Paula Modersohn-Becker: The Unknown Expressionist
Some time ago, I came across a fascinating German Expressionist who was not part of the famous Die Brücke group. All the more, this painter was a...
Magda Michalska 2 November 2023
Some time ago, I came across a fascinating German Expressionist who was not part of the famous Die Brücke group. All the more, this painter was a...
Magda Michalska 2 November 2023
Antonio Canova was considered the greatest sculptor of his time. His sculptures fall into three categories: heroic compositions, compositions of...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 November 2023
A true gem of virtuosity, Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss is a marble sculpture made between 1787 and 1793 by Antonio Canova. The sculptor portrayed...
Montaine Dumont 1 November 2023
Frans Hals, the prominent Dutch Golden Age painter, left an enduring legacy through his exceptional mastery of portraiture. The way he captured the...
Nicole Ganbold 30 October 2023
Frans Hals (c. 1582–1666) was one of the Dutch Golden Age painters. Born in Antwerp, he spent his entire adult life in Haarlem. Hals is most famous...
Joanna Kaszubowska 30 October 2023
Expressionism is a movement with many branches. It inspired various artists and each one of them embraced it differently. Above all, it encouraged...
Errika Gerakiti 30 October 2023
We all have seen somewhere these voluminous, beautifully dressed, and dancing sculptures. They are called Nanas, and they were made by a...
Wendy Gray 29 October 2023
After paying a visit to the newly inaugurated Grosvenor Gallery in London, John Ruskin wrote a stinging review of the modernist exhibition. The...
Ruxi Rusu 28 October 2023
Taking place at J/M Gallery, London, Florence Houston‘s upcoming exhibition Juicy! (1-7 November 2023) showcases delectable still lifes.
Isla Phillips-Ewen 26 October 2023
Wassily Kandinsky – a lawyer turned painter, a painter turned lecturer, a green-fingered man for whom a house with a garden was a curse (as he...
Magda Michalska 26 October 2023
From Symbolism, through Fauvism, Futurism, and Abstraction, František Kupka is a great example of an artist whose works reflect changes that...
Magda Michalska 26 October 2023
“There is no religion higher than truth”, reads the motto of the American Theosophical Society, functioning since its foundation in New...
Magda Michalska 26 October 2023