Why does George Tooker’s painting Government Bureau creep me out?
– Anonymous features, faces and figures
– Porthole windows for communications
– Fluorescent lighting, beige carpet, and a grey void
What’s the symbolism in New York Office by Edward Hopper?
– Three figures, light fixtures, and frames
– Starring Hitchcock’s cool blonde
– A minor character disappears into the office building
What’s so special about Arctic Tern, the Audubon bird painting?
• Audubon – hunter turned lover
• Blue moves the Arctic Tern
• Feet make the bird
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
This investigation of the Thomas Eakins painting The Biglin Brothers Racing includes:
• Challenges on The Biglin Brothers Racing canvas and off.
• After rainfall, a rushed riverside sketch.
• My Biglin Brothers Racing YouTube video.
• With Frequently Asked Questions such as, “Who are the two men in The Biglin Brothers Racing painting?”
The painting Paris Street; Rainy Day snapshots a beautiful moment on a typical, even dull, day. French painter, Gustave Caillebotte titled this Rue de Paris Wet Weather – a simple name. Its plainness points to the piece’s subject. He gives us a slice of life.