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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 12d

COVER: "Hilma af Klint - A Pioneer of Abstraction," 2013 exhibit; Photo: Asa Lunden/Moderna Museet. #art #abstractart #artmuseum #painting

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Auguste Renoir, "A Road in Louveciennes," oil on canvas, c.1870; Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. #art #impressionist #modernart #landscape #artgallery #artmuseum

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Stuart Davis, "House and Street," oil on canvas, 1913; Whitney Museum of American Art. @art #artist #abstractart #artgallery #artmuseum

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Odilon Redon, "Vase of Flowers," pastel on paper, c.1900-16; Milwaukee Art Museum. #stilllife #flowers #art #modernart #artmuseum #artgallery #pastel

The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 16h

Paul Cezanne, "Boy in a Red Vest," oil on canvas, c.1888-90; MoMA, NY. One of 6 studies Cezanne made of a local boy named Michelangelo di Rosa. Monet, the 1st owner of the work, said it was the best picture he owned, declaring, "Cezanne is the greatest of us all." (MoMA) #art #artist #artmuseum

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 17h

Hajime Namiki (b.1947), "Red Maple Leaves," woodblock print, nd; photo: Kyoto Prints. #autum #autumnleaves #woodblockprint #japaneseart #japaneseprint #art #artist #artmuseum

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 17h

John Singer Sargent, "Corner of the Church of San Stae, Venice," oil on canvas, 1913; photo: Christie's. #art #artist #artgallery #artmuseum #museum #painting #oilpainting

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 1d

Marc Chagall, "The Bay of Angels with a Bouquet of Roses," lithograph, 1967; photo: Ketterer Kunst. #abstractart #flowers #art #artist #lithograph #artgallery #artmuseum #museum

The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 1d

Barbara Regina Dietzsch (1716-1795), "Blue Iris (Germanica), Caterpillar and Red-Backed Beetle," watercolor on vellum; The Fitzwilliam Museum. #botanicalart #flowers #iris #art #watercolor #artgallery #artmuseum #painting

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 1d

Felix Vallotton, "Still Life With Flowers," oil on canvas, 1925; Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. #stilllife #flowers #art #painting #modernart #artmuseum #artgallery

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 1d

Jean Jacques Henner (1829-1905), “Girl with Red Hair,” oil on canvas, nd; Huntington Museum of Art. #art #painting #woman #portrait #oilpainting #artgallery #artmuseum

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 1d

Frits Thaulow (Norwegian, 1847-1906), "Small Town near La Panne, Belgium," oil on canvas, c.1905; photo: Bonhams. #landscape #art #artgallery #artmuseum #painting #norway

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 2d

Jacob Lawrence, "The 1920s...The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots," screenprint, 1975; Delaware Art Museum. © The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. #vote #screenprint #art #artgallery #artmuseum

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 2d

Nishimura Hodo, "Wildflowers and Full Moon," woodblock print, c.1930-39. #woodblockprint #japaneseart #art #artgallery #artmuseum #asianart #flowers

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 2d

N.C. Wyeth, "Mrs. Cushman's House," tempera on Masonite, 1944; New Britain Museum of American Art. #art #landscape #modernart #newengland #artgallery #artmuseum

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 2d

Alix Aymé (French, 1894-1989), "Girl with Red and White Scarf," lacquer painting, nd; photo: Julian Simon Fine Art. #art #portrait #artgallery #artmuseum #modernart #lacquer

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 3d

Le Pho (Vietnamese, 1907-2001), "Girls in the Garden," oil on canvas, nd; photo: Sotheby's. #art #flowers #artgallery #artmuseum #vietnam #contemporaryart

The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 3d

Claude Monet, "Red Boats, Argenteuil," oil on canvas, 1875; Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum. #art #impressionist #landscape #artmuseum #artgallery

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 3d

A small Vermeer exhibition at the Frick, August, 2025. This interesting, 5-minute video explores some of the themes. #art #artmuseum #artgallery
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Vermeer's Love Letters

John Updike Curator Aimee Ng and Guest Curator Robert Fucci discuss the exhibition Vermeer's Love Letters, on view in the Frick’s new Ronald S. Lauder Exhibition Galleries through August 31, 2025. In ...

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 3d

Joan Miró, "The Red Sun," oil on canvas, 1948; The Phillips Collection. #abstractart #art #artmuseum #artgallery #modernart #painting

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 3d

Vincent van Gogh, "Sien's Mother's House Seen from the Back Yard," ink, gouache, and pencil on paper, 1882; photo: Bonhams. #gouache #sketch #postimpressionist #art #penandink #artgallery #artmuseum #modernart

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 4d

Pierre Bonnard, "Young Women on the Street," oil on canvas, c.1922; photo: Connaught Brown Art Gallery. #art #artgallery #artmuseum #postimpressionist #painting #modernart

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 4d

Shiro Kasamatsu, "Bridges in Nagasaki," woodblock print, 1967. #woodblock #woodblockprint #japaneseart #art #landscape #artwork #artmuseum #artgallery

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 4d

Clarence H. White, "Rose Pastor Stokes," photograph, 1909; The National Gallery of Art. #photography #blackandwhite #art #artphoto #artgallery #artmuseum #monochrome

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 4d

Alekos Fassianos (Greek, 1935-2022), "Carrying One's City," linocut, nd; National Gallery, Alexandros Soutsos Museum. #art #linocut #artmuseum #artgallery #greece #modernart #contemporaryart

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 5d

©Jeremiah Goodman, "Winter Garden of Sir Cecil Beaton, Reddish House," c.1949; photo ©Jeremiah Studio Archive. #watercolor #art #painting #artgallery #artmuseum