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  • A Day at the Races

    The Paddock at Ascot by Raoul Dufy. What a beautiful view. The Paddock is the area of the racecourse incorporating the pre-parade ring, parade ring and winner’s enclosure. Notice all the top hats and…

  • Walking in the Rain

    Paris Street, Rainy Day, 1877 by Gustave Caillebotte. An all time favorite of mine and a lot of visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago. I think it is probably the familiarity of the…

  • Red/Orange

    Cottonwood Tassels, c.1943 by Gustave Baumann, multiple collections. Baumann was a print maker who studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago and lived for a while on the east coast before settling in…

  • May I Borrow Your Pen?

    The Castlereagh Inkstand, 1818-1820, Paul Storr and Philip Rundell, London, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London. This was a political gift given in recognition for the diplomatic and and negotiating skills of Viscount Castlereagh…

  • A Crowded Room

    The Reception of Christopher Columbus by Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella, c.1830-1850 by Eugene Deveria. Romantic painter on a grand scale of historical paintings. Considered a Romantic painter because of the scale, subjects, and…

  • Fall Colors

    Autumn Leaves, Lake George, NY, 1924 by Georgia O’Keeffe. It was in the fall of 1924 that Alfred Stieglitz divorced his wife and asked Georgia O’Keeffe to marry him even though they had been…

  • Aka Venus

    Statue of Aphrodite, c. 2nd century BC, The J. Paul Getty Museum. It is assumed that this statue represents Aphrodite (or Venus) because she holds and apple, one of the goddesses attributes (see Judgement…

  • Natural Canada

    Pacific Spirit, 2003 by Susan Point. The work of the Inuit people of Western Canada is a very compelling and thriving community of artists who draw upon their heritage and environment for inspiration.

  • Recycling

    Howling Wolf, Southern Cheyenne, 1849-1927. Oberlin Ledger, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH. Plains Native Americans used ledgers as sources of paper to create artistic records of battles and other important events.