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Portrait of Dr. Gachet - Vincent van Gogh

Tuesday 7 August 2007 @ 3:04 pm


Dr. Paul Gachet, 1890


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Portrait of Dr. Gachet is a late 19th century masterpiece by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh and one of the most valuable paintings ever. Van Gogh actually painted two versions of this portrait—the painting above, currently held by the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and an earlier version in different colours and with different features, including buttons on Dr. Gachet’s jacket.
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Portrait of Dr. Gachet - Vincent van Gogh




Marilyn Monroe Art Portrait by Andy Warhol

Sunday 5 August 2007 @ 12:16 pm


Marilyn Monroe, Green




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Andy Warhol is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Warhol came to be known as the central figure in the ‘pop art’ movement. Instead of producing single copies of elaborate works of art as traditionally done in the art world, Warhol produced multiple versions and copies of everyday items, thus giving rise to ‘pop art’.
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Marilyn Monroe Art Portrait by Andy Warhol