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Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
This March, Turner Classic Movies is featuring films about art and artists, airing...
Throughout art history, artists have paid homage to the compelling power of...
Jessica recently let us know that she’d found some of Sartle’s work on Hieronymus...
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Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
Pastels just might be the most underrated medium in all of art history. You rarely...
Today’s the day that we celebrate some Italian guy who got into a boat and (...
All Children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once one grows up...
I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. - Frida Kahlo I...
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. - Leonardo da Vinci
All that glitters sometimes actually is gold
There is no must in art because art is free. - Wassily KandinskyI don’t do...
I would like to paint the way a bird sings. - Claude Monet
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. - Vincent van...
Image: Jacob Lawrence. From The Migration Series, 1940-41. At MOMA. February 2016...
As quickly as it appeared, the Google Arts and Culture app has disappeared from...
The one and only: Zsa Zsa GaborThis February would have marked the 100th birthday...
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Here is Marina Abramović’s Portrait with Scorpion (2005) We’re celebrating our...
Fish (Still Life), 1864. By Édouard Manet at the Art Institute of ChicagoHappy...
The Young Bull by Paulus Potter at the MauritshuisLike a classic Taurus, I’m a bit...
The Four Elements: Fire, Water and Earth, Air by Adolf Ziegler at the Gallery of...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau at Museum of Modern ArtHappy, happy birthday...
Monogram by Robert Rauschenberg at the Museum of Modern Art Stockholm Here’s to our...
Happy birthday to you vestal virgins who bring loyalty, hard work ethics,...
Happy birthday to our well-balanced Libras! Some would say the following artists...
Yay! It’s time for my fellow Aries babies, born between March 20 to April 20 we’re...
The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo at the Museum of Modern Art Mexico
All right, all right no need to be crabby Cancers, it’s finally your month! Heh,...
Whodunnit??
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
That eternal postman always rings twice, even for famous artists. Here are some...
Don't call it a comeback
But what would Banksy buy? How about Henri Toulous-Lautrec? Frida Kahlo? Given the...
Schizophrenia is that disease that everyone associates with “hearing voices.” There...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
YBAs are so fetch. Once upon a time in the 1980s, London was...
No more tacky inspirational Martin Luther King Jr. quotes about how he had a...
Behind every famous artist is a fine feline, history tells us.Today, Team Sartle is...
Stone Age sisters doin’ it for themselves
Like, Totally Rad Art Dude
An ancient dick pic
Work of hot air
Portraits of Belleville
Kim K. has nothing on Courbet
Watch now
Damn, I look good
Build like the Egyptians
Advertise your god-complex
It's St. Patrick's Day! And while we all may be Irish today, these...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
Real Housewives of Paris
He's a little young for fetish play
Pretty but kind of boring
*deep existential sigh*
Bringing the inside out
The only good reason to join a cult
These serpents made hiss-tory
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
So we did what anyone would do and ushered them into the conference room and then...
Oh shit!
Sexism sucks
No days off
Go ahead and take a peek
Another nude, Gerome?
Self-Portrait with Japanese Print by Vincent van Gogh Bipolar disorder,...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health issues in the world, so...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
“As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And...
Wearing a vest of many colors
I Spy: Lichtenstein edition
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
The past is female
It’s that time of year again, folks. Time to think up some creative present...
Need a gift to delight/impress your art-loving friend/S.O./sibling/parent, or...
After a deep investigation, Team Sartle has discovered the infamous, elusive, great...
Shades of Black
Great not just because it was produced by a woman
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
…and here they are again, looking Bond-ish…
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This is the day we remember the Mexican army’s 1862 victory...
Leonor Fini was an artist of her own self-fashioned Surrealism, known for her bold...
As the holidays approach and merrymaking intensifies, the pressure to...
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
Ooooh yeah, time for prezzies! Art history lovers are all about human...
We already love Vincent Van Gogh, but Loving Vincent made us love him even more...
This film serves as a visual sketch of a man’s life that leaves the audience...
