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The Green Bubble February 13, 2021, 8:24 AM·36 min read Yes, I am going to talk about bubbles again, but once again about one specific bubble: the bubble in anything (supposedly) green, particularly if it can be tied to the war against climate change. Like many of the asset-price bubbles of our current moment, this one is not entirely irrational. Not only are green assets being “revalued” (to use a term that implies rather more calculation than is really the case) in the light of the gener...

From its gorgeous scenery, to its quirky architecture and fascinating history, you just can’t help but fall in love with Suffolk.

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Cartoon by Karen Sneider About Titian, what can be said after you say that he is the finest pure painter ever? Susanna Kaysen, the author of “Girl, Interrupted,” surmises that the subject of “Portrait of a Man in a Red Cap” (circa 1510) “looks to the left, into the past.” Reading that, I see it. The other Titian portrait is of the artist’s best friend and tireless promoter, Pietro Aretino—poet, connoisseur, power broker, feared satirist, author of popular devotional literature a...

This John Constable painting of Dedham Vale fetched £70,000 at auction - Credit: Sworders With its picturesque landscapes, East Anglia provides the inspiration for some of the most legendary pieces of art. Here, Sworders picture specialist Sarah Flynn picks nine of the best that were either made in the region, or are by its most famous artists. Thomas Gainsboroughs portrait of Christopher Griffin Jr is described as uncomplicated and honest - Credit: Sworders 1. Portrait of Christopher Griffin ...

This John Constable painting of Dedham Vale fetched £70,000 at auction - Credit: Sworders With its picturesque landscapes, East Anglia provides the inspiration for some of the most legendary pieces of art. Here, Sworders picture specialist Sarah Flynn picks nine of the best that were either made in the region, or are by its most famous artists. Thomas Gainsboroughs portrait of Christopher Griffin Jr is described as uncomplicated and honest - Credit: Sworders 1. Portrait of Christopher Griffin ...

/ The Desert X Board in consultation with its team and members of the Coachella Valley community have decided that, In light of the urgent health crisis and surge in cases of COVID-19, the only responsible way forward to protect the community, health care system, Desert X artists, visitors and all those who volunteer and contribute to the exhibition, is to wait until the lockdown period has been lifted before opening to the public.  The artists’ projects are ready, and the Desert X team and...

Opposed - Charles Clover, the Dedham Vale Society’s chairman, is against the extension He said: “This Poundshop Versailles could not be more out of character with Constable Country. Constable consciously celebrated the workaday modesty of this part of the English countryside and depicted a harmonious society, not the gaudy excess on the part of the rich that led to revolution in France. “Pasture is an important part of the character of the area, not formal gardens.” Carol Gurney, ...

The sketchbook that has been obtained for Ipswich Museums with work by John Constable. - Credit: Ipswich Council Ipswich Museums have taken ownership of four early John Constable sketches after they went up for sale at Sothebys. They were acquired for the Ipswich collection through funding from the Friends of the Ipswich Museums, Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Art Fund and Ipswich Council’s Felix Cobbold Bequest. One of the sketches from John Constables book. - Credit: Ipswic...

The sketchbook that has been obtained for Ipswich Museums with work by John Constable. - Credit: Ipswich Council Ipswich Museums have taken ownership of four early John Constable sketches after they went up for sale at Sothebys. They were acquired for the Ipswich collection through funding from the Friends of the Ipswich Museums, Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Art Fund and Ipswich Council’s Felix Cobbold Bequest. One of the sketches from John Constables book. - Credit: Ipswic...