“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
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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
David Bomberg – A New Machinery For Picture Making
Go into any art gallery the length and breadth of the UK and you are bound to find a Bomberg. David Bomberg, born in Birmingham in 1890 to...
Wendy Gray 25 January 2017
Abstraction In Creation – Watch Gerhard Richter At Work
If you ever doubted in abstract paintings you must see this video. Gerhard Richter is a German visual artist who was born in 1932. He produces...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 December 2016
The Private Collection of Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas was one of the greatest Impressionists. He was also an art collector. His collection, revealed after his death, was remarkable not only...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 December 2016
How Yves Klein Played with Gold
Two weeks ago, we showed you some art of Edward Krasiński whose exhibition you can see right now at Tate Liverpool. There’s another great...
Piotr Policht 15 December 2016
