Helen Frankenthaler
American, 1928-2011
SKY FARM, 1972
Acrylic on canvas
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Helen Urban, 1992.32
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Alexei Jawlensky
Russian, active Germany, 1864 - 1941
ABSTRAKTER KOPF: INNERES SCHAUEN-GRAU-BLAU-ROSA (ABSTRACT HEAD: INNER VISION-GREY-BLUE-PINK), 1927
Oil on board
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Jacqueline and Myron Blank, 2003.271
“The Dance Around the May Pole”
I bought this print at a thrift store a decade ago because it looked ‘nice’ and warm and I loved the colors. It’s an innocent celebration at a glance and from a distance, and a total bacchanal when you examine its scenes up close. I never knew who painted it until now. It’s Pieter Bruegel the El…
Julio Le Parc
Simply delightful. Here’s an article about him.…
Tatanka
I love these paintings by Arturo Garcia. I saw them in Denver. They’re from a series called Tatanka - The Spirit of the Land.…
Nine Pints of The Law
by Lawson Wood (more work here.) I first saw this when I was about 10 and tried my first jigsaw puzzle with my little sister. We were quite mesmerized by the painting. We found the puzzle too difficult and lost the pieces. 26 years later, I found a complete puzzle on eBay and can’t wait to put i…