Learn more about the painting M-Maybe (A Girl’s Picture):
• Lichtenstein’s use of newspaper comics-style technique.
• Representation and commentary in Pop Art.
• Frequently Asked Questions like, “What is M-Maybe (A Girl’s Picture) worth?”
Learn truths behind the false spectacle of West’s painting The Death of General Wolfe such as:
The General’s bloodless blouse after a three musket ball death.
Soldiers paid to be in this history painting.
And the surprising answer to Frequently Asked Question, “Why did Benjamin West paint The Death of General Wolfe?”
In this art blog post about American Gothic by Grant Wood, I discuss:
• The surprising history behind America’s most recognizable painting.
• The character of, and characters in, American Gothic.
• Burning Frequently Asked Questions, like “How much is American Gothic worth?”
This piece about The Drifter by Andrew Wyeth includes the following topics:
• Who’s The Drifter?
• Behind Wyeth’s portrait picks.
• Overwhelming emotion and isolation
• Frequently Asked Questions such as, “What’s the painter Andrew Wyeth most known for?”
This evaluation of Susan Rothenberg’s Vaulting covers these points:
• How many vaulters?
• The story of Vaulting.
• Moving movement portrait.
• Includes Frequently Asked Questions like, “How much is a Susan Rothenberg painting worth?”
Mary Cassatt’s painting Mother About to Wash Her Sleepy Child dwells in motherhood. Its careful composition combines with a smudgy Impressionist technique. This painting captures a moment of messy mothering.