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By Michael H. Miller 7/19/12 11:31am

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Degas, "The Rehearsal," 1878-1879. (Courtesy the Frick)

Today Is the Birthday of Edgar Degas

And here is a website with his complete works. Read More

By Rozalia Jovanovic 7/05/12 7:52pm

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Still from 'Chuck Close: Why Portraits?' 2010. (Courtesy San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)

Chuck Close: ‘It Was Dumb to Paint’

Of all of the tributes to Chuck Close that we’ve seen today, in honor of his 72nd birthday, which included this image of Mr. Close finger painting a portrait of his grandmother-in-law on The Pace Gallery’s Facebook page, we also found amusing a short video of Mr. Close, posted by the San Francisco Museum of Contemporary Art, discussing why he chose to take up portraiture. Read More

2/09/12 1:56pm

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Mr. Richter standing in front of his painting "Funeral." Courtesy The Guardian.

Happy Birthday, Gerhard Richter!

Today, Gerhard Richter turns 80. Read More

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