In our eighth season, we’re exploring examples of some of the most expensive artworks ever sold at auction considering why they garnered so much money, and discovering their backstories. Today: Vincent van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr. Gachet. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS: The Great Courses Plus: Get free access to their entire library with my special link! Indeed: ArtCurious listeners get a FREE $75 CREDIT to boost job posts Kobo: Enjoy...
Dec 07, 2020•39 min•Season 8Ep. 5
In our eighth season, we’re exploring examples of some of the most expensive artworks ever sold at auction considering why they garnered so much money, and discovering their backstories. Today: Mark Rothko’s No. 6 (Violet, Green, and Red). Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS: The Great Courses Plus: Get free access to their entire library with my special link Kobo: Enjoy a 30-day free trial, and then a low monthly subscription fee of $12...
Nov 23, 2020•38 min•Season 8Ep. 4
In our eighth season, we’re exploring examples of some of the most expensive artworks ever sold at auction considering why they garnered so much money, and discovering their backstories. Today: Paul Cézanne’s The Card Players. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS: The Great Courses Plus: Get free access to their entire library with my special link! Indeed: ArtCurious listeners get a FREE $75 CREDIT to boost job posts Learn more about your...
Nov 09, 2020•30 min•Season 8Ep. 3
In our eighth season, we’re exploring examples of some of the most expensive artworks ever sold at auction considering why they garnered so much money, and discovering their backstories. Today: Picasso’s Les Femmes D'Alger (Version "O"). Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS: The Great Courses Plus: Get free access to their entire library with my special link! Acorn TV: Try Acorn TV free for 30 days with promo code artcurious Learn more ab...
Oct 26, 2020•36 min•Season 8Ep. 2
In our eighth season, we’re exploring examples of some of the most expensive artworks ever sold at auction considering why they garnered so much money, and discovering their backstories, beginning with Amadeo Modigliani’s Nu Couché. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS: The Great Courses Plus: Get free access to their entire library with my special link! Indeed: ArtCurious listeners get a FREE $75 CREDIT to boost job posts Learn more abou...
Oct 12, 2020•31 min•Season 8Ep. 1
You voted, and we listened! For the next couple of months, we’re replaying your top five favorite episodes of ArtCurious. Thanks to the many who voted! Up this week, it’s your top choice, our most popular episode ever— was Vincent van Gogh accidentally murdered? This is the first second of this episode-- go back and listen to the first part if this is your first time tuning in. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! SPONSORS Kaboonki: Our amazing production company can help you ...
Oct 05, 2020•35 min•Season 7Ep. 15
You voted, and we listened! For the next couple of months, we’re replaying your top five favorite episodes of ArtCurious. Thanks to the many who voted! Up this week, it’s your top choice, our most popular episode ever— was Vincent van Gogh accidentally murdered? This is the first half of this episode-- tune in next week for the second part. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sp...
Sep 28, 2020•32 min•Season 7Ep. 14
It’s finally here! ArtCurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History, from Penguin Books, is now available in a bookstore near you! To order the book: Penguin Random House Target Indiebound Amazon Barnes and Noble Secure your signed copy from my local favorite Quail Ridge Books (note your request for a signed copy in the "special instructions" section at checkout) For the audiobook, narrated by me: Audible Google Play Libro.fm For the ebook: Penguin Rand...
Sep 15, 2020•15 min•Season 7Ep. 14
You voted, and we listened! For the next couple of months, we’re replaying your top five favorite episodes of ArtCurious. Thanks to the many who voted! Up this week, it’s our fave lady, back from Season 1— it’s Episode #3, all about Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun. ~Heart eyes emojis!~ Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! SPONSORS Kaboonki.com--Our producer of podcasts, videos, and more. Contact them for your own projects! ArtCuriousbook.com-- Our first book is coming out TOMORROW! Pr...
