A Female Artist from Japan: Nōguchi Shōhin
Nōguchi Shōhin (野口 小蘋) (1847–1917) was a leading Japanese painter from the Edo (1603–1867) and Meiji eras (1868–1912). She was born...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 4 January 2023
Art Forms
Die Brücke’s Magician: Otto Mueller
Is Die Brücke talked about enough? Its importance for the development of modern art cannot be denied. However, it got lost between various movements...
Magda Michalska 3 January 2023
August Macke: Short and Colorful Life of a Promising Artist
August Macke was only 27 years old when he died in Champagne, France, on September 26, 1914. He was one of the many who fell fighting for their...
Gokce Dyson 3 January 2023
Sean Scully: Artist of Abstract Stories
Sean Scully gradually deconstructs human figures and then completely eliminates them. Here you will learn more about Sean Scully’s paintings...
Petra Dragasevic 2 January 2023
Eerie Paintings of Franz Sedlacek
Franz Sedlacek is one of the most important Austrian painters of the interwar period. His paintings portray the darkness, oppressiveness, and...
Errika Gerakiti 2 January 2023
Masterpiece Story: Feast of Love by Jean-Antoine Watteau
Feast of Love is a beautiful painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau that explores the themes of love and impermanence. It holds a polished mixture of urban...
James W Singer 31 December 2022
New Year’s Fireworks in Painting!
Bonfires, parties, or reading in bed. Ideas for how one should spend New Year’s Eve are endless, and everyone should spend it the way they like.
Magda Michalska 30 December 2022
The Lansdowne Heracles at the Getty Villa
Heracles (or Hercules) is perhaps the most frequently depicted hero in Greek and Roman art. This sculpture from approximately 125 CE, known as the...
Maya M. Tola 29 December 2022
Masterpiece Story: Young Woman Peeling Apples by Nicolaes Maes
Today’s Masterpiece Story is about this lovely genre painting by Nicolaes Maes (1634-1693), a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in...
Alexandra Kiely 28 December 2022
Boxing Day with St. Stephen
According to the Catholic calendar, the second day of Christmas commemorates St. Stephen. He was a young deacon in the community of Jerusalem who...
Magda Michalska 26 December 2022
The Scenes You Might Know from Anime: Outstanding Prints of Hasui Kawase
Hasui Kawase (1883–1957) was one of Japan’s most important and prolific printmakers and artists of the late 19th and early-20th centuries. As a...
Isabella Hill 26 December 2022
Christmas Cards from Hell
As the postman brings you cheery season’s greetings from your nearest and dearest, let me guess what the images are on the front of your Christmas...
Candy Bedworth 25 December 2022
