Tag: quite like
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Isle of the Dead, by Arnold Böcklin
The good news about The Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin is that it’s beautiful, and that there are five different versions of it, each one of which is beautiful in its own way. The bad news is that Adolf Hitler liked this painting. He bought it, actually. And Lenin had a print of…
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Storm in the Mountains, by Albert Bierstadt
A Bierstadt for a rainy day. Look at that composition. A circle? For a storm? Genius, I say. (via Art Inconnu)
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Chris Turnham
Go ahead and fall in love with the work of Chris Turnham. I know I have. (And if you like this Chris, you should also check out Chris Appelhans. More on him later, probably.)
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Who Needs Donuts? by Mark Alan Stamaty
My stunner of a wife got this book, “Who Needs Donuts?” for me as a continuation of a personal joke. Apparently it’s one of those classics I’ve never heard of. The illustrations, taken one at a time, are borderline creepy. But you don’t take them one at a time. You take them in giant roomfuls…
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The Prisoner, by Yaroshenko
Wow. The Prisoner, by Yaroshenko, is beautiful. But then I’m a sucker for some chiaroscuro. Memo to me: Go back to the Tretyakov at some point and see this. (via Art Inconnu)