The Two Frida’s

The Two Frida’s is a painting of vulnerability, fractured identity, heartbreak, and strength. The Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo, pioneered a new bold form of self-portraiture that depicted deeply personal and honest experiences. The Two Frida’s was painted in 1939, the...

Girl with a Pearl Earring

It is incredible how Vermeer managed to make a painting of a single anonymous woman so alluring. The subject of the painting stands against a dark background, and she wears a blue and gold turban and an oversized Pearl earring. She looks directly at the viewer and her...

Top 5 Most Expensive Paintings

5. Number 17A by Jackson Pollock – $200 million 4. Nafea Faa Ipoipo by Paul Gauguin – $210 million 3. The Card Players by Paul Cezanne – $250 million 2. Interchange by Willem de Kooning – $300 million 1. Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci...

Is the Starry Night a Suicide Note?

Is the starry night a subtle suicide note? About 12 months after executing this painting, Van Gogh shot himself in his abdomen with a revolver. He died two days later in the small French town of Auvers-sur-Oise and to this day his death has been labeled as suicide....