Jan 17th, 2026 - Henri Rousseau is primarily known for his vivid, lush paintings of forests, which are often described as naïve fantasies of exotic places he imagined during his years as a customs officer in Paris—hence his nickname, Le Douanier Rousseau. He never left his home country, despite rumors that he participated in the Mexican War as part of the French Army. In Paris Salons, his playful, often childlike style and dreamlike compositions—with their extreme simplification of forms, flat ...
Jan 16th, 2026 - One of the most important Latin American artists of the 20th century, she influenced the direction of post-war painting and helped shape Colombia's museums as a curator, educator and mentor "I don't want to be Botero or only a lady who paints," Beatriz González said in the early 1960s, a statement she would later revisit. It captures the path forged by the Colombian artist, writer, curator, educator and intellectual—known as la maestra —who died in Bogotá on January 9 ...
Jan 16th, 2026 - Gagosian will bring the Ghanaian artist to Venice's Palazzo Grimani in May The Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo will present new and recent works at the Museo di Palazzo Grimani in Venice this spring in his first solo show in Italy. The show will be co-organised by Gagosian Gallery which represents the artist, and coincide with the 61st Venice Biennale (9 May-22 November). A museum statement says: "Drawing inspiration from the Renaissance atmosphere of Palazzo Grimani, Boafo turns his gaze to the ...
Jan 15th, 2026 - It's not every day that a work by Antonello da Messina comes to auction—especially one whose value and authenticity are bolstered by an extensive exhibition history, scholarly literature and clean provenance. Sotheby's has secured a rare, jewel-like panel (c. 1460-1465) by the Sicilian Renaissance master, estimated at $10-15 million, which will lead its upcoming Old Masters week at its landmark Breuer headquarters in February. The double-sided panel unites two evocative compositions that ...
Jan 15th, 2026 - Picture: Compton Verney Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz: Compton Verney in Warwickshire will be opening their latest exhibition entitled Bruegel to Rembrandt: Drawing Life, Sketching Wonder in March 2026. According to their website: Explore the wonders of Dutch and Flemish drawing with over 60 works from the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, many never before seen in the UK. This exhibition showcases artists across the 16th and 17th centuries, including Bruegel, Rembrandt, Rubens, and ...
Nov 20th, 2025 - A self-portrait by legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, setting a new record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby's said. The sale of Kahlo's 1940 artwork, titled "El sueno (la cama)" — which translates to "The dream (The bed)" — breaks the previous record in this category, set by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, whose 1932 painting "Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1," sold for $44.4 million in 2014. Kahlo's ...
Nov 13th, 2025 - From the Mona Lisa to the American Gothic, these famous paintings don't just grace museum walls; they offer a glimpse into the past and define entire generations. Although most of these masterpieces are centuries old, they continue to fascinate art buffs and collectors alike, with each piece telling a captivating story. Whether they're on display for the whole world to see or hidden behind closed doors, these paintings prove that art has the power to create and sometimes, even change history. ...
Oct 18th, 2025 - Morgan Library & Museum, New York Famed impressionist painter's lesser-seen drawings are the focus of a major new exhibition that invites us into the stages of his artistic process is luminous colours and sensual brushwork adorn countless mugs, posters and tote bags as well as blockbuster exhibitions . But the commodification of Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his fellow impressionist painters has been missing something. Renoir was an accomplished draftsman who produced a distinguished but largely ...
May 14th, 2025 - If the prevailing art market mantra in recent months has been that, while buyers may be more selective, true quality will always sell, then what unfolded last night at Sotheby's Modern Evening Auction delivered a sobering counterpoint. The evening's centerpiece— Giacometti's bronze bust of his brother Diego , the only known hand-painted version and a highlight of the 1956 Venice Biennale—was a dramatic pass. Despite being billed as the star lot, Grande tête mince (Grande ...
May 6th, 2025 - If the new show at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, " Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits ," were only what the title indicated — an exhibit of the paintings and drawings Van Gogh did in Arles in the last two years of his life of his friend, the postman Joseph Roulin, and his family — it would be a significant event. It would be the first show ever devoted to these intimate portraits, and would tell us some new things about an artist we all think we know through his most popular ...
Apr 11th, 2025 - Eugène Boudin at the Musée Marmottan Monet Video: Musée Marmottan Monet Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz: have just this week opened a new exhibition dedicated to Eugène Boudin (1824-1898) drawn in-part from a single private collection. According to their website: Collector Yann Guyonwarc'h has assembled a collection of works by Eugène Boudin (1824 – 1898) that is unrivalled in any museum in the world. Every facet of the artist's career is ...
