The ‘Degenerate’ World of Otto Dix
The dictionary definition of degenerate states it is “having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing...
Wendy Gray 3 August 2017
Artist Stories
A Search for Solace at Innisfree Gardens
Art itself is often closely associated with some form of solace or peace. Though not all art exists to establish in oneself an inner tranquility,...
Alina Manevskaya 12 July 2017
Salvador Dali’s Body To Be Exhumed For Paternity Test
A Spanish court has ordered the remains of Salvador Dalí to be exhumed in an attempt to extract DNA for a paternity claim from a woman born in...
Zuzanna Stańska 4 July 2017
Picasso’s Beach Body, Baby and Capa’s Camera
There is never a wrong time to dream about the summer. Who else would like to dive into the Mediterreanean sea together with a painter who just...
Magda Michalska 30 June 2017
“It was all so ugly”: The Tragedy of John Currie and Dolly Henry
The lives of artists are a constant source of fascination and the life of Staffordshire born artist of John Currie must rank amongst the highest.
Wendy Gray 18 June 2017
We Are Looking For Writers!
If you love art history… Love writing… Read DailyArtDaily.com and like what we do… We are looking for contributors! It...
Zuzanna Stańska 13 June 2017
When the Inquisition Met Nude Maja
Which one do you prefer? The Nude Maja or The Clothed Maja? This question might have been asked by the painter Francisco Goya when he completed...
Magda Michalska 21 May 2017
Happy Mother’s Day! Famous Mothers in Art
Mummy, Mama, Mom, Mum, Mami… So many names for these wonderful women who care for us and love us more than anything else in the world. To...
Magda Michalska 14 May 2017
Ogunquit Artist Colony: The Painter’s Paradise
The Abenaki people native to southern Maine knew of their homeland’s allure long before their European successors. The word “ogunquit” –...
Anthony de Feo 18 April 2017
The (Not So) Simple Style of Emil Carlsen
Emil Carlsen was, for roughly the first forty years of his life, poor and relatively unknown. After all, he rejected the growing appeal of florid...
Anthony de Feo 8 April 2017
The Legend Of The Death Of Raphael
Raphael Santi, one of the greatest Renaissance painters died on this day, on Good Friday in 1520. He was only 37 years old and at the peak of his...
Zuzanna Stańska 6 April 2017
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 25 March 2017
