kafkasapartment: Chester County Barn. Eric Sloane (1905-1985). Oil on Masonite. Source: kafkasapartment
oldpaintings: A trompe-l’oeil with magnifying glass, butterflies, cartographic instruments, a map, and prints (18th century French School) Source: oldpaintings
danskjavlarna: “The sun at midnight,” from Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores from the Earliest to the Expedition of 1875 by David Murray Smith, 1875. On the rise: my collection of vintage sun imagery. Context: Weblog | Books | Videos | Music | Etsy Source: danskjavlarna
radstudies: Tsuchiya Koitsu (Japanese, 1870-1949) – Yanagibashi / Sunset at Tomonotsu Source: radstudies
goldenpolar: Franklin’s camp at the mouth of the Coppermine River by George Back. Back was an accomplished artist who created several images of the arctic expeditions he participated in.
A Pretty Taste for Paradox 