Obsessed with calligraphy
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
On the eve of the 2017 Primetime Emmys, we at Sartle recall our longstanding...
In the predominantly European dudeified world of architecture, Maya Lin always knew...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
It’s International Cat Day! Prepare yourselves for a doctorate-level...
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
Fair warning: if you do not want to hear my incessant ramblings about how glorious...
Sexism and misogyny were rampant throughout the 20th century in basically...
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
Camille Claudel is known for her narrative bronze and marble sculptures. She...
Ruth Asawa, San Francisco's favorite artist and most fervent advocate of...
Let some of the most romantic artist couples of all time inspire your LOVE this...
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
via unimpressionism Realism can refer to two things: the representation of the...
Hung Liu with her work Resident Alien in 1988 (credit) The...
“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes...
Loves ants
Thomas Cole, The Oxbow, 1836 The Hudson River was a group of New York-based...
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
If it weren’t for the Medici family, some of our favorite Renaissance artists...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
Untitled, 1986 Walking through the Rosie Lee Tompkins exhibit that just...
Of all the Christmas traditions this time of the year, Santa Claus is...
The term “The Orient” was coined in the 19th century, defined by the region...
Mona Lisa #1: “The Wonder Lisa”
Andy Warhol called her “the first girl artist with glamour.” A random admirer said...
You wouldn’t expect to uncover a spiritual path in the halls of a museum, but the...
I hate you, please go away. (Judith Beheading Holofernes by Artemesia Gentileschi...
By the way, for every picture posted on various social media platforms and tagged...
“The more we’re governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more...
Imagine all of Einstein’s writings, jottings, and mathematical theorems in crayon...
A series in which Lauren shows just how awful she is by combining crude text...
Goering was eager to be thought of as a man of culture, and he was also Hitler’s...
“Lili y Gerda”, Gerda WegenerWith the Oscars just around the corner, and my very...
Are your eyes bleeding from binge watching the entirety of Orange Is the New Black...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
Lord of the Rings fans, grab your party hats and your wizard staffs...
All the terrible stuff in the news lately has got us down. And no one understands a...
It’s a cold and foggy day at Sartle HQ and we’re channeling Ginevra here…...
Jules Tavernier’s representations of the Elem Pomo culture might be over one...
Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum....
‘We came here to praise traditional art history survey textbooks, not to bury...
Hear ye, hear ye: “Miss Piggy to receive feminist award,” squeals girl power blog...
Today we venture into hipster paradise, because this is a piece of art that...
Mona Lisa confirmed to be Trump’s ancestor after conservationists find...
In her honor, we were able to gain access to the Carter Family Portrait Gallery,...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
Gustav Klimt and his Viennese beauties come to us via the Legion...
The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
If you're still unsure about your Halloween costume, let us give you 25 ( plus...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
Gesamtkunstwerk is one of those words that, in English, not only sounds...
President Obama must still be getting flak from angry art historians over that...
The Fluxus Movement was founded in 1960 by Lithuanian American artist George...
Judy Chicago is unmistakable. She walks into the room where she’s about to speak of...
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
Paolozzi as the god of art, fire, and other dangerous things? Photo by Ezinda...
Surrealist-influenced poster for The Strange Woman, starring Hedy Lamarr.In 1930s...
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
Our awesome website has a magnifying view for each and every image we’ve added and...
It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
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Andy Warhol. Self-Portrait with Skull, 1977. When I think of Andy Warhol, it’s all...
If you think modern artists were the only dames done wrong, then you’ve got...
Since so many social media sites like to block the following images I encourage you...
Starting February 27th and running until July 21, 2019, the Berkeley Art...
The neighborhood of Harlem in New York City is home to many great things –...
Drunk in love we be all nightAnyway, we made a quiz on Buzzfeed and it’s...
Is Jeff Koons taking on collaborations with open arms or awkward hand...
Could it be?? The couch gag…..a BRAND NEW museum-themed couch gag? A gag that...
