Strong Dream Paul Klee

Poet, performance artist and Dada cofounder Tristan Tazara died OTD in 1963. He lived in Zurich and Paris at the same time as Joyce, was published with him in Transition, and both are characters in Tom Stoppard's play Travesties. He is buried in Montparnasse Cemetery.

KS's Xmas card to Stefan & Franciszka Themerson, 1944. The card plus the little flap on which he wrote a seasonal inscription are wonderfully reproduced by Stefan T. in his 'Kurt Schwitters in England' (pub. Gaberbocchus Press, London 1958), so one can see exactly how it worked.

‘Lee Miller retouchant des tirages’, Man Ray, 1932

Karel Appel Animaux en vol 1955 acrylic, coloured wax crayons and gouache on paper 57.2 x 76.2cm

Specimens of Schwitters’ graphic design for the Hannover tram network, c. 1929 Merrill C. Berman Collection @kornelia38

Hans Hartung T1962-H4 1962 vinyl on canvas 81 x 60 cm

Frida Kahlo The Miscarriage (Frida and the Miscarriage) 1932 lithograph on paper (13 from an edition of 19) 28.9 x 23.8 cm an amazing print, and it just sold at Sotheby's for $384K, an incredible price for a litho

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Earthling, the dark is true; the sun's an accident. — Theodore Roethke

The Māori dance performed here is a powerful act of protest against a bill that was on the verge of being passed to undermine the rights of the Māori people.

A photo says it all. RIP Timothy West. Here he is holding his wife's hand, Prunella Scales, at The Oldie Literary Lunch last year. Photograph by @neilspencephoto #RIPtimothywest #timothywest @OldieMagazine

If anyone's interested in a little canvas on easel painting of their pet then this is my page.

Since Samantha Harvey's beautiful 'Orbital' has won the Booker Prize, here is a link to a live feed from the ISS https://t.co/ZyY0CXqoYC

Kay Sage Passionnément, pas du tout 1961 metal, wood & rubber collage on cardboard in artist's frame 28.2 x 20.57 cm

Victor Brauner Exercice prénuptial 1962 oil on canvas 81 x 65.3 cm

Leonora Carrington She Walks 1975 oil on canvas 71.6 x 91.4 cm

Frank Auerbach is gone. There's a fascinating interview with him here from earlier this year

Victor Brauner Romanian | 1903–1966

Victor Brauner (Romanian Artist, 1903-1966). “Peindre, c'est la vie, la vraie vie, ma vie” (Pintar es la vida, la verdadera vida, mi vida).