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M.C. Escher (Dutch, 1898-1972) : Seated Old Woman, 1920 woodcut M.C. Escher Foundation

Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004) : Solitude Downtown, NY 1947 14 x 9 1/2 in. | 35.6 x 24.1 cm International Center of Photography

Stéphanie Petit Ceramics Handcrafted Ceramic from France

The Smoky Mountains 📸 : Getty images

Maurice Hagemans (Belgian, 1852-1917) : Sunset over the Pond with Storks, 1917 watercolor on paper 78 × 44 cm

Tarsila do Amaral : Manacá, 1927

Wassily Kandinsky : Comets, 1938 Lithograph | 13.5 x 19.75 in Created for Verve Magazine, 1938 More info in the alt text 👇

Heinrich Campendonk (German, 1889–1957) : The Garden, 1920 Oil on Canvas | 76 × 60 cm

Paul Klee : Untitled (Mask, Wild Animal), c.1939 colored pencil, colored paste on paper 29.4 x 30.1 cm Center Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland

Here's next week’s New Yorker's cover, by Edel Rodriguez.

Roy Lichtenstein (1923-97): Drowning Girl, 1963 Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas Based on original art by Tony Abruzzo

Paul Klee : House Spirit (Hausgeist), 1923 watercolor, varnished, on cardboard

Giorgio de Chirico : Metaphysical Interior, Ferrara, April-August 1917 Oil on canvas 37.75 x 27.75" | 95.9 x 70.5 cm The Museum of Modern Art

Françoise Gilot (French, 1921-2023) : Living Forest, 1977 Oil on canvas | 130 x 80.7 cm “Through the years, while still using tone interaction to establish planes in space, I have increasingly devoted colour to the expression of emotion and feeling.” - fg

Hayv Kahraman : Heads on Plate, 2008 Oil on linen | 173 x 107 cm Bio in the alt text 👇

Wassily Kandinsky : Sign, 1925 oil on cardboard 27.2 × 19.3" | 69.0 × 49.0 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Amy Werntz (b.1979) : Blue Scarf II, 2020 Oil on aluminum composite material 51 x 41 cm | 20 x 16 in Artist Statement below in the alt text 👇

Odilon Redon : Woman among the Flowers, 1910 Pastel on paper 151.13 x 114.3 cm | 59½ x 45 in Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Further description in the alt text 👇

Leonora Carrington : Portrait Of The Late Mrs. Partridge, 1947 Oil on board 70 × 101 cm | 27.5 × 40 in

Leonardo Da Vinci : Birch Copse (A stand of trees), c.1508 Red chalk 193 x 153 mm | 7.59 x 6.02 in Royal Collection Trust ©His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Stuart Davis : Abstraction, 1937 watercolor and gouache on paper 17-7⁄8 x 23-3⁄8 in | 45.4 x 59.4 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum

I can't think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people's understanding of what's going on in the world. ~ Seamus Heaney

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. ~ Rumi Image : Koho Shoda : Moonlit Sea, c.1910-20 woodblock print | 25.4 x 17.7 cm

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) : Maternal Admiration, 1869 Oil on canvas | 116 cm x 89 cm Portrays a mother gazing tenderly at her sleeping infant. It is characteristic of his academic style, with soft, muted colors and a tranquil atmosphere.

Remembering photographer Robert Micheal Mapplethorpe on the anniversary of his birth otd in 1946. 🎂 Known for his black/white photos. Subjects incl. celebrities, male nudes, self-portraits & still-lifes. Controversial works examined gay male BDSM subculture of NYC in the 1960-70s. Link to bio 👇

Francis Bacon (1909–92) Raw, unsettling, and brutally human, Bacon redefined boundaries. Distorted figures trapped in claustrophobic spaces, expose the fragility and violence of existence. He sought truth: “The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.”

Martel Chapman : Thelonious Monk (Hats and Beards), 2008 Oil On Canvas Still movement, as a sculpted piece. The title is based on an Eric Dolphy tune as a tribute to Thelonious Monk: Hat and Beard.

Last Wednesday's image of Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon over Stonehenge after the SpaceX photobomb 50% moon, but it was the clearest night they had during capture time before the comet set since it was photographable in the evening sky. #StonehengeDronescapes Further photo info in the alt text 👇

Diego Rivera : The Maize Festival, 1923-24 438 x 239 cm It depicts indigenous people celebrating the maize harvest, highlighting the cultural significance of maize in Mexican heritage. Location: Secretariat of Public Education Main Headquarters, Mexico City, MX

Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) : Solitaire, 1950 Illustration for the cover of the Saturday Evening Post of August 19. Further description in the alt text 👇

Get Up, Stand Up!

René Lalique : 'Dragonfly-woman' corsage ornament, 1897 One of the most spectacular pieces of jewellery ever created by Lalique, the great modern jewellery artist, this 'dragonfly-woman' corsage ornament was presented at the Paris Exposition 1900, where the artist's work met with great acclaim.

And, I shall wait for you For you to come back home For my life is not much Whilst you are gone ~ Athey Thompson 📸 : Dominic Moriarty

Patti's new book Bread of Angels There will be a book-launch in New York tomorrow

Welcome to the working week.

Judy Takács : MASALA [Make Abortion Safe and Legal Again], 2022 Oil on canvas | 36 x 48 inches Artist statement: “I always say I’m pro-abortion, just like I’m pro-appendectomy, pro-mastectomy, pro-gall bladder surgery. Further artist statement and bio in the alt text 👇

Georgia O'Keeffe : My Autumn, 1929 Oil on canvas 101.6 x 76.2 cm | 40 x 30 in Further description in the alt text 👇

Lowell Birge Harrison : Fifth Avenue at Twilight, 1910 oil on canvas, 76.2 × 58.4 cm.

Jean-Michel Basquiat : Portrait of Andy Warhol (Everlast), 1982 More info in the alt text 👇

Paul Klee : Dynamics of a Head, 1934 Oil on canvas, 65.5 x 50.5 cm The Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens

Paul Klee : The Mask with the Little Flag, 1925

Sonia Delaunay : Abstract Art, 1949 gouache on paper |25 x 21 cm

Jean-Michel Basquiat : Versus Medici, 1982 acrylic, oilstick, paper collage on 3 joined canvases 214 × 137.9 cm | 84.25 × 54.25 in Further description in the alt text 👇

Thuy Nguyen Thu (Vietnam) : Untitled, c.2023 ceramic, fired in a gas kiln, 1190C 45x65 (included pedestal) Secured to the pedestal with 3 iron rods

Frank Auerbach : Self-portrait IV, 2021