These five bizarre Surrealist artworks are not what they seem
Dismissed by some as unserious or silly, Surrealist art was in fact largely born out of the brutal trauma of living under ...
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‘The Buyers Are Back’: In Paris, the Mood Was Buoyant, Even If Not Everyone Was Selling
(Magritte made 27 oil paintings and gouaches of the subject ... could be spotted all over Art Basel Paris, led by a large Max Ernst painting, Cage, foret et soleil noir (1927), priced at $ ...
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Oil paintings
Dimensions: 83 x 115 inches. This has now been conserved and is on display in the new Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries Canaletto: Procession of Knights of the Bath In the Deanery at Westminster Abbey ...
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Self-Taught Artists, Abstract Mosaics, and Fiber Works Enthrall at ADAA
The ADAA art fair has returned to New York with showcases of contemporary and historic work—don't miss these six standout ...
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What Woman Does to Beautiful Oil Painting Leaves Internet's Jaw on Floor
A woman left the internet in shock after she painted over an intricate oil painting, but the results were astonishing. Known for blending realism and contemporary art, Irina's latest work left ...
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Observer’s Guide to What Not to Miss at This Year’s Shanghai Art Week
We reviewed the full lineup of Shanghai Art Week exhibitions and events—many of which open today—to find the best of the best ...
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10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This November
Female subjectivity in the work of Leonor Fini and Leonora Carrington, Christopher Suarez’s odes to the parking lot, Yolanda ...
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Oil paintings, ceramic art featured at First Saturday Art Walk
PORT TOWNSEND — Gallery-9 and the Port Townsend Gallery will be among the venues participating in the Art Walk from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in downtown Port Townsend. • Gallery-9, 1012 Water St., ...
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Why is this 'generational' painting of an Texas gas station estimated to sell for more than $50 million?
"I would argue that Ruscha is, if not the greatest living artist, one of the two or three or certainly in the handful of the ...
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Max Ayres' paintings set to be restored after fire
"A number of the oil paintings were brought out of the flat by one of Max's carers in his own spare time. "Together we took them, a boot load at a time, up to the Horrocks gallery on the fourth ...
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Vegetable Oils Used in Painting
j Linseed oil is used not only in painting but in the manu-: facture of printers' ink, varnishes, oilcloths, etc. When adulterated with fish oil, the presence of the latter may be detected by ...