At Val Saint-Nicolas near Dieppe, Morning - 1896 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10671

Olive Trees at Collioure, 1906 https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/15533

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'Buckwheat Harvest.' (1899) Like almost every modernising artist Paul Serusier was influenced by Japanese prints in the late 19thC, not so much the characterisation of things, but the creation of atmosphere; the landscape and colour call to mind Gauguin's work of this period.

Woman With Necklace, 1937 https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16935

Buster Keaton by Loomis Dean for Life magazine November 1955 ⚾️ #GoJays

Ken Danby Cat, 1970 #caturday

Farm in Brittany https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-serusier/farm-in-brittany-1890

Jean Cocteau #Caturday

Le Jardin, 1920 https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16476

Morning Frida Kahlo Still Life with Parrot (1951). Free Palestine!

Landscape, Provence https://www.wikiart.org/en/andre-derain/landscape-provence-1925

If you're in line to chirp at the birds, STAY IN LINE.

In the 1860s, Monet and Renoir shared lodging in the countryside. Struggling financially, they planted potatoes and lived off the crop. While the Paris Salon rejected their art, they survived—painting by day, digging by night.

Alley near Pourville - 1882 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/9720

What Was Behind Jonathan Swift’s Modest Proposal? Swift’s savage animosity towards the Irish Protestant elites is front and center in his biting (perhaps literally) critique of the landlord class. By: Matthew Wills daily.jstor.org/what-was-beh... At PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1080 #books

Yellow Cow by Franz Marc, 1911 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137844

The Seine, seen from the heights Chantemesle - 1881 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/9711

Seascape at Goulphar, 1896 https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/14800

Jean Béraud's picture of a gentleman's club (1904) is painted in a few warm, deep colours. There is no central figure, and the men are positioned in such a way that their faces are either partly or entirely hidden. Privacy in a private club.

Eugène Jansson's painting from 1898 depicts the large expanse of water in central Stockholm known Riddarfjäden. Jansson was one of the most significant artists in the last years of the 19thC to create a style of painting that reflected the essence of Scandinavia.

Goodnight.

🚨I know there are too many emergencies going on right now to even keep count, but this is alarming: imminent selling-off of our country's cultural heritage, in this case DC building with major New Deal murals by Ben Shahn and Philip Guston🚨

Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Manchán Magan president.ie/en/media-lib...

Street Scene, Paris https://www.wikiart.org/en/samuel-peploe/street-scene-paris

He’s one of the best

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

Advertisers and data brokers use some pretty shady tactics to track you. Take back your privacy by disabling ad tracking on your phone in a few taps. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... #OptOutOctober

Gore Vidal (with scenes from "Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula", a Francesco Vezzoli produced a fake trailer for an alleged remake called Gore Vidal's Caligula as a promotion for Versace's new line of accessories) - BOTD

*Both* victims likely killed by the police as the attacker didn’t have a firearm?? Wtf

The Tolbooth, Kirkcudbright https://www.wikiart.org/en/samuel-peploe/the-tolbooth-kirkcudbright

Gore Vidal by Slim Aarons, 1984 Near his home in Ravello: "... a wonderful place from which to observe the end of the world.” #GoreVidal100

Steve Reich by Jerome De Perlinghi "All great music is contemporary. If it's still alive and kicking, then it's contemporary. If it fades away, it was a period piece. It had its moment, and that was it."

Le Chemin a travers les champs | Jean Metzinger

Louis Aragon by Raphaël Gaillarde, 1982 "I do not think without writing, which is to say that writing is my method of thinking."

Cuno Amiet (1868-1961) Hausbau II, 1908

Celtic Tale https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-serusier/celtic-tale-1894

Barry Feinstein's shot of Bob Dylan admiring a Pierre Bonnard painting at the Philipps Collection, 1974 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWfa...

Remembering Pierre Bonnard on his birthday 🎂 📷 Gisèle Freund, Paris, 1946 "He catches fleeting poses, steals unconscious gestures, crystallises the most transient expressions." - Claude Roger-Marx

If you’re based in NYC consider becoming a member of the Francis Kite Club, a really special cultural and political bar/space in lower Manhattan. We need grassroots uncensored spots that are actually a pleasure to be in! & if you’ve never been, check it out. www.franciskiteclub.com/kite-members...

When Picasso Saved Matisse’s Paintings From the Nazis Christopher C. Gorham on Art Theft and Artistic Solidarity in Occupied France lithub.com/when-picasso... Matisse and Picasso at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc... www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #art #painting

Emperor penguins are capable of diving to 500 meters (1600 ft), remaining underwater for 30 minutes at a time. They'll spend up to 50-75% of their lives in the water, diving for fish, krill & squid. Diving is in their blood... in a very specific way. Let's talk about PENGUIN HEMOGLOBIN.

Uh oh

Last night I spoke to Ralph Nader's niece Nadia Milleron about her sons, who were on the flotilla, and what people can do to help.

Game of Tennis, Luxembourg Gardens https://www.wikiart.org/en/samuel-peploe/game-of-tennis-luxembourg-gardens-1906

Liam Ó Maonlaí leads tributes to Manchán Magan who has died aged 55 “At the end of the night, the three of us held hands and said a prayer for Manchán on the street. It was before the word came. We got to the B&B and Rónán came in and said: ‘Tá sé imigh’.” www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...

Israeli forces intercepted and boarded the Marinette, the last boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla that was still sailing towards Gaza. Crew members held up signs saying they saw warships approaching before soldiers boarded and detained them at gunpoint.

Look, let's get this straight, once and for all. It's DUCK TAPE 🦆, not duct tape. I brought RECEIPTS. Modern duck tape is cloth-backed, polyurethane coated, with a pressure-sensitive adhesive & a distinctive silvery color from a powdered aluminum pigment. But duck tape is much older...

via @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Dublin, One City, Many Stories Video Three: John Banville in Conversation with Neil Jordan irishwriterscentre.ie/video-series...