Museums & Institutions London’s National Gallery Acquires Major Victorian Painting for Its 200th Birthday Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was one of the most popular artists of his time. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 15, 2024
The Appraisal Amrita Sher-Gil Was a Visionary Modernist. But Export Rules Are Complicating Her Market Surge Her short life and status as one of India's national treasures make artwork extremely scarce. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 15, 2024
Art History Was Manet’s Final Masterpiece Meant to Be a Riddle? Here Are 3 Facts About His Iconic Bar Scene 'The Bar at the Folies-Bergère' is ripe with tantalizing clues. By Katie White, Aug 12, 2024
Art World Intimism Revisited: The New Generation of Artists Inspired By Their Private Spaces The specter of Pierre Bonnard looms large and is fueling an Intimism revival. Artists are finding inspiration in their everyday surroundings. By Annikka Olsen, Aug 11, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The Face Manet Repainted 40 Times Manet’s portrait of his pupil Eva Gonzalès is one of his best known works—and the painter toiled away at it. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 11, 2024
Art World Art Bites: How an Outsider Artist Turned Debris Into a Monument to Love Leonard Knight, a Vermont handyman, sought to change the world with environmental art. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 10, 2024
Art World Eureka: The Technique Max Ernst Invented to Harness His Inner Eye Ernst began with collage in the 1910s before moving onto frottage and grattage. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 9, 2024
Art History Art Bites: Why an Art Collective Buried Cadillacs in the Texas Desert The renown selfie spot is considered the Stonehenge of American car culture. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 8, 2024
Art World Here Are Some of Our Favorite ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ of Art History Cats and women have been linked in visual culture since Ancient Egypt. By Katie White, Aug 8, 2024
Art World Artcore: How Gustav Klimt Led a Group of Artists in Vienna to Rebel "To every age its art," they demanded, "to every art its freedom." By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 7, 2024
Art World Eureka: How a Scientist Revolutionized Photography With the Cyanotype Invented in 1842, the technique swiftly grew mainstream among photographers. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 6, 2024
On View The Secret Lives of Henry VIII’s Wives Revealed in 6 Objects "Six Lives" at the National Portrait Gallery offers rare insight into the women who defined the legacy of one of Britain's most notorious kings. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 6, 2024
Art World Eureka: Why Was Monet Obsessed With Water Lilies? Monet painted more than 250 paintings of water lilies. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 2, 2024
Art World Think You Know ‘David’? Here Are 3 Surprising Facts About Michelangelo’s Masterpiece There's a long and storied history associated with the famous sculpture. By Karen Chernick, Aug 2, 2024
Market Andy Warhol’s Computer Portrait of Debbie Harry Goes on Sale for a Cool $26 Million The sale includes a Warhol-signed diskette containing 10 images the Pop artist created on an Amiga computer. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 2, 2024