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March 15, 2006 1:24 PM

Pleasing to the eyes. Degas once said that “its essential to do the same subject over again, ten times, a hundred times" but it looks like it took him at least four hundred times. Artst.org is a nice and simple resource with high resolution paintings by picasso, matisse, degas, and okeefe as well. Its fun to browse by date.
posted by petsounds (14 comments total)

I would love to follow Degas around a Jeff Koons retrospective. Maybe he'd kick over the basketballs and set the place on fire.
posted by The Jesse Helms at 1:54 PM on March 15, 2006

This is excellent, I've only been playing with the picasso, but its so pretty, and comprehensive and putting them in order of date is like taking an art history class on the cheap! nice post!
posted by jrb223 at 2:08 PM on March 15, 2006

[ths s good]
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 2:16 PM on March 15, 2006

Georgia O'Keefe, always one of my favorites. Picasso-not so much. He's so talented in so many ways, but most of his work just doesn't do it for me. Degas portraits of dancers and bathing beauties are well done. I love this site-it's so nice to be able to view so many works of art in one place. Thanks for the post!
posted by annieb at 4:17 PM on March 15, 2006

Fantastic site, thank you very much for posting it!
posted by edlundart at 5:34 PM on March 15, 2006

Thanks for the post, lot's of good stuff here.
posted by j.p. Hung at 5:36 PM on March 15, 2006

Why Georgia O'Keefe is randomly included is anyone's guess.

Picasso
Degas
Matisee





O'Keefe??
posted by fire&wings at 5:50 PM on March 15, 2006

What, you don't like yonic flowers?
posted by langedon at 6:16 PM on March 15, 2006

Georgia O'Keefe is a genius. I wonder if you guys have seen her paintings in person?
posted by josh at 6:20 PM on March 15, 2006

O'Keeffe, by the way.

O'Keefe-one-F is the appliance company. Two Fs for the painter.
posted by majick at 8:25 PM on March 15, 2006

Cool post.
posted by Devils Slide at 9:28 PM on March 15, 2006

True, fire&wings, but if you play that game, it goes:

Picasso
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Matisse
Degas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
O'Keeffe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
O'Keefe
Matisee
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 10:06 AM on March 16, 2006

Lovely, lovely site! I adore Degas and having so many high-res images in one place is perfect.
posted by LeeJay at 4:41 PM on March 16, 2006

petsounds, marvellous clear, detailed, beautiful images. Treasure. Thank you.
posted by nickyskye at 6:58 PM on March 16, 2006