Tag Archives: Cezanne

The Arts Seen in Philly (Tim & Julia’s Excellent Wedding Edition)

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to Philadelphia this past weekend for the wedding of our nephew Tim and, say, it was swellegant. On the endless drive down there (hey, Friday . . . summer . . . 95 … Continue reading →

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The Art Seen In New York (Magritte/Balthus Edition)

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to The Big Town last weekend and say, it was swell. (After, that is, we crawled our way through the Mother-in-Law of All Traffic Jams: From the New York City line to the … Continue reading →

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Why The New York Times Is A Great Newspaper (Nazi Art Plundering Edition)

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

In their prime (which is to say the 1940s), the Nazis seized roughly 100,000 works of art – worth maybe $10 billion – from German families who happened to be Jewish. This is the story of 400 of those artworks … Continue reading →

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Cezanne’s Card Players

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Hidden gem alert: The Courtauld Gallery at Somerset House in London. On view now is the exhibit “Cezzane’s Card Players,” which assembles all but two of Paul Cezanne’s studies and finished works of what many think is his greatest painting. … Continue reading →

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