01 / LOOK CLOSERThere’s a story
There’s a story
in the details.
Meet the artist and the world behind the work. Explore selected details that bring the painting into focus.
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Great art has a way of stopping you in your tracks. The app gives you a reason to pause, a story to get lost in, and a collection that becomes your own.
02 / MAKE IT YOURSKeep the ones
Keep the ones
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The stories behind the paintings
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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat
Georges Seurat turned a Parisian afternoon beside the Seine into a carefully constructed modern monument. The figures look almost motionless, but their surfaces flicker with small touches of color. Years of studies and revisions lie behind the scene, including the late addition of the monkey at the right.
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Wheat Field with Cypresses
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh painted this landscape outdoors at Saint-Rémy in 1889, bringing the same restless brushwork to wheat, trees, and clouds. He valued the result enough to make two further versions in his studio. The dark cypresses hold the composition together while almost everything around them seems to move.
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Portrait of Dora Wheeler
William Merritt Chase
Dora Wheeler was a designer as well as William Merritt Chase's student. The rich textile behind her points to the professional world she helped build with her mother in a decorating business run by women. Chase's portrait won a gold medal in Munich in 1883, giving their artistic partnership an international stage.
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A few things to know.
Can I read the stories for free?
Yes. All painting stories on this website are free to read, with no account required. Each includes the artwork, its story, details to notice, and links to museum sources.
How is the app different?
The website is a collection of stories to explore. The app brings you a daily artwork, selected details, saved favorites, reminders, and Home Screen widgets on iPhone. Premium optionally unlocks the artwork archive and unlimited saved artworks.
Where do the paintings come from?
Our website collection uses public-domain works and images made available through museum open-access programs. Image credits and original collection records appear on every story page.