Sunday

This small and sturdy fellow is not a painting.

Nov 10 •

This is Still Life With Cherries and Strawberries in China Bowls by Osias Beert, painted in oil on copper in 1608.

Oct 27 •

This is Mein Hotelzimmer in Paris, or My Hotel Room In Paris, by Augusto Giacometti, 1938.

Oct 13 •

This is Lady Agnew of Lochnaw by John Singer Sargent, painted in 1892.

Sep 29 •

This is Interior Light by Carl Holsøe, 1863-1935.

Sep 15 •

This is The Lustre Bowl With Green Peas by Sir William Nicholson, painted in 1911.

Sep 1 •

You’ve seen Van Gogh’s paintings of sunflowers a gazillion times before, forever.

Aug 18 •

This week of all weeks it has to be Paris, and not louche or sexy Paris but wholesome Paris at its joyful best.

Aug 4 •

This is Open Window, Collioure, by Henri Matisse (1869-1954).

Jul 21 •

This is Assiette de fraises, or a plate of strawberries, by Pierre Bonnard, painted in 1922.

Jul 7 •

This is a detail from Aux Clayes - Geranium sur une table bleue by Édouard Vuillard, 1932.

Jun 23 •

This is Farm Garden with Sunflowers by Gustav Klimt, 1907 (so round about the same time as The Kiss).

Jun 9 •

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