Jan 8th, 2026 - Picture: Cleveland Museum of Art Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz: I'm a little slow to news that the Cleveland Museum of Art opened a new exhibition at the end of last year dedicated to  Filippino Lippi and Rome . According to the museum's website: Filippino Lippi and Rome reconsiders the lasting impact of the painter's time in the Eternal City, juxtaposing Filippino's Roman artworks with their Florentine precursors and successors. The exhibition places 25 paintings, drawings, and antiquities ...

Jan 8th, 2026 - In the close confines of an intimate gallery space at the Museum of Fine Arts, two titans of 20th-century art engage in an imagined pas-de-deux: Mark Rothko , the American Abstract Expressionist master of oblique, seething gloom, and Alberto Giacometti, the Italian sculptor of grizzled human figures largely in bronze. It's a counterintuitive match that illuminates both, a satisfying stretch of the imagination to see old standards in new ways. But the moody, low-lit space in the east wing of the ...

Jan 8th, 2026 - The Art Newspaper . Known for his "bravura brushwork" and his singular ability to capture the effect of light falling on metal or glass, Nicholson (1872-1949) belonged to no distinct artistic movement, declined all invitations to join exhibiting societies – and "was steadfastly unrevealing about his own work". That reticence may well have helped to diminish his reputation; indeed, his contribution has been largely eclipsed by that of his eldest son, the abstract painter and sculptor Ben ...

Jan 7th, 2026 - Picture: lacma Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will be opening a new exhibition in February dedicated to the The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation which have been gifted to the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York respectively. The gift includes works by Cézanne, Van Gogh, Modigliani, Degas, Soutine, Manet, Gauguin, Toulouse Lautrec, Sisley and more. According to their ...

Jan 7th, 2026 - The standard story of 1960s arts is one of Abstract Expressionism leading into Pop Art and minimalism. A Whitney show proposes an altogether different one centered on surrealism. Bluesky There's a standard story about the development of American art in the 1960s that retains an almost biblical authority in some circles. It begins at the end of the 1950s, when Abstract Expressionism's power began to fade, which led to the ascendance of the so-called Neo-Dada of Jasper Johns and Robert ...

Jan 6th, 2026 - Our books editor picks out some of the highlights of the months ahead Michaelina Wautier , Katlijne Van der Stighelen, Lund Humphries, 152pp, 63 col. illus., £35 (hb), 28 April The Illuminating Women Artists series goes from strength to strength, with this volume on the Brussels-based 17th century painter, and another on the 18th-century French still-life artist Anne Vallayer-Coster, both arriving in April. Knife-Woman: The Life of Louise Bourgeois , Marie-Laure Bernadac, translated by ...

Jan 6th, 2026 - The next 12 months promise blockbuster surveys of noted greats and introductions to intriguing lesser-known artists From old masters to pop artists, contemporary greats and even a major Mexican film-maker, art museums and galleries across the US have some dazzling shows coming up in 2026. Roy Lichtenstein Announced all the way back in 2023 , and currently just a mostly empty page on The Whitney's website, this major retrospective of one of the central creators of the pop art movement carries ...

Jan 6th, 2026 - The publication draws on inventories, correspondence and rediscovered works to reveal new theories Consider Hans Holbein the Younger's portrait of Henry VIII's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves: an enigmatic look, cast from beneath heavy-lidded eyes; a long nose, the soft breath from which is almost felt; a red velvet gown richly adorned with gold and pearls, set against a blue background made more vivid by its recent restoration. Serving as the cover image for Elizabeth Goldring's biography, it is a ...

Jan 2nd, 2026 - Artist's daughter Marguerite features in most of the pieces, kept in the family until 'complete surprise' donation The Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris has received an "extraordinarily generous" donation of 61 works by Henri Matisse that have been kept in the artist's family. Most of the donated art – which includes paintings, drawings, etchings, lithographs and a sculpture – features the painter's daughter Marguerite. The donation, described by the museum as exceptional 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 27th, 2025 - The momentum in Paris generated last week by Art Basel—and the strong sales and dynamic activity across all the fairs—culminated in the Paris evening auctions, where results exceeded estimates and expectations at both Christie's and Sotheby's. Buyers who seemed hesitant in the days leading up to the art weeks regained confidence after seeing the positive results in London. "They called back, asking for guarantees or pre-auction bids," Alessandro Diotallevi told Observer ahead of the ...

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 ...

Sep 16th, 2025 - With Sotheby's landing the $400 million Leonard A. Lauder Collection and the Pritzkers' modern masterpieces, and Christie's securing the Weis and Wynn estates, November's sales may yet rescue the slumping auction market. It has become clearer in these past few years that the real battle between auction houses isn't about results but in the race for consignments. Yesterday, Sotheby's landed a knockout: the $400 million Leonard A. Lauder Collection , set to hit the rostrum during November's New ...

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 ...

Mar 21st, 2025 - Years later, inspired by Vincent's paintings, the French artist became a "wild beast" In 1899, Matisse, then a 29-year-old struggling artist, discovered Van Gogh's work at Ambroise Vollard's gallery in Paris. He fell in love with L'Arlesienne and wanted to buy the portrait of the woman of Arles, which was being offered for just 150 francs (then equivalent to £6). But the impoverished painter still found it a challenge to raise the money. More than four decades later Matisse recalled what ...