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COVER: "Hilma af Klint - A Pioneer of Abstraction," 2013 exhibit; Photo: Asa Lunden/Moderna Museet. #art #abstractart #artmuseum #painting
Katsutoshi Sugiura, "Iris #118," screenprint, 1995; The Cleveland Museum of Art. #art #blueskyart #flowers #irises #screenprint #japaneseart #japaneseartist #japan #artmuseum #museum
December 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Katsutoshi Sugiura, "Iris #118," screenprint, 1995; The Cleveland Museum of Art. #art #blueskyart #flowers #irises #screenprint #japaneseart #japaneseartist #japan #artmuseum #museum
Amy Sherald, "Try on Dreams Until I Find the One That Fits Me. They All Fit Me." - oil on canvas, 2017; photo: Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago. #contemporaryart #art #modernart #art #blueskyart #painting #artmuseum #museum #gallery
December 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Amy Sherald, "Try on Dreams Until I Find the One That Fits Me. They All Fit Me." - oil on canvas, 2017; photo: Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago. #contemporaryart #art #modernart #art #blueskyart #painting #artmuseum #museum #gallery
Edward Hopper, "The Sheridan Theatre," oil on canvas, 1937; Newark Museum. #art #modernart #painting #oiloncanvas #twentiethcentury #artmuseum #painting #museum
December 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Edward Hopper, "The Sheridan Theatre," oil on canvas, 1937; Newark Museum. #art #modernart #painting #oiloncanvas #twentiethcentury #artmuseum #painting #museum
Pierre Auguste Renoir, "La Place Clichy," 1880; The Fitzwilliam Museum. #impressionist #impressionism #art #blueskyart #painting #modernart #artmuseum #museum #artgallery #canvas
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Pierre Auguste Renoir, "La Place Clichy," 1880; The Fitzwilliam Museum. #impressionist #impressionism #art #blueskyart #painting #modernart #artmuseum #museum #artgallery #canvas
Raoul Dufy, "Paris," oil on canvas, four panels, 1937; Pola Museum of Art. #modernart #paris #frenchart #art #blueskyart #painting #oiloncanvas #fineart #museum #artmuseum
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Raoul Dufy, "Paris," oil on canvas, four panels, 1937; Pola Museum of Art. #modernart #paris #frenchart #art #blueskyart #painting #oiloncanvas #fineart #museum #artmuseum
Hans Frank "Iris," mezzotint, 1940; Galerie bei der Oper. #art #blueskyart #mezzotint #flowers #flowerart #printart #artmuseum #museum #gallery #illustration
November 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Hans Frank "Iris," mezzotint, 1940; Galerie bei der Oper. #art #blueskyart #mezzotint #flowers #flowerart #printart #artmuseum #museum #gallery #illustration
©Niningka Munkuri Lewis (Pitjantjatjara, South Australia, 1945-2020), "Ara irititja," nd; Art Gallery of South Australia. #art #blueskyart #aboriginalart #australia #indigenousart #artmuseum #contemporaryart #spiritual #aboriginalculture #museum
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
©Niningka Munkuri Lewis (Pitjantjatjara, South Australia, 1945-2020), "Ara irititja," nd; Art Gallery of South Australia. #art #blueskyart #aboriginalart #australia #indigenousart #artmuseum #contemporaryart #spiritual #aboriginalculture #museum
John Everett Millais, "The Bridesmaid," 1851; The Fitzwilliam Museum. #preraphaelite #portrait #artnouveau #art #blueskyart #painting #oilpainting #artmuseum #museum
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
John Everett Millais, "The Bridesmaid," 1851; The Fitzwilliam Museum. #preraphaelite #portrait #artnouveau #art #blueskyart #painting #oilpainting #artmuseum #museum
Gé Röling (Dutch, 1904-1981), "Flowers in a Glass," oil on board, nd; photo: Simonis & Buunk. #flowers #stilllife #art #blueskyart #oilpainting #painting #artmuseum #museum #modernart
November 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Gé Röling (Dutch, 1904-1981), "Flowers in a Glass," oil on board, nd; photo: Simonis & Buunk. #flowers #stilllife #art #blueskyart #oilpainting #painting #artmuseum #museum #modernart
