Paul LaCroix – Semi-Dried Tomato & Asparagus Quiche
Paul LaCroix, Still Life with Asparagus and Tomatoes (1864), oil on canvas, 34.29 x 41.28 cm, Private collection There is a very limited amount of literature concerning the American artist Paul LaCroix. He has a handful of works in regional art museums around the United States and he is thought to have been a contemporary...
Tom Wesselmann – Pear Tart with Whiskey Cream
I am excited to be included on the Design*Sponge website as part of the ‘In the kitchen with…’ series. Hopefully the short description I sent with the recipe will tempt you to visit the Design*Sponge page to take a look at the pear tart with whiskey cream. Combining the ingredients in Tom Wesselmann’s Still Life #2 was...
Utagawa Kuniyoshi – Wakame Seaweed Salad
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳), Toto meisho 東都名所 (Famous Places in Edo) / Omori 大森 (1830-35)woodblock printed by Kagaya Kichibel (加賀屋), 25.4 x 36.7 cm, The British Museum Utagawa Kuniyoshi, master of the ukiyo-e style of painting, was guided by elements of Western art including elements of landscape painting and the caricature. Ukiyo-e is a specific genre...