Marsden Hartley: An Overlooked Modernist
Marsden Hartley was a ground-breaking modernist, ostracized from the art world at the height of his career. Today he remains sidelined as a...
Louisa Mahoney 23 June 2026
Artist Stories
Glamourous and Emancipated Women of Gerda Wegener
Today Gerda Wegener is best known for feminist art and portrayal of lesbianism. She was also married to Einar Wegener, who after the sex reassignment...
Kelly Hill 23 June 2026
Vincent van Gogh in 10 Paintings: A Journey Through His Art
Vincent van Gogh remains one of the most influential figures in the history of Western art. His life, marked by intense emotions, personal struggles,...
Jimena Aullet 22 June 2026
Beyond the Factory: Artistic Collaborations of Andy Warhol
Love him or hate him, Warhol’s art is notable for his use of mass production and pop culture. As Christopher Makos said in a 2011 interview...
Rachel Witte 22 June 2026
Love Life! Remembering David Hockney in 10 Artworks
Few would claim real shock at the loss of an artist a month shy of turning 89. And then David Hockney passed away on June 11. Born in 1937, the lad...
MJ Rivera 22 June 2026
13 Black Folk Artists from the American South
The thirteen self-taught artists below, from Bill Traylor to Nellie Mae Rowe, Thornton Dial to Mary T. Smith, among others, created some of the most...
Adam Oestreich 19 June 2026
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 19 June 2026
Moving to Abstraction: Andreas Gursky’s Rhine
Andreas Gursky’s Rhine is an interesting piece that tells the transformation of a real-life picture into an abstract work of art. The move towards...
Michel Rutten 17 June 2026
Giovanni Segantini: The Tragic Life of a Mountain Lover
Giovanni Segantini was an Italian painter with a deep love for mountains and snow. His stunning landscapes capture the serene beauty and majesty of...
Magda Michalska 16 June 2026
Between Word and Image: The Creative Mind of David Jones
David Jones (1895–1974) was an artist, poet, writer and craftsman; a name synonymous with the Modernist era but one that still remains lesser known...
Guest Author 15 June 2026
Is This Van Gogh’s One True Love? Sketches of Sien
Vincent van Gogh produced dozens of sketches of his live-in lover Clasina Maria Hoornick, known as Sien. Let's take a look!
Candy Bedworth 15 June 2026
The Dutch Master of Selfies: Rembrandt’s 6 Magnificent Self-Portraits
Rembrandt van Rijn, one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art, was born 416 years ago in Leiden, Netherlands. Today, people take...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 June 2026
