Tag Archives: Painting

1958: Work

Posted on December 23, 2019 by corvusfugit

Kazuo Shiraga: Work II (1958)

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1948: Fence and Tree

Posted on December 21, 2019 by corvusfugit

Albert Reuss: Fence and Tree (1948)

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1892: Summer Evening

Posted on December 18, 2019 by corvusfugit

Janus La Cour: Quiet Summer Evening by the River Mouth (1892)

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1937: Local 174

Posted on December 15, 2019 by corvusfugit

This mural showing the early history of UAW local 174 was painted by Walter Speck and Barbara Wilson in 1937 and originally hung in the local’s union hall at 2730 Maybury Grand St., in Detroit, Michigan. After moving with the … Continue reading →

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1863: Rat

Posted on December 12, 2019 by corvusfugit

Adolph von Menzel: Rat in the Gutter (c. 1863-1883)

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2013: Transition II

Posted on December 1, 2019 by corvusfugit

Richard Mayhew: Transition II (2013)

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1869: Although He Was a Cow

Posted on November 24, 2019 by corvusfugit

Curious Dreams A writer in the “Argos” says: “I remember when a boy, sleeping in a strange house, in an old-fashioned room, with an oaken store cupboard over the bed. I dreamed that I was being murdered; the assassin struck … Continue reading →