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Who created me?
This limited-edition lithograph from 1998 has a signature. Hey art tribe, trying to attribute this piece signed Lee, 1998. Can anyone help?
Bridgett Baer
Sep 17, 20231 min read
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Artist Artworks and Sustainable Art: The many skills of Richmond Kelsey
The many creative twists and turns of a California artist Richmond (Dick) Kelsey Many artists try different styles and mediums in the...
Kieran Woynicz
Jun 18, 20233 min read
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Artists Artworks and Sustainable Art: Isamu Noguchi
Art can be for visual enjoyment or something you live your life with. Learn about an artist who did both very well.
Kieran Woynicz
May 27, 20234 min read
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A cool art plate with a murky backstory.
Our Viúva Lamego mystery, a peek into our backstory of how we research our pieces, and what happens when we hit a wall. Sometimes when...
Kieran Woynicz
May 1, 20233 min read
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Raoul Dufy: Artist and Medical Pioneer
Ask any artist why they create, and they will tell you a number any number of reasons. But one thing that is common to many creatives is...
Kieran Woynicz
Apr 2, 20234 min read
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Castello Estense, an etching of a castle in Italy with a mystery artist!
The story of the image of the etched castle print! Now help us find the Texan artist! Sometimes the story of art is about the artists,...
Kieran Woynicz
Mar 27, 20234 min read
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Telling the tale of the masses, the story of Raphael Soyer and the art of "social realism".
In Borisoglebsk, Russia on December 25th, 1899, Abraham and Bella Soyer gave birth to their twin sons Moses and Raphael. The couple also...
Kieran Woynicz
Mar 11, 20234 min read
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From a forest with bulldozers to Mainstream Acceptance: A Brief History of Soviet Art
As we reach the unfortunate milestone of the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we continue to see and hear of how...
Bridgett Baer
Mar 4, 20235 min read
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The Highwayman: From the side of the road to the Florida Artists Hall of Fame
In the 1950s, the white artist A.E. “Bean” Backus would take on a young African American artist Alfred Hair and train him to paint...
Bridgett Baer
Feb 24, 20234 min read
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Anton Pieck- From storybooks to theme parks, with a smattering of world conflict thrown in!
The illustrator who created a town! Anton Franciscus Pieck was born on April 19, 1895, in Den Helder a province North Holland. From a...
Bridgett Baer
Feb 10, 20233 min read
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With art, what is said can be misleading....
Hey Art Tribe- Hope your long weekend has been wonderful. There is a very accurate adage in the world of art that goes "looking at the...
Bridgett Baer
Sep 4, 20224 min read
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More information on the instragram reel of August 9th.
A little more information on our new contrelemur visitors shown on our August 9th instagram reel. The two photographs at the end of the...
Bridgett Baer
Aug 9, 20221 min read
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Art Boards the Sustainability Train.
Hello ContreLeMur Tribe! A current trend that is very big and shows all signs of gaining momentum and being around for a while is the...
Bridgett Baer
Jul 21, 20225 min read
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Art in the News, from National Public Radio
So many people think art is not relevant. But really art can and does impact world events, as a commodity and a resource. Check it out!...
Bridgett Baer
Apr 14, 20221 min read
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ContreLeMur's first reel!
This noble creature deserved his time in the limelight! "Tranquility" is a low number 9/500 limited edition print by the Colorado artist...
Bridgett Baer
Apr 12, 20221 min read
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Art without people
So, the question of the day was "what is the one genre of art, which does not have people in it?" The trivia answer is: Still life...
Bridgett Baer
Mar 19, 20224 min read
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Please don't do this
If you don't like how something looks, that is perfectly OK. It's not perfectly OK to make editorial changes......don't be that...
Bridgett Baer
Feb 10, 20222 min read
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Art versus whitewashed signs!
Are the whitewashed wood signs with black script lettering commanding you to “Eat”, considered art? Signs and sayings used as wall art...
Bridgett Baer
Jan 25, 20223 min read
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New Home Alert!
Contre Le Mur is excited to share that this wonderful watercolor image by the artist Patricia Barr Clarke has gone to its new home in...
Bridgett Baer
Jan 21, 20222 min read
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New Home Alert
A pair of Dale Fleming, Pen & Ink prints returned to Indiana this week. Which is wonderful, while Mr. Fleming was a graduate from the...
Bridgett Baer
Jan 10, 20221 min read
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