Toulouse Lautrec

A Book About Paris Has Its Way With Me

Jane Chafin | Posted 05.28.2012

Jane Chafin

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Toulouse-Lautrec's Favorite Dancer

David Galenson | Posted 09.24.2011

David Galenson

An 1893 article by the critic Arsène Alexandre described the art of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec as "very spontaneous in its execution, yet very calcula...

PHOTOS: Guess The Artist: Answer Revealed!

Posted 09.12.2011

We feared our chosen painting for this week's Guess The Artist was too easy, but yesterday a little less than 40% of you correctly identified the arti...

Guess The Artist

Posted 09.10.2011

One of the most prominent Post-Impressionist painters, this nineteenth-century artist is best known for his lurid color palette and provocative subjec...

Post-Impressions

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

Nigel Hamilton

America is so vast that, living in Boston, I simply had no idea San Francisco was hosting such an exhibition. It took Thanksgiving and a visit to my w...

INSPIRED ART: 'Picasso Looks at Degas'

wsj.com | MICHAEL FITZGERALD | Posted 05.25.2011

'Picasso Looks at Degas" is a double-barreled delight. It offers not only the chance to see many fine works that Picasso made under the inspiration of...

In France, They Cherish Lunch and Liberte

Matthew Jacob | Posted 05.25.2011

Matthew Jacob

Both France and the United States celebrate their national holidays in the month of July. Yet that's where the similarities end. As the French prepare...

Molly Crabapple's DIY Empire: A How To

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrea Chalupa

I asked Molly, who is the chicest community organizer since Obama, to explain how she grew her drawing salon into a franchised phenomenon.

The Return Of The Green Fairy: Ted Breaux Brings (Real) Absinthe Back To America

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Tony Sachs

Jade Liqueurs is one of the geekiest-yet-coolest endeavors in beverage history. By recreating specific vintage absinthes to the letter, Breaux created a time machine for the taste buds.

$5 Billion Of Masterpiece Art Locked Away In Iran

Guardian | Robert Tait | Posted 05.25.2011

The Picasso masterpiece is worth an estimated £25-30m on the international art market, but its only regular contact with the human eye is the fiercel...