The Irascibles: The Birth of American Abstract Expressionism
This photograph of New York-based Abstract Expressionist painters was published in Life magazine in January of 1951. The photograph, dubbed “The...
Tom Anderson 27 October 2026
Chu Teh-Chun: Between Chinese Landscape Painting and Abstract Expressionism
From Chinese traditions to Abstract Expressionism, Chu Teh-Chun’s work is a bridge between cultures, and his captivating style continues to be...
Carlotta Mazzoli 27 October 2026
Willem de Kooning in 5 Works: A Look at the Abstract Expressionist Master
Willem de Kooning was a pivotal figure in 20th-century art and a leading force in Abstract Expressionism. His dynamic brushwork, complex...
Carlotta Mazzoli 27 October 2026
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4 Highly Talented Female Expressionists of the 20th Century
It always feels amazing to learn about new artists, especially the ones that produced abstract works. As a fan of Abstract Expressionism, I recently...
Merve Parla 27 October 2026
Janet Sobel—The Artist Who Influenced Jackson Pollock
Although almost entirely erased from the canon of Abstract Expressionist art, Janet Sobel (born Jennie Olechovsky) is now slowly gaining recognition...
Isabella Hill 27 October 2026
10 Modernists Who Changed the Face of Indian Art
Indian modernists have been vanguards of shaping the narrative of Indian art in the modern world. Defining their individualistic artistic...
Guest Author 26 October 2026
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12 Indian Female Artists Portraying Other Women
The depiction of women has been essential imagery in the course of Indian art since the ancient era. Associated with fertility, abundance, and...
Guest Author 26 October 2026
Amrita Sher-Gil in 10 Paintings—The Artist Who Reimagined Modern Indian Art
When Amrita Sher-Gil died in Lahore in December 1941, she was only 28 years old. Yet in little more than a decade, she transformed the course of...
Shivani Gupta 26 October 2026
10 Most Famous Self-Portraits by Female Artists
Although known as a modern day invention, selfies have actually been around for centuries, albeit in the more traditional form of self-portraits.
Charlotte Stace 26 October 2026
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Amrita Sher-Gil—India’s Frida Kahlo
Amrita Sher-Gil lived a short but certainly interesting life. Her artistic oeuvre is extremely impressive and she is considered to be one of the most...
Zuzanna Stańska 26 October 2026
Masterpiece Story: The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault
Théodore Géricault completed The Raft of the Medusa when he was 27, and the work has become an icon of French Romanticism. It is a direct precursor...
Clinton Pittman 25 October 2026
Masterpiece Story: For the Love of God by Damien Hirst
In 2007, Damien Hirst unveiled something that stopped the art world cold. Encrusted with 8,601 diamonds and carrying a pear-shaped pink diamond at...
Errika Gerakiti 25 October 2026
The Story of an Excessively Electric Friendship Between Van Gogh and Gauguin
People say that you shouldn’t live with your friends because your friendship may deteriorate. The story of the friendship between Vincent van...
Magda Michalska 30 July 2026
Whistler in 10 Works: The Poetry of Sight
James Abbott McNeill Whistler can sometimes appear as insubstantial and vague as one of his Nocturnes. He flits across the late 19th-century art...
Catriona Miller 16 October 2026
Masterpiece Story: Fish Magic by Paul Klee
Fish Magic is a mysterious and very fascinating work by Swiss-born German artist Paul Klee, a painter who balanced on the verge of a few modern art...
Kate Wojtczak 19 June 2022
Hilma af Klint: Pioneer of Abstract Art
Who invented abstract art? The advent of abstraction has historically been attributed to male artists. However, Hilma af Klint, a Swedish painter and...
Emily Snow 24 August 2026
4 Delicious Still Lifes to (Re)Discover Claude Monet
Amazing Impressionist landscapes, wonderful water lilies, the floral explosion at the famous Giverny garden… But what is perhaps less known...
Andra Patricia Ritisan 19 October 2026
Hiroshige’s Winter Views of Edo
One of the most famous woodblock printers of the late Edo period in Japan, Utagawa Hiroshige, produced a series of a hundred views showing Edo city...
Magda Michalska 15 December 2025
Les Nabis 101
“Nabis” in Hebrew means “prophets.” In the Fall of 1888, a group of students at the Parisian Académie Julian, disappointed with the strict...
Magda Michalska 1 September 2026
Masterpiece Story: The Ten Largest by Hilma af Klint
Hilma af Klint was a Swedish abstract artist who was way ahead of her time. She might just be the first abstract painter in Western modern art...
Jinnie Stork 24 August 2026
Vincent van Gogh in 10 Paintings: A Journey Through His Art
Vincent van Gogh remains one of the most influential figures in the history of Western art. His life, marked by intense emotions, personal struggles,...
Jimena Aullet 22 June 2026
Beyond William Morris: The Artistic Family of the Morrises
The Morris family stood at the centre of the 19th-century Arts and Crafts movement and were an integral influence on the Pre-Raphaelites. While...
Martha Teverson 19 October 2026
Tonalism 101: Capturing Emotion Through Light and Tone
Have you ever heard of the phrase, “Let’s set the tone”? An art movement did exactly that. Tonalism is an American painting style...
Coleman Richards 7 August 2025
5 Guises of Maurice Denis
Maurice Denis was a French Symbolist painter, known as a prominent member of the Nabis. His work was influenced by the art of the Renaissance,...
Valeria Kumekina 25 November 2024
