Ever Yours, Van Gogh: 3 June 1890
Before his death in July 1890, Vincent van Gogh wrote numerous letters to his fellow artists, family members…
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Art + Science: Michelle Foa on Georges Seurat
Today we are excited to introduce you to a new series on the YaleBooks Art blog: Art +…
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in the Motor City – Interview with Mark Rosenthal
From the late 1920s through the 1930s, Mexican artists Diego Rivera (1886-1957), and his wife Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), were…
The Letters of Bernard Berenson & Kenneth Clark, 28 August 1933
As the National Gallery London appoints new director Gabriele Finaldi, we look back at a fascinating correspondence between two art…
Sultans of Deccan India: Opulence and Fantasy
During the 16th and 17th centuries the courts of Deccan India were some of the most splendorous and widely admired…
Ever Yours, Van Gogh: 19 April 1888
Before his tragic death, Vincent van Gogh wrote numerous letters to his fellow artists, family members and friends….
Art History Reading List 2015
It’s an important moment in the Art History calendar this month, with the eagerly awaited conference of the Association…
Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design – Catalogue to the Show
Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840 opened appropriately on this year’s St. Patrick’s Day as a new exhibition at…
Fashion Victims: Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette
The court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette in 18th-century France was, and still is, one of the most…
Ever Yours, Van Gogh: 25 March 1888
Before his tragic death, Vincent van Gogh wrote numerous letters to his fellow artists, family members and friends….
Paul Durand-Ruel: Gambling on Impressionism
No figure, aside from the artists themselves, had such a profound and significant impact on Impressionism than Paul…
When Leonardo Met Michelangelo: The Art of the Figure
The early 1500s lay claim to some of the most impressive and important artists in history, with giants…
Rothko Roundup: Four Books on the Abstract Expressionist
‘A painting is not about an experience. It is an experience.’ – Mark Rothko Mark Rothko is often…
John Singer Sargent: A Portrait in Paintings
John Singer Sargent was one of the most celebrated painters of his generation, perhaps best known for his…
Before Pop… There was Folk
When we consider the term Pop Art, images that spring to mind might be Andy Warhol’s immortalising screen prints of…