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Otto Dix 'The War'
His horrific experiences in the trenches inspired a series of 50 drypoint and aquatint etchings published as 'Der Krieg' in 1924.
Ben Samuel
May 293 min read
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Rudolphe bresdin (1822 - 1885)
The life and legacy of Rudolphe Bresdin visionary etcher and lithographer and bohemian.
Ben Samuel
May 144 min read
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Egon Schiele's death bed sketches of his wife Edith & Gustav Klimt
Egon Schiele's (1890 – 1918) death bed sketch of his wife Edith, who was six months pregnant at the time. He himself was dying even as...
Ben Samuel
Oct 18, 20222 min read
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When Weegee met Alfred Stieglitz
Photographer Weegee describes his haunting meeting with an 81 year old Alfred Stieglitz. From his book Naked City.
Ben Samuel
Sep 21, 20224 min read
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Rembrandt's "dirty little secrets"
Etchings made by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) dubbed by some as his "Dirty Little Secrets"
Ben Samuel
Aug 12, 20221 min read
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Albert Pinkham Ryder - art and decay
The art of decay. Albert Pinkham Ryder's paintings decay over time due to his use of unstable materials.
Ben Samuel
Jun 13, 20222 min read
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William Blake's Visionary heads
Throughout his life William Blake claimed to have seen visions of people from the remote past, as well as deceased friends.
Ben Samuel
May 25, 20223 min read
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Bruno Schulz "trying to occur"
The life and imagination of Bruno Schulz including drawings, a film of the mural discovery and a newly discovered short story by Schulz
Ben Samuel
Apr 28, 202210 min read
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Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981)
The films of pioneering filmmaker Lotte Reiniger
Ben Samuel
Apr 12, 20222 min read
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Francisco Goya's Black Paintings (Pinturas negras)
Francisco Goya's Black Paintings
Ben Samuel
Apr 5, 20222 min read
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Wax anatomical models by Clemente Susini
Clemente Susini's (1754–1814) vividly accurate but macabre wax models, both beautiful and disturbing.
Ben Samuel
Mar 21, 20221 min read
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"Advertisements" by J.G Ballard
"I created a series of advertisements which I placed in various publications..Of course I was advertising my own conceptual ideas,
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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Experimental text collages by JG Ballard
Four Text Collages (Project for a New Novel), by J. G. Ballard. Experimental text collages by Ballard intended as a condensed novel.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly
The lifework of James Hampton a janitor who secretly built a large assemblage of religious art.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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Georgia O'Keeffe's fascination with Synesthesia
Georgia O'Keeffe's fascination with Synesthesia led her to create these paintings.
Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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