Matthews Gallery

So Gauguin-esque!

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Now open: “Take One: Contemporary Photographs” shows how artists since 1975 have pushed the envelope of the medium. Come see how photographers have both explored new methods and subjects, and mined the traditions of photography in evocative ways. “Untitled #204” 1989 (negative), 2014 (print), by Cindy Sherman

Awesome.

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Frida Kahlo Patti Smith

Love it.

Women artists in history.

Self Portrait, Oval Miniature (Most likely given to a lover), Frida Kahlo

“I don’t know how to write love letters.  But I wanted to tell you that my whole being opened for you...”

Read excerpts from newly discovered love letters by Kahlo here. 

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James McNeill Whistler, The Artist in His Studio, 1865/66, oil on board, 62.2 x 46.3 cm, The Art Institute of Chicago. Source

Ghostly self-portrait. We love it!

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Madame Patri -  Pablo Picasso  1918

So elegant. The face comes into focus, the body composed of simple, sweeping lines.

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Two Women, Frida Kahlo

Frida's earlier paintings were highly influence by the style of the European Renaissance artists. In 1928, Mexico was undergoing an extraordinary transformation as it rediscovered its native roots. Frida became one of a "new generation" of artists who acknowledged pre-Hispanic and folk art and followed its artistic traditions. This was Kahlo's first painting after her transformation.

Source.

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Happy birthday, Norman Rockwell! (February 3, 1894 - November 8, 1978)

"The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they're always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back." -Norman Rockwell

Rockwell lived to be 84. Happy birthday, Norman! 

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Yuri Pen - Portrait of Marc Chagall, 1915

Pen was Chagall’s teacher 

"The fingers must be educated, the thumb is born knowing." -Chagall

Learn more about Chagall here. 

“Henri Cartier-Bresson”, c. 1953

 By: ARA GULER….

Cartier-Bresson, pioneer of the under-teacup stealth shot. 

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Ruth Page in the role of the “Infanta”, 1919

Costume design by Robert Edmond Jones (1889-1954)

Velazquez portraits come alive for a ballet-pantomime. Totally impeccable. 

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Self-portrait (1900). Elin Kleopatra Danielson-Gambogi (Finnish, 1861-1919). Oil on canvas. Ateneumin Taidemuseo, Helsinki.

In 1899 Danielson-Gambogi exhibited at the “Società di Belle Arti di Firenze” and was accepted at the Venice Biennial and was shown in the room for “Italian artists not belonging to any association.” She was the first Finnish artist to be admitted to the prestigious exhibition. In Florence again, in 1900, she was awarded a silver medal for the beautiful “Autoritratto” (Self-Portrait).

Well, this lady was pretty awesome. Check out her Tumblr tag for some stunning artwork.

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[x] Egyptian, mummy portrait from the late 1st century CE

There's something about the look in his eye... so modern. 

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Timeless Cool: Charles Eames at home.

"Choose your corner, pick away at it carefully, intensely and to the best of your ability and that way you might change the world."

-Charles Eames

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