Painting Norway – Harald Sohlberg at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Meet Harald Sohlberg (1869-1935), the creator of the “National Painting of Norway”. He may not be as well-known outside of Norway as...
Joanna Kaszubowska 22 March 2019
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Antonello da Messina at Palazzo Reale
An Italian who became the absolute genius of universal painting through a technique of rare precision, a minute realism, the best of Flemish...
Maria Frazzoni 20 March 2019
Gustave Moreau Museum
We all know that feeling of travelling back in time when we encounter a trace of our past, whether by finding an object from our childhood, a book...
Christopher Michaut 18 March 2019
Kyffin’s Women
Sir Kyffin Williams (1918-2006) is widely regarded as the defining artist of Wales during the 20th century. His paintings have become part of the...
Candy Bedworth 15 March 2019
AWA Around the World for Women’s Day
Do you remember my post about an unknown Last Supper painted by a woman artist? If you do, the name Advancing Women Artists Foundation will ring a...
Magda Michalska 7 March 2019
The End of the Label? Anderson and Malouf at the Kunsthistoriches Museum
Director Wes Anderson and his partner, costume designer and author Juman Malouf, co-curated an exhibition without any labels about the items. Is it...
Noa Weisberg 1 March 2019
Hilma af Klint in the Guggenheim Museum and the Rethinking of Abstract Art
I avoided seeing the Hilma af Klint—Paintings for the Future exhibition in New York City for months because I did not like the abstract artwork...
Howard Schwartz 27 February 2019
All About Oscar for the Day After the Oscars
I’m writing this post before the night of the Oscars but I’m not going to tell you my bets, guesses and hopes for the winners. I thought...
Magda Michalska 25 February 2019
Celia Paul and Her Art in the Shadow of Lucian Freud
I arrived to Celia Paul via Lucian Freud’s portraits. In one of them her face is difficult to define: is it an expression of pain and distress,...
Magda Michalska 23 February 2019
Rijksmuseum. A Filter of Beauty
It was December, and the holidays were getting closer. So, I felt it was time for me to take a look at a map of Europe and find a historic city, a...
Christopher Michaut 21 February 2019
Voyage Cinétique II – Kinetic Art on the Runway
Transforming a woman’s body into a piece of art, the Venezuelan Oscar Carvallo introduced 35 outfits with prints, textures, cuts and details...
Gabriela Hurtado 18 February 2019
Searching for Love in Art
LOVE ALERT! The following array of paintings is a heart-warming collection of artworks worth sharing with your beloved. They are so much more...
Magda Michalska 14 February 2019
