Masterpiece Story: Maple Trees at Mama by Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige’s prints were exported to Europe and became very popular with Western artists. Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh owned...
James W Singer 24 May 2026
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Masterpiece Story: The Courtesan Hinaaya of the Chōji House by Kikukawa Eizan
The Courtesan Hinaaya of the Chōji House by Kikukawa Eizan, is one of the woodblock prints from Vincent and Theo van Gogh’s collection in the Van...
Urvi Chheda 24 May 2026
Masterpiece Story: Pine Trees by Hasegawa Tōhaku
Japan is a country of distinctive traditional arts such as tea ceremonies, calligraphy, and bonsai. A rich history of artists fills their museums...
James W Singer 24 May 2026
Masterpiece Story: Bridge in the Rain (after Hiroshige) by Vincent van Gogh
In the mid-19th century, Japanese ports were suddenly opened up to international trade, and Europeans went crazy for Japanese culture and art,...
Kelly Hill 24 May 2026
QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Mexican Art?
Jimena Aullet 23 May 2026
Masterpiece Story: The Progress of a Soul by Phoebe Anna Traquair
Luminous and larger than life, The Progress of a Soul by Phoebe Anna Traquair elevated embroidery into the modern era. It also helped put the...
Emily Snow, 22 May 2026
Anni Albers: The Artist Who Transformed Textiles
Anni Albers once referred to textile-making as “rather sissy”. Fortunately she later had a change of heart. From the Bauhaus in Germany...
Emily Snow 22 May 2026
Marian Henel—Tapestries and Madness
Marian Henel’s tapestries are huge. The largest one measures over 6 m in length and 3 m in width (19 ft. 8 in. by 9 ft. 10 in.). Created in the...
Zuzanna Stańska 22 May 2026
