She had nice legs and she was a very big celebrity in 1937. Read article LIFE
Thanks, boingboing
Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Foujita and his Cats
Watching Antiques Roadshow this week (part 3, Eugene, OR) got me thinking about Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968) because someone waltzed in with two Foujita drawings (not the ones pictured above, but these). One was purchased from the artist himself for $100. in the 1930s and the other was bought from a bellhop of the hotel where he lived for $5. (it had been a tip).
Foujita moved to Paris from Japan around 1913 and knew Picasso, Kiki, Modigliani, Matisse and others. He drew and painted a lot of female nudes and cats. He did very well for himself as an artist. I found these cool photos of Foujita with his round glasses, bowl haircut and various cats. READ about Foujita.
More images: LINK
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
A Strolling Pierrot Under a Full Moon
"Carnival Evening" was painted in 1886 by Henri Rousseau (Philadelphia Museum of Art). Early last evening, while driving in my car, I saw a sky that looked exactly like this with the winter trees in silhouette. Rousseau painted a pierrot strolling with his girlfriend under a full moon. This is one of my favorite paintings, although Rousseau created many pictures that I could easily call favorites.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Dorothea Tanning RIP
"Primitive Seating" sculpture by Dorothea Tanning 1982
Surrealist painter Dorothea Tanning (1910- 2012) died peacefully yesterday at age 101. She's the one who was married to Max Ernst. LINK to article by Jerry Saltz
LINK to decades of images
Monday, January 30, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
"Fake Death Picture"
"Fake Death Picture" by Yinka Shonibare (digital print) 2011
from upcoming Exhibit: Addio del Passato (so closes my sad story)
Feb 16- March 24, 2012
533 w.26th St. NYC, James Cohan Gallery
Interview with artist Yinka Shonibare - Whitehot Magazine
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