Art Movements

Artist Stories

Félix Vallotton: Illustrator of Fin de Siècle Paris

Félix Vallotton was a Swiss painter who left his home country to join the artistic nebula of Paris at the fin de siècle—the end of the century.

Kaena Daeppen 29 December 2025

Artist’s paint box with French coastal landscape, c 1930, Guéthary, France, oil on wood panel in wooden paint box, 6.0 x 21.2 x 25.1 cm (closed); Gift of Stella Reeves in memory of her godmother, the artist 2018, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. History

Paint Tube Revolution: How a Single Invention Changed the Course of Western Art

The invention of the collapsible paint tube in the mid-19th century revolutionized the art world with a single squeeze. What had once required...

Natalia Iacobelli 29 December 2025

Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889, The Courtauld, London, UK. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh left behind a series of self-portraits that document his life—from an aspiring artist through stylistic change, all the way to the...

Sandra Juszczyk 28 December 2025

Vincent van Gogh, Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Green Wheat Fields, Auvers by Vincent van Gogh

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers by Vincent van Gogh is a masterpiece of landscape painting, capturing a beautiful moment in nature. Painted during the...

James W Singer 28 December 2025

Vincent van Gogh, Terrace of a Café at Night, 1888, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Terrace of a Café at Night by Vincent van Gogh

Terrace of a Café at Night is a subjective expression from Van Gogh that encapsulates a moment in French...

James W Singer 28 December 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

During his stay in the Saint-Rémy hospital in southern France, Vincent van Gogh created The Starry Night. It became one of his most recognizable...

Valeria Kumekina 28 December 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Almond Blossom by Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime. He was not a financially successful artist, and he was entirely dependent on his...

James W Singer 28 December 2025

Art movements quiz: Salvador Dali, "The Persistence of Memory", Quiz

QUIZ: Brush Up Your Art History! Guess the Art Movement

Tommy Thiange 27 December 2025

Quiz

QUIZ: Women Artists from the Rococo Era

Ela Bobek, 27 December 2025

Painting

Olga Boznańska in 10 Paintings: Painter of Emotions

Olga Boznańska was one of the greatest Polish painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known mostly for portraits with muted, elegant...

Kinga Dobosz 25 December 2025

Pop art

Why Did Andy Warhol Love Christmas?

Who would have guessed that Andy Warhol, one of the most decadent artists of the 20th century, the owner of the controversial Factory with a...

Magda Michalska 25 December 2025

Medieval Art

Saint Joseph As Baby Daddy: An Illustrated Medieval Guide

Let’s forget the traditional Nativity scene that we all know for a moment: Virgin Mary kneeling before baby Christ, Joseph standing right behind...

Ela Bobek 25 December 2025