Three sets of eyes drink in the sight of a veritable ocean of names. 58,195 names inscribed in inch tall letters typeset over the expanse of a wall that, while it starts minutely on one edge, expands to over 10 feet tall (3 m) at its apex. Its length is overwhelming, stretching for 246 feet …
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Text from: https://robinrile.com/blog Worth Avenue to Mallorca: Beltran Bofill paints life of sun and light Back in the early 2000′s, I began working on the design and curation of a new gallery on Worth Avenue in beautiful Palm Beach, Florida. It was the third in the gallery chain I was working with at the time …
It’s Pablo Picash-o: Picasso’s portrait of lover sells for whopping £28.5m at auction The 1932 work, Woman Sitting Near a Window, is a portrait of the Spanish artist’s “golden muse” Marie-Therese Walter. A surrealist painting by Pablo Picasso depicting his lover with a huge forehead has fetched more than £28.5 million at auction. The …
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Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) “Femme accroupie de face” Circa 1900, Graphite on lined Japan paper 29.5 cm x 19.3 cm Signed at the bottom right A. Rodin PRICE: ON request to reed@robinrile.com Christina Uribe Buley writes; “This rapidly executed drawing of a crouching woman is an excellent example of the technique used …
By Reed V. Horth, for ROBIN RILE FINE ART “One senses the figures as passing by the tree line and, caught in the presence of the wall, turning to gaze upon it almost as a vision.”~ Frederick Hart. While examining new interpretations of classical themes, Frederick Elliot Hart (American, 1943-1999) continually defaulted to …
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Fun Art Fact: Did you know that the “Thinker” by Auguste Rodin is not as big as you think it is? Did you know it is not where you thought it was either? That’s right. Most people think the “Thinker” is about 6 feet tall and located in Paris. While there is a bronze casting …
