THE French nation has led the world in many movements tending to establish exalted ideals and to uplift mankind ; but at no time in its history have its aims and efforts been more noble or more ...
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The defining contrast between traditional painting and modern art
Looking closely at classical paintings and modern art reveals a striking contrast rooted in how each era approaches structure ...
Installation view of “The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World” at The Museum of Modern Art, New York (December 14, 2014-April 5, 2015). Photo ...
It is very uncommon for Mondrian’s artworks from his mature period in the 1920 and 1930s to go up for auction. They are usually housed in museum collections, given their significance to the ...
Artistic styles exist only in retrospect. While many of their defining characteristics are formulated in manifestos by pioneering artists, a style can’t be fully understood until it has become a thing ...
In "A Midsummer Afternoon Dream" (detail view), artist Amy Sherald uses a grayscale rendering to portray a woman of color, a bold move away from verisimilitude that highlights the personhood of the ...
Artnet’s spring Post-War and Contemporary Art premier sale has now launched online, offering a diversity of genres and price points. Featuring major art-historical figures including Pablo Picasso and ...
A GOOD model, badly posed, lends itself to very awkward studies, and does not instruct the eye as it should. French art is a subject that for a long time has been badly posed before Americans. Those ...
Jenny Saville’s mid-career retrospective at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth features one banger of a painting after another. All hits. “Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting” because Saville (b.
African glass painting is a unique art form that combines traditional techniques with contemporary styles. The vibrant colors ...
Francisco Goitia, “Zacatecas Landscape with Hanged Men I” (c. 1914) (courtesy the Philadelphia Museum of Art) Ironically, several artists who created celebrated images of the Mexican Revolution did ...
Discover how to create a stunning piece of DIY wall art using layered painting and stenciling techniques. In this detailed ...
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