Sep 14, 2020•51 min•Season 7Ep. 13
You voted, and we listened! For the next couple of months, we’re replaying your top five favorite episodes of ArtCurious. Thanks to the many who voted! Up this week— our very first episode, from 2016, about the theft(s) of the iconic Mona Lisa. This is the second part of this episode-- go back and listen to last week's show if you're just tuning in. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! SPONSORS Kaboonki.com--Our producer of podcasts, videos, and more. Contact them for your own...
Sep 07, 2020•35 min•Season 7Ep. 12
You voted, and we listened! For the next couple of months, we’re replaying your top five favorite episodes of ArtCurious. Thanks to the many who voted! Up this week— our very first episode, from 2016, about the theft(s) of the iconic Mona Lisa. This is the first half of the episode-- tune in next week for the second part. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! SPONSORS Kaboonki.com--Our producer of podcasts, videos, and more. Contact them for your own projects! ArtCuriousbook.co...
Aug 31, 2020•27 min•Season 7Ep. 11
You voted, and we listened! For the next couple of months, we’re replaying your top five favorite episodes of ArtCurious. Thanks to the many who voted! Up first this week— Episode #42 from our fourth season, all about Gentileschi’s Judith Slaying Holofernes. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Sponsors: Native: Use our link or use promo code artcurious at checkout for 20% off your first order. Acorn TV: Try Acorn TV free for 30 days using my promo code artcurious Learn more a...
Aug 17, 2020•34 min•Season 7Ep. 10
You voted, and we listened! For the next couple of months, we’re replaying your top five favorite episodes of ArtCurious. Thanks to the many who voted! Up first this week— Episode #40 from our fourth season, all about Sargent’s Madame X. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! SPONSORS Campfire Poetry: Support independent artists in their endeavor to bring poetry to new audiences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 03, 2020•31 min•Season 7Ep. 9
For most Americans, there’s a list of arts that they might be able to rattle off if pressed to name them off the top of their heads. Picasso. Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci. Name recognition does go a long way, but such lists also highlight what many of us don’t know-- a huge treasure trove of talented artists from decades or centuries past that might not be household names, but still have created incredible additions to the story of art. It’s not a surprise that many of these individuals repre...
Jul 13, 2020•29 min•Season 7Ep. 8
For most Americans, there’s a list of arts that they might be able to rattle off if pressed to name them off the top of their heads. Picasso. Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci. Name recognition does go a long way, but such lists also highlight what many of us don’t know-- a huge treasure trove of talented artists from decades or centuries past that might not be household names, but still have created incredible additions to the story of art. It’s not a surprise that many of these individuals repre...
Jun 29, 2020•30 min•Season 7Ep. 7
For most Americans, there’s a list of arts that they might be able to rattle off if pressed to name them off the top of their heads. Picasso. Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci. Name recognition does go a long way, but such lists also highlight what many of us don’t know-- a huge treasure trove of talented artists from decades or centuries past that might not be household names, but still have created incredible additions to the story of art. It’s not a surprise that many of these individuals repre...
Jun 15, 2020•28 min•Season 7Ep. 6
For most Americans, there’s a list of arts that they might be able to rattle off if pressed to name them off the top of their heads. Picasso. Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci. Name recognition does go a long way, but such lists also highlight what many of us don’t know-- a huge treasure trove of talented artists from decades or centuries past that might not be household names, but still have created incredible additions to the story of art. It’s not a surprise that many of these individuals repre...
Jun 01, 2020•33 min•Season 7Ep. 5
For most Americans, there’s a list of arts that they might be able to rattle off if pressed to name them off the top of their heads. Picasso. Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci. Name recognition does go a long way, but such lists also highlight what many of us don’t know-- a huge treasure trove of talented artists from decades or centuries past that might not be household names, but still have created incredible additions to the story of art. It’s not a surprise that many of these individuals repre...
