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Two Bruegels, One Monet and One Sisley Recovered

Style and Art — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:21:27 +0000

4 priceless works of art stolen in 2007 were recovered by the french police near Marseille. Ten people involved in the robbery have been arrested. Among the works recovered is “Falaises pres de Dieppe,” (Cliffs near Dieppe) painted by Monet in 1897, pictured above.

Damien Hirst: End Game at the MFA – Houston

Style and Art — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:53:54 +0000

Through December 30, Damien Hirst presents the sculpture “End Game”:

From the museum’s press release:

End Game, a sculpture completed in 2004 by British artist Damien Hirst (b. 1965), is now on view at the MFAH, in its first public showing in the United States. The work, a loan from local collectors Jereann and Robert Chaney, is one of the artist´s masterpieces, asking the ultimate question: what does it mean to be human?

More information at the museum’s website for the exhibit.

A time lapse video of a Picasso Painting

Style and Art — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:01:54 +0000

A time lapse video of a Picasso painting during the creation process:

It strikes me how the bull started as a “real” bull and ended up as a typical “picasso” or “cubist” bull.
Via Kottke.org