It’s that time of year again– Team Sartle delves back into the infamous great masters’ Halloween archive for a glimpse at the greatest pumpkin-carving techniques in art history.
Here are this year’s favorites:
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai @ the Met
Looks like Hokusai does more than just woodcuts.
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace by Frida Kahlo @ Harry Ransom Center
Turns out Frida Kahlo’s iconic self-portraits extend to all mediums– medium sized PUMPKINS, that is.
The Kiss by Gustav Klimt @ Austrian Gallery at Belvedere
Lovers…. or vampires?
Composition C by Piet Mondrian @Tate Britain
Neo-pumpkincism at its finest.
American Gothic by Grant Wood @ Art Institute of Chicago
Little known fact: she mended his clothing with *pumpkin* patches.
Senecio by Paul Klee @ Kunstmuseum Basel
Which one is the pumpkin?
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
By: Louisa Dewey
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