10 Cocktails Inspired by Iconic Artworks
DailyArt Magazine presents a list of ten cocktails paired with famous artworks, offering recipes for drinks like the Red Velvet Martini (inspired by Malevich's Black Square and Red Square), Cosmopolitan (Tamara de Lempicka's Portrait of Mrs. Boucard), Aperol Spritz (Georgia O'Keeffe's Oriental Poppies), Tequila Sunrise (Mark Rothko's Orange and Yellow), Zombie Cocktail (Paul Gauguin's Nafea Faa Ipoipo), Death in the Afternoon (Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's Portrait of Vincent van Gogh), Mojito (Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait with Monkey), Cuba Libre (Victor Patricio de Landaluze's Types and Customs of the Island of Cuba), Bourbon Old Fashioned (Edward Hopper's Nighthawks), and Diamond Blue (Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog). Each pairing is accompanied by a brief description of the artwork and a step-by-step cocktail recipe. The article features works from the Museum of Modern Art, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Van Gogh Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, and Broad Contemporary Art Museum.
Key facts
- Ten cocktails are paired with artworks from Malevich, Lempicka, O'Keeffe, Rothko, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Kahlo, Landaluze, Hopper, and Koons.
- Recipes include Red Velvet Martini, Cosmopolitan, Aperol Spritz, Tequila Sunrise, Zombie Cocktail, Death in the Afternoon, Mojito, Cuba Libre, Bourbon Old Fashioned, and Diamond Blue.
- Artworks featured: Black Square and Red Square (1915), Portrait of Mrs. Boucard (1931), Oriental Poppies (1927), Orange and Yellow (1956), Nafea Faa Ipoipo (1892), Portrait of Vincent van Gogh (1887), Self-Portrait with Monkey (1938), Types and Customs of the Island of Cuba (1881), Nighthawks (1942), Balloon Dog (1994-2000).
- Museums mentioned: Museum of Modern Art (NYC), Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum (Minneapolis), Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo), Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam), Art Institute of Chicago, Broad Contemporary Art Museum (Los Angeles).
- Cocktail Death in the Afternoon was invented by Ernest Hemingway.
- Aperol Spritz is described as one of the most popular Italian aperitifs.
- Mojito is the author's favorite cocktail.
- Diamond Blue uses edible silver powder as garnish.
Entities
Artists
- Kazimir Malevich
- Tamara de Lempicka
- Georgia O'Keeffe
- Mark Rothko
- Paul Gauguin
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Vincent van Gogh
- Frida Kahlo
- Victor Patricio de Landaluze
- Edward Hopper
- Jeff Koons
- Ernest Hemingway
Institutions
- DailyArt Magazine
- Museum of Modern Art
- Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
- University of Minnesota
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery
- Van Gogh Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Broad Contemporary Art Museum
- Beyeler Foundation
Locations
- New York City
- NY
- USA
- Minneapolis
- MN
- Buffalo
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Chicago
- IL
- Los Angeles
- CA
- Tahiti
- Cuba