day – Max Ernst, “Pieta” or “Revolution by Night”
Happy Father’s Day! There is some irony in posting about Max Ernst’s portrait of his father in “Pieta” or “Revolution by Night” (1923). For one thing, Ernst thought his father was an idiot. Take it as you will, this definitive…
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James Rosenquist
James Rosenquist is an American painter who was one of the artists identified with pop art, and is still a working artist. If you suspected that he has a large and legendary body of work, you’d be absolutely correct. They (art…
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Max Ernst – Europe After the Rain II
Before we get into Max Ernst’s surrealist masterpiece, Europe After the Rain II, we need some background. First things first: the artist. Max Ernst (b. 1891 d. 1976) : founding member of Köln Dada; surrealist pioneer. That’s a pretty impressive byline,…