Camille Pissarro, "Road in Pontoise, Auvers-sur-Oise," oil on canvas, 1876; photo: Christie's. #art #impressionist #impressionism #painting #blueskyart #fineart #oiloncanvas #artmuseum #museum #gallery #modernart
November 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Camille Pissarro, "Road in Pontoise, Auvers-sur-Oise," oil on canvas, 1876; photo: Christie's. #art #impressionist #impressionism #painting #blueskyart #fineart #oiloncanvas #artmuseum #museum #gallery #modernart
Oskar Kokoschka, "Girl at a Window," lithograph, c.1906-08. #art #artwork #blueskyart #lithograph #printart #illustration #artmuseum #modernart #museum
November 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Oskar Kokoschka, "Girl at a Window," lithograph, c.1906-08. #art #artwork #blueskyart #lithograph #printart #illustration #artmuseum #modernart #museum
Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), "A Bunch of Flowers," graphite and watercolor on vellum, nd; The Fitzwilliam Museum. #art #blueskyart #flowers #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #illustration #drawing
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), "A Bunch of Flowers," graphite and watercolor on vellum, nd; The Fitzwilliam Museum. #art #blueskyart #flowers #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #illustration #drawing
Lawren S. Harris, "Toronto Street, Winter Morning," oil on canvas, 1920; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. #canada #art #blueskyart #painting #modernart #modernpainting #groupofseven #artmuseum #museum #oiloncanvas
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Lawren S. Harris, "Toronto Street, Winter Morning," oil on canvas, 1920; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. #canada #art #blueskyart #painting #modernart #modernpainting #groupofseven #artmuseum #museum #oiloncanvas
Amrita Sher-Gil (Hungary/India, 1913-1941), "The Little Girl in Blue," oil on canvas, 1934. "...when she died in 1941, her life was like an unfinished song, like a riven lute. We shall not see the like of her again." Charles Fabri, 2014 (via Sotheby's). #India #art #blueskyart #museum #painting
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Amrita Sher-Gil (Hungary/India, 1913-1941), "The Little Girl in Blue," oil on canvas, 1934. "...when she died in 1941, her life was like an unfinished song, like a riven lute. We shall not see the like of her again." Charles Fabri, 2014 (via Sotheby's). #India #art #blueskyart #museum #painting
Edward Julius Detmold, "Tulips," Plate 18 from News of Spring and Other Nature Studies by Maurice Maeterlinck, 1917. #flowers #tulips #botanicalart #botanical #illustration #drawing #art #blueskyart #artwork #artmuseum #museum #gallery
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Edward Julius Detmold, "Tulips," Plate 18 from News of Spring and Other Nature Studies by Maurice Maeterlinck, 1917. #flowers #tulips #botanicalart #botanical #illustration #drawing #art #blueskyart #artwork #artmuseum #museum #gallery
Dia Azzawi, (Iraqi, b.1939), "Red Sky With Birds," oil on canvas, left panel of two, 1981; Museum of Modern Art, Qatar. #iraq #mideast #middleeast #art #blueskyart #abstractart #contemporaryart #artmuseum #museum #gallery #painting
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Dia Azzawi, (Iraqi, b.1939), "Red Sky With Birds," oil on canvas, left panel of two, 1981; Museum of Modern Art, Qatar. #iraq #mideast #middleeast #art #blueskyart #abstractart #contemporaryart #artmuseum #museum #gallery #painting
Edouard Leon Cortes, "Place de la Madeleine, Paris Flower Market," oil on panel, c.1910; photo: Leighton Fine Art. #art #artwork #fineart #blueskyart #artmuseum #museum #gallery #scenic #painting #oilpainting
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Edouard Leon Cortes, "Place de la Madeleine, Paris Flower Market," oil on panel, c.1910; photo: Leighton Fine Art. #art #artwork #fineart #blueskyart #artmuseum #museum #gallery #scenic #painting #oilpainting
