Curator's Corner

Curator's Corner

September Contemplated with Claude Monet (1840-1926 France)

Thursday, September 3, 2026 | Karl Cole

You might know I would use any excuse to show a Monet. This may be one Monet with which you are not familiar, but it is a wonderful prefiguration of his rapidly developing Impressionist style and pale ...

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Artist Birthday: Rudolf Belling (1886-1972 Germany)

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Karl Cole

Rudolf Belling is considered the outstanding example of modernism applied to classic sculpture subjects. He was influenced by Cubism, Neo-Plasticism, Constructivism, and De Stijl.     ...

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Artist Birthday: Doug LaFortune (born 1953, Coast Salish First Nations, Bellingham, WA)

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Karl Cole

Like the many other indigenous cultures of the US, the Coast Salish and other Northwest Coast cultures possess a rich, multifaceted artistic culture. Northwest Coast indigenous artists such as sculpto ...

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Late Summer Color: Theodore Robinson (1852-1896 US)

Monday, August 24, 2026 | Karl Cole

This is certainly one of the most French-Impression-like Theodore Robinson paintings that I can show you. He certainly mastered Monet’s “broken color” technique. No wonder he’s ...

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Artist Birthday: Eero Saarinen (1910-1962 US, born Finland)

Thursday, August 20, 2026 | Karl Cole

Having flown into Dulles Airport two times in my life, once at 9 years old, and once in my 30s, I can honestly say it is one of the most stunningly beautiful airports I’ve ever traveled through. ...

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Artist Birthday: Suh Do-Ho (born 1962 South Korea)

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Karl Cole

The outstanding history of Korean art continues to the present day with a contemporary art scene that is one of the most vital in the current art world. Suh Do-Ho is an amazing artist whose works conf ...

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Artist Birthday: John Koch (1909-1978 US)

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | Karl Cole

Since the 1500s, genre paintings – scenes of everyday life – have become a standard part of fine art’s repertoire of subject matter. Genre painting is fascinating not just because it ...

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Labors of the Month, August: Pieter Bruegel (ca. 1525-1569 Flanders)

Monday, August 17, 2026 | Karl Cole

Paintings or manuscript illustrations of the “labors of the months” is an art subject that is as old as the hills, both Western and non-Western art. These cycles were meant to remind peopl ...

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Artist Birthday: Dwight Tryon (1849-1925 US)

Thursday, August 13, 2026 | Karl Cole

The Tonalism movement in painting was a late 1800s style which approximated some of the goals of Impressionism, but was more about filmy form and atmospheric precision. Dwight Tryon’s misty land ...

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World Calligraphy Day: Art by Mughal Artist

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | Karl Cole

As a person who was taught cursive writing in grade school, and who everyday writes in cursive to present my blogs, articles, and art historical content, I can vouch that I am a full-on calligraphy Lo ...

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