“It was all so ugly”: The Tragedy of John Currie and Dolly Henry
The lives of artists are a constant source of fascination and the life of Staffordshire born artist of John Currie must rank amongst the highest.
Wendy Gray 18 June 2017
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If you love art history… Love writing… Read DailyArtDaily.com and like what we do… We are looking for contributors! It...
Zuzanna Stańska 13 June 2017
Happy Mother’s Day! Famous Mothers in Art
Mummy, Mama, Mom, Mum, Mami… So many names for these wonderful women who care for us and love us more than anything else in the world. To...
Magda Michalska 14 May 2017
Ogunquit Artist Colony: The Painter’s Paradise
The Abenaki people native to southern Maine knew of their homeland’s allure long before their European successors. The word “ogunquit” –...
Anthony de Feo 18 April 2017
The (Not So) Simple Style of Emil Carlsen
Emil Carlsen was, for roughly the first forty years of his life, poor and relatively unknown. After all, he rejected the growing appeal of florid...
Anthony de Feo 8 April 2017
David Bomberg – A New Machinery For Picture Making
Go into any art gallery the length and breadth of the UK and you are bound to find a Bomberg. David Bomberg, born in Birmingham in 1890 to...
Wendy Gray 25 January 2017
Abstraction In Creation – Watch Gerhard Richter At Work
If you ever doubted in abstract paintings you must see this video. Gerhard Richter is a German visual artist who was born in 1932. He produces...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 December 2016
The Private Collection of Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas was one of the greatest Impressionists. He was also an art collector. His collection, revealed after his death, was remarkable not only...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 December 2016
The Best of Lucian Freud – Hotheaded Narcissus and Brilliant Painter
Lucian Freud was born on this day in 1922. It’s a perfect occasion to take look at some of his greatest paintings. He was conventional in a...
Piotr Policht 8 December 2016
Tangled Up in Blue: The Art of Edward Krasiński
In Tate Liverpool, up to March 2017, you can see an exhibition of Edward Krasiński’s work. Krasiński was one of the most interesting and...
Piotr Policht 23 November 2016
The Static World In Motion of Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge was a 19th-century photographer who proved that horses can fly. Today, he is recognized for his pioneering work on animal...
Zuzanna Stańska 11 September 2016
My name is Sofonisba And I’m Michelangelo’s Gal
And I don’t mean it as a mistress, no, no, I’m a respectable girl who comes from a little poor but still a noble family of Cremona. When...
Magda Michalska 7 September 2016
