Boston's Best

Jul 30, 20201 min

Boston's Best: "Second Time Painting" by Robert Rauschenberg

Another installment in my list of the 50 best/most important/interesting paintings in the Boston area. This time Robert Rauschenberg’s...

Jul 27, 20201 min

Boston's Best: "Two Girls, Spanish Harlem" by Alice Neel

Next up in my catalog of the 50 best/most important/most interesting paintings in and around Boston is this recent addition to the...

Jul 23, 20202 min

Boston's Best: "Manhattan Bridge Loop" by Edward Hopper

For the next work on my list of the 50 best/most important/most interesting paintings in and around Boston, I head about 20 miles north...

Jul 20, 20201 min

Boston's Best: "Artist in his Studio" by Rembrandt

50 best/most important/most interesting paintings in Boston, post number 3, Rembrandt’s “Artist in his Studio.” This little work--it’s...

Jul 19, 20201 min

Boston's Best: "The Mandolin" by Georges Braque

The second in my series of the the 50 best/most important/most interesting paintings in Boston-area museums, is a work that I’ve actually...

Jul 3, 20201 min

Boston's Best: “Luis de Góngora y Argote,” by Diego Velazquez

This portrait, “Luis de Góngora y Argote,” by Diego Velazquez is the first in a series of posts that will feature what I consider the 50...