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June Drawing by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890 France)

Monday, June 8, 2026 | Karl Cole

As an art historian, I tend to get a little giddy about details of works of art to which most people would not pay attention. Just as I got goosebumps when I saw the chisel marks in Michelangelo's (14 ...

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Artist Birthday: Victor Vasarely

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | Karl Cole

The study of the optical effects possible in the manipulation of color and shape that began with the Neo-Impressionists Georges Seurat (1895–1891) and Paul Signac (1863–1935) in the late 1 ...

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Korean Folk Art: Minhwa Chaekgado

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | Karl Cole

Every culture in history all over our planet has produced folk art, i.e. art intended for the everyday person, rather than wealthy or noble patrons. Although similar to so-called “primitive&rdqu ...

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