Karl Cole

Karl Cole, Davis Art Images’s curator of images, is an art historian and teacher who has spent more than 25 years working directly with world-class art museums. He’s also a practicing studio artist who specializes in landscapes and still lifes in oil, featuring vivid colors and expressive shapes.

Karl was curator of Chicago’s Rosenthal Art Slides for fifteen years, and after Davis Publications purchased Rosenthal in 1996, Karl continued his work as curator for Davis. All of us at Davis appreciate Karl’s great gifts: we learn something new from him every time we ask about a particular artwork, artist, or style. This blog offers our valued Davis community that same opportunity.

Most Recent Articles By Karl Cole

Mar 17, 2026 Curator's Corner

Artist Birthday: Charles Peale Polk (1767-1822 US)

Artist Birthday for 17 March: Charles Peale Polk (1767-1822 US) Charles Peale Polk, Anna Maria Cumpston (1780-1859), ca. 1790, oil on canvas, 147 x 95.6 cm  Image &cop...

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Mar 16, 2026 Curator's Corner

Spring is Almost Here...Really

Curator's Corner for week of 16 March: Spring is Almost Here…Really Childe Hassam, Meadows, ca. 1900-1910, pastel on primed canvas, 50.8 x 61 cm (20” x 24&rdqu...

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Mar 13, 2026 Curator's Corner

Artist Birthday for 13 March: Maximilien Luce (1858-1941 France)

Artist Birthday for 13 March: Maximilien Luce (1858-1941 France) Maximilien Luce, Quai Saint-Michel and Notre-Dame, 1901, oil on canvas, 73 x 60 cm, Musée d’Or...

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Mar 12, 2026 Curator's Corner

Artist Birthday for 12 March: Anish Kapoor

Artist Birthday for 12 March: Anish Kapoor (born 1954, Britain, born India) Anish Kapoor, At the Hub of Things, Prussian Blue pigment and polyester resin on polystyrene foa...

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Mar 11, 2026 Curator's Corner

This Day in History 11 March, 1895: Boston Public Library

This Day in History 11 March, 1895: Opening of Boston Public Library McKim, Mead, and White, Boston Public Library McKim Building, 1887-1895   Image © 2026 D...

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Mar 9, 2026 Curator's Corner

March is Women's History Month

March is National Women’s History Month   Marguerite Zorach, Half Dome, Yosemite, California, 1920, watercolor over pencil on paper, 25.4 x 34 cm ...

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