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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...
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Kieran Woynicz
May 27, 20234 min read
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.
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Kieran Woynicz
Apr 30, 20233 min read
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...
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Kieran Woynicz
Mar 27, 20234 min read
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,...
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Kieran Woynicz
Mar 11, 20234 min read
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...
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Bridgett Baer
Mar 4, 20235 min read
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...
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Bridgett Baer
Feb 24, 20234 min read
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...
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Bridgett Baer
Feb 10, 20233 min read
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...
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Bridgett Baer
Sep 4, 20224 min read
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...
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Bridgett Baer
Jul 21, 20225 min read
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...
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Bridgett Baer
Nov 18, 20211 min read
Clifford, the not big red dog. Meet our resident pup picker!
Right now Clifford the Big Red Dog is a renewed hot property with his new movie, and his books. We at Contre Le Mur would like to...
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Jun 24, 20211 min read
Clifford's Comments!
This is the place where Clifford will muse about the world, and his tales of life on the road! Updating This is where updated content...
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Jun 24, 20211 min read
Learn the history of Our Art
This is where we discuss the provenance to any specific painting. Blue Lillies These are beautiful lillies Add media to your posts When...
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Jun 24, 20211 min read
Contre Le Mur is on the hunt!
Along with rehoming art, and finding histories, this site will create a forum for folks looking for specific art or artists. Having a...
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