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The Best Art Gifs Selection (The First Week Ever)

Zuzanna Stańska 8 July 2016 min Read

Friday came unexpectedly! Thankfully it is time for our Weekly Art Gifs Selection, so ENJOY! This first week of our existence we serve you:

1. Van Gogh’s photo that seem to be very self-portrait friendly:

Source: https://madebyabvh.tumblr.com

2. Queen Elisabeth’s frill good for training all corporate employees:

Gif Queen Elisabeth
Source: https://www.facebook.com/funartsproject/#_=_

3. Picasso’s Girl on the Ball who knows how to get the balance right, even though someone’s watching:

Gif Pablo Picasso Circus
Source: The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, https://www.facebook.com/theartsmuseum/

4. A classic disappointment of every modern girl:

Source: Kiszkiloski www.facebook.com/kiszkiloszki

5. A movie scene showing real art lovers who want to see everything until the Louvre closes (we’ve all done it at least once in a lifetime, right)

Gif - Musee du Louvre, Band of outsiders, Godard, Museum
Jean-Luc Godard, “Bande à part” movie excerpt, 1964

Zuzanna Stańska

Art Historian, founder and CEO of DailyArtMagazine.com and DailyArt mobile app. But to be honest, her greatest accomplishment is being the owner of Pimpek the Cat.

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