Lise Tréhot—The Mysterious Beauty from Renoir’s Paintings
Born into a humble French family, Lise Tréhot (1848–1922) was an artist’s model who posed exclusively for Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919).
Anuradha Sroha 24 February 2025
Art Movements
Want to Insult Your Enemy? Get Inspired by the Badass Zaporozhian Cossacks!
There are dozens if not hundreds of forged documents in the history of the world. They weren’t forged just for fun. Some of them were the basis...
Zuzanna Stańska 24 February 2025
Celebrating Alma Thomas: An African American Expressionist
Abstract Expressionism was a movement dominated by male artists. Painters such as Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning have held center...
Heather Johnson 24 February 2025
Meet the Ukrainian Railroad Ladies
Every once in a while there appears a piece of news describing a quirky, unknown, or forgotten occupation. Sometimes it’s the lightkeepers in a...
Joanna Kaszubowska 24 February 2025
Janet Sobel: Forgotten Female 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 24 February 2025
Anatoliy Kryvolap’s Evolution of Color: Emotional Paintings of the Ukrainian Artist
Anatoliy Kryvolap is a contemporary Ukrainian artist whose paintings are sold at the world’s most prestigious auctions for thousands of dollars. He...
Nataliia Pecherska 24 February 2025
Masterpiece Story: Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash by Giacomo Balla
Giacomo Balla’s Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash is a masterpiece of pet images, Futurism, and early 20th-century Italian...
James W Singer, 23 February 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat by John Weguelin
Here is a Masterpiece Story to honor our beloved cats. The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat by John Weguelin presents an imaginative interpretation of an...
Alexandra Kiely 23 February 2025
Masterpiece Story: Dog at Rest by Gerrit Dou
Gerrit Dou’s Dog at Rest is a masterpiece of Dutch genre painting, perfect for both dog enthusiasts and art...
James W Singer 23 February 2025
Masterpiece Story: Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci
One of the greatest masterpieces of Western art, Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci, presents Cecilia Gallerani (ca. 1473-1536). Young,...
Zuzanna Stańska 23 February 2025
A Fire in His Soul: How Paris Changed Vincent van Gogh
In his new book A Fire in His Soul, Miles J. Unger gives us Vincent van Gogh as we’ve never seen him before—abrasive, intransigent, egotistical,...
Ledys Chemin 21 February 2025
Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica at the Art Institute of Chicago
The verb “to project” has a variety of meanings. It can allude to planning a project, presenting an idea, or promoting a concept. The exhibition...
Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 20 February 2025
