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Masterpiece Story: Fate of the Animals by Franz Marc

Fate of the Animals is an Expressionist masterpiece by Franz Marc that captures Marc’s admiration of animals and pessimism of...

James W Singer 9 February 2025

Vilho Lampi, Nocturne, 1930, oil on plywood, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, Finland. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Nocturne by Vilho Lampi

Vilho Lampi’s Nocturne is a masterpiece of Finnish Expressionism that explores the complex relationship between the artist and his...

James W Singer 9 February 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Madonna by Edvard Munch

The Norwegian painter Edvard Munch realized the colored lithograph Madonna in 1895. He is considered the precursor of Expressionism, therefore his...

Maia Heguiaphal 9 February 2025

Quiz

How Well Do You Know Shakespeare? A Short Quiz with Henry Fuseli Paintings

Kate Wojtczak, Magda Michalska 8 February 2025

Painting

Amy Sherald and the Quiet Revolution of Black Portraiture

Imagine a portrait of a woman, her skin rendered in shades of gray, her gaze direct yet serene, dressed in a strikingly modern, patterned dress. The...

Sabrina Phillips 7 February 2025

Women Artists

Emma Amos: The Story of Postmodernist African-American Artist

Emma Amos (1937–2020) was a postmodernist artist whose thought-provoking works have left an indelible mark on the art world. Amos emerged as a...

Arianna Richetti 7 February 2025

Harriet Powers Women Artists

Harriet Powers: A Black Female Folk Artist Who Regained Her Glory

For much of the 20th century, the work of Harriet Powers, an enslaved and later emancipated Black folk artist, was erased from the art historical...

Kristin Urban 7 February 2025

Painting

Johannes Vermeer in 10 Paintings

Johannes Vermeer was one of the masters of the Dutch Golden Age. He was born in Delft, Netherlands, in 1632 and died there at age 43, apparently...

Tom Anderson 6 February 2025

Museum Stories

How the Courtaulds Built London’s Greatest Impressionist Collection

In January 1889, after a heated argument with his friend Paul Gauguin that led him to cut off part of his left ear, Vincent van Gogh painted one of...

Javier Abel Miguel 6 February 2025

Artist Stories

Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge—The Everlasting Friendship

Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge were inseparable for years. Although it was never proven that there was something romantic between the two of them,...

Zuzanna Stańska 6 February 2025

Art Nouveau

Gustav Klimt in 6 Interesting Facts

Who is Gustav Klimt? His name is associated with gold, women, and eroticism, but is that really all there is from his art? Being the child of the era...

Valeria Kumekina 6 February 2025

Art Nouveau

Why is Klimt Famous? 5 Reasons Behind Gustav Klimt’s Success

Gustav Klimt, born in Austria in 1862, is one of the most valued artists in the history of art. But, what is Klimt famous for? Why exactly do we...

Bolor Jargalsaikhan 6 February 2025