Abstract Art

Painting

All Faces of František Kupka

From Symbolism, through Fauvism, Futurism, and Abstraction, František Kupka is a great example of an artist whose works reflect changes that...

Magda Michalska 10 July 2026

Women Artists

Lee Krasner—Artist of Many Faces

For a long time, Lee Krasner’s (1908–1984) art has been overshadowed by that of her husband Jackson Pollock. Difficult to categorize, her work...

Michel Rutten 6 July 2026

Alma Thomas, Tiptoe Through the Tulips, 1969, acrylic on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Tiptoe Through the Tulips by Alma Thomas

The style of Alma Thomas has been compared to Byzantine mosaics and the Pointillism of Georges Seurat. However, it firmly belongs to the Washington...

James W Singer 5 July 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Summer Street by Grace Hartigan

Grace Hartigan’s Summer Street (1956) is like stepping into a whirlwind of city light and sound. Painted in bold strokes and radiant colors, it...

Lisa Scalone 28 June 2026

Romanticism

J. M. W. Turner in 10 Paintings

If one wanted to impress their friends at dinner with facts about the highly unique painter Joseph Mallord William Turner, I would point them to...

Coleman Richards 10 June 2026

European Art

One of the Most Expensive Living Painters—Gerhard Richter in 10 Artworks

Gerhard Richter is a widely-known and revered German artist, as well as one of the world’s most expensive living artists. Several of his works...

Nikolina Konjevod 4 May 2026

Masterpiece Stories

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 26 April 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Untitled (1959) by Mark Rothko

Untitled by Mark Rothko was created midway through his Color Field period, which began in 1950. Through his painstaking process, viewers can...

Seoyoung (Alyssa) Kim 19 April 2026

Fashion

Dressed in a Masterpiece: Sonia Delaunay and Her Wearable Art

Sonia Delaunay was a Ukrainian-born French artist and fashion designer born to Jewish parents, who spent most of her working life in Paris. Along...

Zuzanna Stańska 19 April 2026

Art of Australia & Oceania

Emily Kam Kngwarray: From Utopia to the World

With her mix of acrylic painting and abstract Indigenous traditions, Emily Kam Kngwarray revolutionized Australian art and brought new life to...

Carlotta Mazzoli 15 April 2026

Abstract painting. Abstract Expressionism

The Abstract Expressionism of Judith Godwin

Abstract Expressionist painter Judith Godwin (1930-2021) challenged the norms of a male-dominated art movement. She started under the tutelage of...

Nikolina Konjevod 10 April 2026

Alma Thomas, Earth Sermon – Beauty, Love And Peace, 1971, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Women Artists

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 3 April 2026