#20th century

Artist Stories

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

North American Art

Edward Hopper And The Scent Of Loneliness

I remember watching Edward Hopper’s piece for the first time. Of course it was his famous Nighthawks – you know this painting –...

Zuzanna Stańska 19 January 2017

Video

Watch Rare Footage Of Pablo Picasso In His Studio

The film we have for you today is a unique historical document about one of the greatest artists of 20th century. It shows Pablo Picasso in the area...

Zuzanna Stańska 17 January 2017

Artist Stories

The Best of Lucian Freud – Hotheaded Narcissus and Brilliant Painter

Lucian Freud was born on this day in 1922. It’s a perfect occasion to take look at some of his greatest paintings. He was conventional in a...

Piotr Policht 8 December 2016

Masterpiece Stories

Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night (Painting Of The Week)

The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh is one of those iconic painting everyone recognizes. But not everyone knows it’s story! Today we will try...

Zuzanna Stańska 3 December 2016

Artist Stories

Tangled Up in Blue: The Art of Edward Krasiński

In Tate Liverpool, up to March 2017, you can see an exhibition of Edward Krasiński’s work. Krasiński was one of the most interesting and...

Piotr Policht 23 November 2016

Masterpiece Stories

John Singer Sargent, Gassed – Painting Of The Week

Yesterday we were commemorating Remembrance Day. Also known as Armistice Day, it marks the day when World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of...

Zuzanna Stańska 12 November 2016

Art History 101

A Short Cheat Sheet For Die Brücke

Die Brücke was a group of expressionist artists founded in 1905 in Dresden which were active until 1913. The art of Die Brücke confronted feelings...

Zuzanna Stańska 19 October 2016

Art Forms

Picasso’s Favourite Instrument…

That’s pretty obvious – it’s a guitar! (whoever had any dirty thoughts given the title, go to read about emotions...

Magda Michalska 26 September 2016

Art State of Mind

The Old Man And The Art: Ernest Hemingway’s Art Collection

Ernest Hemingway was a famous writer, that’s a fact. But not everyone knows he was also an art collector and that he began already in his...

Zuzanna Stańska 5 August 2016