©Alexandra Klimas, "Snowy the Rabbit," hyperrealist oil on canvas, 2018; photo: Plus One Gallery. #art #hyperrealism #hyperrealist #blueskyart #rabbit #contemporaryart #modernart #artmuseum #museum #gallery #painting
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
©Alexandra Klimas, "Snowy the Rabbit," hyperrealist oil on canvas, 2018; photo: Plus One Gallery. #art #hyperrealism #hyperrealist #blueskyart #rabbit #contemporaryart #modernart #artmuseum #museum #gallery #painting
Tony Abeyta (Navajo [Diné], b.1965), "Magpies at Dusk," oil on canvas, nd; photo: Owings Gallery. #dayofmourning #thanksgiving #nativeart #nativehistory #indigenousart #nativeamerican #art #blueskyart #artmuseum #painting
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Tony Abeyta (Navajo [Diné], b.1965), "Magpies at Dusk," oil on canvas, nd; photo: Owings Gallery. #dayofmourning #thanksgiving #nativeart #nativehistory #indigenousart #nativeamerican #art #blueskyart #artmuseum #painting
Tony Abeyta (Navajo [Diné], b.1965), "Evening Cloudburst," oil on canvas board, 2025; photo: Owings Gallery. #dayofmourning #thanksgiving #nativeamerican #nativehistory #indigenousart #painting #art #blueskyart #firstnations
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Tony Abeyta (Navajo [Diné], b.1965), "Evening Cloudburst," oil on canvas board, 2025; photo: Owings Gallery. #dayofmourning #thanksgiving #nativeamerican #nativehistory #indigenousart #painting #art #blueskyart #firstnations
©Duwawisioma, "Tupepta," 1997. "Placing the green automobile (and the wreck in the yard) below the ancestral ruins...asserts that we still live here at Kawestoma..." Full artist statement & info: www.andrewsmithgallery.com/exhibitions/...
#dayofmourning #thanksgiving #nativeamerican #nativehistory
#dayofmourning #thanksgiving #nativeamerican #nativehistory
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
©Duwawisioma, "Tupepta," 1997. "Placing the green automobile (and the wreck in the yard) below the ancestral ruins...asserts that we still live here at Kawestoma..." Full artist statement & info: www.andrewsmithgallery.com/exhibitions/...
#dayofmourning #thanksgiving #nativeamerican #nativehistory
#dayofmourning #thanksgiving #nativeamerican #nativehistory
Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001), "Young Woman with Lotus Flowers," watercolor, pastel, ink and pencil on paper, nd; Aguttes. #vietnam #art #blueskyart #lotus #painting #artwork #fineart #artmuseum #museum
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Le Pho (Vietnam, 1907-2001), "Young Woman with Lotus Flowers," watercolor, pastel, ink and pencil on paper, nd; Aguttes. #vietnam #art #blueskyart #lotus #painting #artwork #fineart #artmuseum #museum
Berenice Abbott, "Edward Hopper," photograph, 1947; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. #art #blueskyart #famousartist #famousartists #modernart #modernartist #photography
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Berenice Abbott, "Edward Hopper," photograph, 1947; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. #art #blueskyart #famousartist #famousartists #modernart #modernartist #photography
Edward Hopper, "Blackwell's Island," oil on canvas, 1928; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. #art #blueskyart #americanart #modernart #painting #landscape #museum #artmuseum
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Edward Hopper, "Blackwell's Island," oil on canvas, 1928; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. #art #blueskyart #americanart #modernart #painting #landscape #museum #artmuseum
Kehinde Wiley, "Portrait of Soukeyna Diouf," oil on linen, 2022; Whitney Museum of American Art. #art #blueskyart #blackhistory #africanamerican #contemporaryart #modernart #portrait #artmuseum #museum #gallery
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Kehinde Wiley, "Portrait of Soukeyna Diouf," oil on linen, 2022; Whitney Museum of American Art. #art #blueskyart #blackhistory #africanamerican #contemporaryart #modernart #portrait #artmuseum #museum #gallery