
‘La cigale’ (‘The grasshopper’) by Jules Joseph Lefebvre, 1872
☛ Google Culture Institute: “La cigale” (“The Grasshopper”) by Jules Joseph Lefebvre, 1972, oil on canvas, w1238 x h1867 cm (Unframed). Rights: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Felton Bequest, 2005. The painting is currently on display in the 19th Century European Paintings Gallery of the National Gallery of Victoria, in Melbourne, Australia (Accession Number 2005.237). […]

Studies for “Morning Sun” by Edward Hopper, 1952
☛ Columbus Museum of Art: “Morning Sun” by Edward Hopper, oil on canvas, 28 1/8 x 40 1/8″, 1952. Large format retrieved from NPR. NPR has an interesting piece about the “pensive lady in pink”: It’s one of the ultimate images of summer: a woman in a short, pink slip sits on a bed, her […]

“Yvonne, Koko et Bibi. Royan, juillet 1924” by Jacques Henri Lartigue
☛ Le Journal de la photographie: “Yvonne, Koko et Bibi. Royan, juillet 1924” by Jacque Henri Lartigue. © Jacques Henri Lartigue – Ministère de la Culture – France / AAJHL. I have written about French photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue before to show how his work had influenced American film director Wes Anderson and how it […]

“Woody Allen and Tamara” by Bruce Laurance, 1971
☛ Staley Wise Gallery: Woody Allen and Tamara, 57th Street Bridge, New York, 1971, uncropped version. Photographed by Bruce Laurance (photo URL). Used with permission from Bruce Laurance. First spotted via the wandrlustr. This photo by Bruce Laurance was part of the exhibition Good Humor held at the Staley Wise Gallery in New York between […]