More Than Fifty Shades of Grey in the Life of Romaine Brooks
The story of Romaine Brooks could have been a story of success, luxury, and the easy life since she was born into a very wealthy American family (her...
Magda Michalska 21 April 2025
Artist Stories
Claude Cahun—A Surrealist Queer Prophet
Claude Cahun famously said “Masculine? Feminine? It depends on the situation. Neuter is the only gender that always suits me.” Photographer,...
Candy Bedworth 21 April 2025
10 Things You May Not Know About Édouard Manet
Who has not heard of Édouard Manet? The same Manet whose canvas, Le Déjeuner sur L’herbe (or The Luncheon on the Grass), ushered in a new age for...
Ledys Chemin 17 April 2025
John Singer Sargent’s Magnificent Watercolors
European-American painter John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) is remembered for his impressive, large-scale portraits of British, French, and American...
Alexandra Kiely 14 April 2025
Six Things You Might Not Know About John Singer Sargent
There’s no question that John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) was an artistic superstar. Everyone knows his most famous painting Madame X, but do...
Alexandra Kiely 14 April 2025
A Capri Romance: John Singer Sargent and Rosina Ferarra
We are all dreaming of summer holidays, long walks along beaches, toes in the sand, and the sound of the waves crashing against the shore. Perhaps...
Charlotte Stace 14 April 2025
Louis Wain and His Weird Cats
The British artist Louis Wain was a highly successful illustrator, mainly known for his humorous graphics of cats. His quirky feline pictures were...
Marta Wiktoria Bryll 8 April 2025
7 Things You Need to Know About Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Before reading on, you should know that Jean-Honoré Fragonard was a Rococo master. One can say that Fragonard was Rococo. The works of this French...
Zuzanna Stańska, Matthew Vazquez 4 April 2025
The Mysterious Master of Rococo: Watteau
Who was Watteau, one of the most prominent Rococo painters? Not much is known about his life, which makes it and his art all the more mysterious. Are...
Magda Michalska 4 April 2025
Alexandra Exter: Multi-Talented Cubo-Futurist in Paris
Alexandra Exter was a painter and designer of the Russian and Ukrainian avant-garde. Her work isn’t limited to just one genre or movement. She was...
Errika Gerakiti 31 March 2025
Identity and Belonging in the Work of Ana Mendieta
Ana Mendieta, the Cuban-American performance artist was an unapologetic feminist who asked profound questions about identity and belonging.
Candy Bedworth 27 March 2025
Anne Vallayer-Coster: A Life of Still Life
The still-life genre often seems less interesting than other art forms, so perhaps it is unsurprising that 18th-century French painter Anne...
Catriona Miller 26 March 2025