May 18, 2020•32 min•Season 7Ep. 4
For most Americans, there’s a list of arts that they might be able to rattle off if pressed to name them off the top of their heads. Picasso. Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci. Name recognition does go a long way, but such lists also highlight what many of us don’t know-- a huge treasure trove of talented artists from decades or centuries past that might not be household names, but still have created incredible additions to the story of art. It’s not a surprise that many of these individuals repre...
May 04, 2020•28 min•Season 7Ep. 3
ArtCurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History Coming September 15, 2020 from Penguin Books Preorder at our website: artcuriouspodcast.com/book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 01, 2020•5 min
For most Americans, there’s a list of arts that they might be able to rattle off if pressed to name them off the top of their heads. Picasso. Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci. Name recognition does go a long way, but such lists also highlight what many of us don’t know-- a huge treasure trove of talented artists from decades or centuries past that might not be household names, but still have created incredible additions to the story of art. It’s not a surprise that many of these individuals repre...
Apr 20, 2020•23 min•Season 7Ep. 2
For most Americans, there’s a list of arts that they might be able to rattle off if pressed to name them off the top of their heads. Picasso. Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci. Name recognition does go a long way, but such lists also highlight what many of us don’t know-- a huge treasure trove of talented artists from decades or centuries past that might not be household names, but still have created incredible additions to the story of art. It’s not a surprise that many of these individuals repre...
Apr 06, 2020•26 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago. Today's work of "shock art:" Gericault’s The R...
Mar 16, 2020•26 min
Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago. Today's work of "shock art:" Goya's Saturn Dev...
Feb 17, 2020•25 min
In 19th century England, landscape painting transitioned into being something lovely and comparatively calm, and transformed into a personal and stylistic battleground. Landscape: pristine and idealized, or rough, ready, and turbulent? Which one would better express the heart of 19th century British painting? Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS: The Great Courses Plus: Get three months of unlimited access for just $30 Prose: get your per...
Jan 20, 2020•33 min
This season we’re learning that true crime and art history are two genres that have smashed together with some fascinating results. Today’s show: it’s our season finale, and this is the story we have been DYING (sorry) to tell you. Did Man Ray inspire the infamous (and infamously unsolved) Black Dahlia murder? Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS Audible: enjoy a special offer of 53% off your first 3 months of Audible by visiting audible....
Dec 23, 2019•34 min•Season 6Ep. 7
This season we’re learning that true crime and art history are two genres that have smashed together with some fascinating results. Today’s show: a photo pioneer goes off the jealousy deep end. It’s Eadweard Muybridge time! Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS The Great Courses Plus: get an entire month of courses FREE Away: Visit awaytravel.com/ARTCURIOUS and order by 11:59 on 12/15 for free ground shipping with guaranteed free delivery ...
Dec 09, 2019•31 min•Season 6Ep. 6
This season we’re learning that true crime and art history are two genres that have smashed together with some fascinating results. Today’s show: a contemporary art conundrum. Who is responsible for the death of Ana Mendieta? Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS The Great Courses Plus: get a free UNLIMITED trial EverlyWell: get 25% off an EverlyWell at-home lab test (use promo code ARTCURIOUS25) Super Chewer: get 50% off your first Super ...
Nov 25, 2019•34 min•Season 6Ep. 5
This season we’re learning that true crime and art history are two genres that have smashed together with some fascinating results. Today’s show: a revisiting of our popular two-parter from season 1. Was British painter Walter Sickert actually Jack the Ripper? (Part Two) Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS The Great Courses Plus: get an entire month of courses FREE Thrive Causemetics: get 15% off your first order (use code ARTCURIOUS) Le...
Nov 11, 2019•35 min•Season 6Ep. 4
This season we’re learning that true crime and art history are two genres that have smashed together with some fascinating results. Today’s show: a revisiting of our popular two-parter from season 1. Was British painter Walter Sickert actually Jack the Ripper? Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS The Great Courses Plus: get an entire month of courses FREE Away: get $20 off your order (use promo code ARTCURIOUS) Backblaze: get a fully-feat...
Oct 28, 2019•37 min•Season 6Ep. 3
