Savage Tales: The Writings of Paul Gauguin
‘This is not a book,’ the artist Paul Gauguin declared in the opening words of his unconventional memoir…
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Nazi Germany and Modernist art
Culture was integral to the smooth running of the Third Reich. During the war, the arts were closely…
Take a tour of blue with new book ‘On Color’
We live in a world of vivid colours and colour marks our psychological and social existence. But for…
The Italian Renaissance Nude: Discover the Story of The Intriguing Imperia Cognati
The Italian Renaissance Nude investigates the nude as a means of asserting the superiority of men to women…
Gluck: Art and Identity by Amy de la Haye and Martin Pel – An Extract
Gluck: Art and Identity An extract about Gluck’s life Hannah Gluckstein (who called herself Gluck; 1895–1976) is one…
Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900
During the second half of the nineteenth century, a remarkable number and variety of women artists were drawn…
Margarita Tupitsyn discusses Moscow Vanguard Art
2017 is the centenary of the Russian Revolution, yet five years later, after the Soviet Regime was established,…
Depression Era Painting and Its Resonance: America After the Fall – an extract
As the Art Institute of Chicago exhibition America After the Fall arrives at the Royal Academy of Arts,…
Richard Ormond looks back on the making of John Singer Sargent, The Complete Paintings
To celebrate completion of John Singer Sargent: The Complete Paintings, Richard Ormond – Sargent’s great nephew and co-author of…
On His Way to The Met • Max Beckmann in New York, with Curator Sabine Rewald
New York energised the German Expressionist Max Beckmann and stimulated his imagination when he lived there from September…
Join Vincent on his journey in The Vincent van Gogh Atlas
The Vincent van Gogh Atlas: join us on a nineteenth-century journey with celebrated artist Vincent van Gogh as…
‘Fashion Victims’ of post-Revolutionary France – by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
‘For the first time in centuries, France could not dictate the course of fashion’ – Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell To…
Remembering Vincent van Gogh: Richard Kendall on van Gogh and nature
‘There are certainly emotional responses to the natural world in his paintings, often because of the sheer thrill…
George Shaw: An Interview
As a new exhibition at the National Gallery London looks to our neglected woodland for inspiration, we ask its…
After Caravaggio: An Extract
‘Valentin is today widely recognised as a painter of impressive achievement … one of the key figures in…
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