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  • Shopping

    Andreas Gursky, 99 Cent, 1999. The photograph has been manipulated to enhance the consumer experience, removing shadows, adding a mirror to the ceiling, repeating the images, and removing the shoppers.

  • There He Is

    Man in a House beneath a Cliff by Shitao. I love how abstract this is yet, the scene is perfectly straightforward when you stop and look at it.

  • Can This Marriage Be Saved?

    William Hogarth, The Marriage Contract, from the Marriage a la Mode series,1745, Tate Gallery, London. Hogarth is known for his satire and was one of the most innovative artists of the 18th century. His…

  • More Monsters

    Matthias Grunewald, The Isenheim Alterpiece (detail), c. 1510-15, Musee d’Unterlinden, Colmar, France. A shrine with two moveable wings, the Isenheim Altarpiece contains some of the most fascinating creatures ever portrayed.

  • Natural Light

    Interior with a Girl at the Clavier by Wilhelm Hammershoi. Hammershoi’s use of crisp clean interiors with natural light recalls the 17th century work of fellow Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer. Hammershoi’s model is his…

  • Salvaged

    Section of a Stencil from the face of the Main Ceiling Trusses of the Trading Room of the Chicago Stock Exchange Building 1893/94 designed by Adler and Sullivan and executed by Healy and Miller,…

  • Sunshine Table

    Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, National Gallery, London. This painting was done near the end of van Gogh’s life. It is full of vibrancy and heavy brush strokes in his dynamic style. There is…

  • Rowing Skill

    The Great Wave at Kanagawa (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji), c.1830-32 by Katsushika Hokusai, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. One of the most famous members of the Ukiyo-e group of printmakers…

  • Devotion

    Tell Asmar Figures, c.2900 – 2350 BC, Mesopotamia. These sculptures are thought to be part of religious ceremonies and to represent the devotional. Cylindrical figures with large eyes, and long hair and beards for…