Mourning for Maurice

The other day, I pulled off another smart trick... I had set up a firm with a capital of ten million francs to exploit top boots in cardboard ... I had placed only eight shares worth a petty 1200 francs... I called together my eight shareholders and held forth in something like the following manner: "Ah! Good-day ye strolling gentlemen, how handsome you are, how fine you seem!" I promised them more cheese than bread, I gave them a 50% dividend, I warmed them up a bit and let them simmer... The following day they couldn't get hold of my shares fast enough, I placed all of them and at the next meeting I said: "The last time I did the books I made a mistake. I forgot to take into account the price of the cardboard and its fabrication. You must return the dividend I gave you, I'm going to hold it back... I put down nothing and kept back the r

Rufus

We've encouraged our galleries to show more women & artists of color. Have you?

Get Me Another Heart This One's Been Broken Too Many Times

John Russell thinks things are getting better for women artists

These galleries show no more than 10% women artists or none at all

The artist who swallowed the world when it was still a disc

Small Bust of Bearded Man Looking Down, with Eyes Nearly Closed

Lawrence Nightgall Dragging Cicely down the Secret Stairs in the Salt Tower

Bald-Headed Man in Profile Right: Small Bust, the Artist's Father (?)