Tag Archives: edouard manet

FBI to Discuss Developments in ’90 Mass. Art Heist – Reblog from Time

Posted on March 18, 2013 by notes to the milkman

When we were on holiday in Boston a few years ago, I was looking forward to ticking off the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Vermeer in my I Spy Vermeer book. Fortunately, I found out about the heist before we got … Continue reading →

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One For The Manet? No, I’ll Give It Four Stars

Posted on March 6, 2013 by notes to the milkman

I am not a fan of portraiture and the often accompanying cult of celebrity. Usually the subject of the portrait is more important than the artist who painted it or how they did so. I wasn’t too optimistic, therefore, heading … Continue reading →

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Portraits again

Posted on January 28, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Last May, I posted some comments about portraits. I complained that there was a National Portrait Gallery in London, but no National Landscape Gallery or National Still Life Gallery. Mike (from Down at the Dougie) commented: ““Why is there an … Continue reading →

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A go at Manet

Posted on January 27, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Having had a go at one of Degas’s pastels of a ballet dancer last week, this week we had a go at a Manet pastel portrait at our pastel class this week. I don’t think this had anything to do … Continue reading →

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100 (or 20 of them, at least) for 2013

Posted on January 1, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Today’s Seven in the Sunday Telegraph had “2013 – The 100 Things You Should Know”, a nine-page preview of the arts in 2013. It included theatre, TV, music, dance and so on, but I’m extracting the visual arts exhibitions. (As … Continue reading →

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