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Don’t worry if everyone says STEM is the only field hiring and that a liberal arts...
Eli and Edythe Broad are two of America’s top rock star philanthropists. You may...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
Gertrude Stein was an American author, known for her Paris salon of writers and...
Bow down, witches, ‘cus the Sartle team has carved the best jack-o-...
Pixar’s newest feature film Inside Out has been out in theaters for less than a...
The lovely people at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco recently invited...
I want YOU...to check out this new exhibit at the de Young. It’s called...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
The most important takeaway, however, was the immediate realization that this is a...
Last Friday night’s grand opening at Embark Gallery was a true show-stopper for the...
You’ve been sitting at home in your sweatpants in the dark for days, binge-watching...
What makes a good movie great? A trip to the museum, that’s what. To...
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
Spoiler Alert: paintings of the pilgrims are anything but historically accurate...
Little backstory for the gentiles: Purim is basically the Jewish Halloween. We...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
RSAP has a great message. Sure, they get a little hyperbolic about just how much...
So what’s got museums’ panties in a bunch now? In a nutshell: President Trump’s...
Enter Trivium Art History Project. Our friends at Trivium are creating a cathedral...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Game of Thrones premiered last week, and accordingly, I’ve continued our series of...
Last year we provided you with some art-themed Valentines to give to your Valentine...
Without further ado, we call this post’s drink the Figure with Meat Whiskey Neat ‘N...
Before we begin, let’s take a page out of Jan Steen’s book.
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
Fall fashion events around the world have strutted to a close in Paris and I’m left...
Yea, that's his real name
As far as rare natural phenomena go, the total eclipse is probably in the...
Dear Ronda Rousey,We heard about your recent loss to Holly Holm, dubbed as “the...
…and five epic Oscar losses. But he’s finally done it! Here’s how:
“You get what you get,” Sarah Lucas hurriedly blurts out when passed the nearly...
It’s tough to be a princess in art history, pop culture, or even in real life. ...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Great beard, better art
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
Everyone loves a good heist movie, especially when the leading man is a hunk. But...
“That painting looks so realistic” is not something most viewers would say of an...
2020 was more static than usual, and you may not have been able to see as much art...
Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
Loves TV, hates men.
The Rembrandt of the video age
The better to hear you with, my dear
In her seminal 1985 novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood paints a...
Rococ-oh myyyyy! It looks like a little bit of seduction has arrived...
As a staple in the seasonal meme circuit, Freedom from Want by Norman Rockwell...
You think you know, but you have no idea.
Critics call him “Modernism’s Evel Knievel.”
Bodhisattva of the art world
Extreme performance artist
Renaissance woman
A feast for the senses
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
Classic cosplay
The art world’s very own Cruella De Vil
This past Tuesday we were treated to the highly anticipated Democratic debate. In...
Isamu Noguchi by Winold Reiss at the National Portrait Gallery (Washington)
Technology is not neutral. That is the theme that reverberates throughout this...
Norman Rockwell is without question one of the artists most...
Barbed wire hula hoop dancer
Capitalizes on our compulsions...and our anxieties
Crusader for vaginas around the world
Queer of all trades
Rebel with plenty of cause
Like Wonder Woman but different
A new kind of art historian
Making subversive art under the radar
San Francisco’s de Young Museum is a standout among other fine arts museums across...
This exhibit is going to blow you away. You may be so moved by its...
Blue eyes...
Not of the Bad Seeds...
A guy who knows how to get the ball rolling
Built a career off an idea he had at Burning Man
You light up my life
He's a regular techno Jesus
There's no one quite like her
Exciting and scaring museums globally
Changing the world, one photo at a time
It’s time to don your rainbow attire because June is gay pride month! While many of...
The third season of Broad City airs tonight and we can’t wait to see what our...
They go apeshit over inequality!
Exactly as cool as her name sounds
Loves a big salad
Remember back to the 2016 election when womxn’s hearts across the nation felt...
Some think he would look good in formaldehyde...