Girls on a Pier by Edvard Munch
Learn about the symbolic expressions in Girls on a Pier including:
• Pink and feminine youth
• Abyss of the unknown – trees in Girls on a Pier
• A puppy surrounded with Munchian dread
Ada and Alex by Alex Katz
Table of Contents for Ada and Alex by Alex Katz includes:
• Reduced to spare parts
• Cutthroat culture by Alex Katz
• Abstract Expressionism versus Ada and Alex – a competition
The Lackawanna Valley by George Inness
This blog investigates several aspects of The Lackawanna Valley painting such as:
• Why the train?
• George Inness’s rejection
• Opposites in harmony
Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando by Renoir
What’s the story with Renoir’s Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando?
• Truth about his real acrobat models
• What oranges represent
• Darkness lurking nearby
Harmony in Gray and Green Miss Cicely Alexander – James Whistler
What makes Whistler’s portrait Harmony in Gray and Green Miss Cicely Alexander special? Many things… including:
• Butterflies and muted tones as siblings
• Disappearing into the woodwork
• Whose jacket brings the green to Harmony in Gray and Green?
Stag at Sharkey’s by George Wesley Bellows
Why is Stag at Sharkey’s much more than a boxing painting? Here are a few reasons:
• Stag night & wild stags
• A thrilled, expectant arena
• George Wesley Bellows – Ashcan art star