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Flowers seem appropriate for our art history post today, Mothers Day: The Greenhouse, 1910, by Canadian artist Ludger Larose (1868-1915), oil on canvas, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ). #arthistory #Art

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Le Domino Rose, ca. 1895, by John Humphreys Johnston (1857-1941), oil on canvas, 64 1/2 x 52 1/2 in. (163.8 x 133.4 cm), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. #arthistory #oilpainting

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By Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), “Baronne de Rothschild,” 1848, oil on canvas, 55.8 x 39.7 in (141.9 x101 cm), private collection. This work was looted by the Nazis but returned after the war, thanks to the Allies’ Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program. #Arthistory #art

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By Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), “Isaac and Rebecca,” known as ‘The Jewish Bride,’ ca. 1665-1669, oil on canvas, 121.5 X 166.5 cm, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. More info in ALT. #arthistory

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Andy Warhol (1928-1987), “Marilyn Monroe” (known as Pink Marilyn), 1967, screen print. As a print it appears in many collections, both public and private. #arthistory #popart Warhol was probably on the autism spectrum. I’m posting an article as a comment that discusses this possibility.

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Girl in Pink Dress, ca. 1927, by African-American artist Laura Wheeler Waring (1887-1948), oil on canvas, 36 ¼ x 26 ¼ x 2 ¼ in, private collection. #arthistory #blackart #blackartists #womenartists #womanartist #womensart

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Today being Cinco de Mayo, I was reminded of this work by Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), Self Portrait on the Border between Mexico and the United States of America, 1932, oil on metal, 11 3/4" X 13 1/2" (31 × 35 cm), private collection. #arthistory #womenartists #womanartist #mexicanartist

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Cactus flowers are blooming here. The petals are more delicate even than a rose. Pic shot with my iPhone 15 Pro Max. Edited in Camera+ and Distressed FX apps. #iphonography #photography #cactus #flower

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My latest sketch, “Jade C,” drawn freehand on my iPad Pro using the Sketch Club app. Based on a photo reference from the Museum app. #digitalart #ipadart #artapp #drawingapp #sketchclubapp.

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Came across Texas thistle yesterday — with a bee practically bathed in pollen. Photo shot with my iPhone 15 Pro Max. Edited in Camera. #iphonography #photography

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Edgar Degas (1834-1917), “Dancers in Pink," ca. 1876, oil on canvas, Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, CT. #arthistory #Art #ballet

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Woman in a Loge, 1879, by Mary Cassatt (1844–1926), oil on canvas, 32 1/16 × 23 7/16 inches (81.5 × 59.5 cm), Philadelphia Museum of Art. The woman may be the artist’s sister Lydia. And, alas, it is currently not on view at the museum. #arthistory #womanartist #womenartists

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Detail, “Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, painted by Chitarman (Indian, active ca. 1627-70), ink, opaque watercolor, & gold on paper, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. #Art #mughal #asianart #india #arthistory

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My art history theme for the merry month of May is a color: Pink! It was my grandmother's favorite color. For today, I offer you Portrait of Romana de la Salle, 1928, by Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980), oil on canvas, photo: Sotheby's New York, 14 Nov 2022. #arthistory #womanartist #womenartists

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A Courtesan Offering Paan, Kishangarh, North India, ca. 1730, opaque pigments on paper heightened w/gold, floral margins, w/wide light green borders w/floral lattice, 12 ½ x 9 ½in. (31.8 x 24.2cm.), Christie’s London, April 28th, 2017. More in ALT. #arthistory #asianart #mughal #India #Art

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Tuesday Selfie. iPhone 15 Pro Max. Edited in multiple apps. White hair, direct stare. #iphonography #iphoneonly #instagram #selfportraitsunday

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) Dance at Bougival, 1883 Oil on canvas 71 5/8 x 38 5/8 in. (181.9 x 98.1 cm)  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. #arthistory #Art #impressionism

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By Winslow Homer (1836-1910): Autumn, 1877, oil on canvas, 97.1 x 58.9 cm (38 1/4 x 23 3/16 in.), National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. #arthistory #americanart #oilpainting #Art

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By Pakistani artist Ambreen Butt (b. 1969), Daughter of the East: Untitled (Weeping Woman) from the Dirty Pretty Series, color etching, aquatint, spit bite aquatint, and drypoint on chine collé. As a print, it appears in several different collections. More info in ALT. #womenartists #womanartist

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Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947), Young Girls with a Seagull, 1917, oil on canvas, 24.9 x 22.7 in (63.4 x 57.7 cm), Petit Palais, musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris. #arthistory #Art #oilpainting

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In Italy, April 25 is a major holiday, Liberation Day, the Festa della Liberazione. Today, April 25, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of Italy’s Liberation from N@zi occupation and Mussolini’s Fascist regime. A day to remember the heroes of the Resistance Movement. 🌹 #resistance

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Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), oil on canvas, 44.5 cm x 37.2 cm, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. More info in ALT. #arthistory #oilpainting #art

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A sketch for today — Messy Self Portrait, drawn freehand on my iPad Pro using the Sketch Club app. Had fun with it! #digitalart #ipadart #artapp #sketchclubapp #drawingapp

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Yom HaShoah, also known as Martyrs and Heroes Day, ends this evening at dusk. #YomHaShoah #HolocaustRemembrance #arthistory Below, Tatsachenbericht - Terezín Street, drawn by Hedwig Brahn in 1944, and included in Philipp Manes' diaries, which document life in the Theresienstadt Ghetto.

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We saw the same thing with a power hungry Republican President in ‘74 The difference was the Republican Party at THAT time, was so ashamed of Nixon, for a minor burglary, and cover up, that they tossed him out of the Party and forced him to resign

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Today at dusk begins Yom Hashoah, the Jewish memorial day for the Holocaust. This is Self-Portrait, 1944, by Malva Schaleck (1882-1944), who was murdered in Auschwitz: pencil on cardboard, 30 X 44 cm, Ghetto Fighters House Museum, Lohamei HaGeta’ot, Israel. #arthistory #holocaust #YomHaShoah

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