#20th century

Women Artists

Alice Neel: The Story of Defying Convention

Today, Alice Neel is considered one of the greatest portrait painters of the 20th century. As she usually painted her friends, family, neighbors, and...

Gokce Dyson 11 September 2025

Contemporary Art

The Enigmatic Universe of Anish Kapoor in 5 Artworks

With his recognizable style and enigmatic works, Anish Kapoor is one of the most prolific and influential artists of the 21st century. These 5 iconic...

Carlotta Mazzoli 8 September 2025

Paris through the Window. Marc Chagall, Paris through the Window, 1913, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, USA. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Paris Through the Window by Marc Chagall

Paris Through the Window (1913) is a perfect example of Marc Chagall’s enigmatic, eclectic, and fascinating artworks. Wherever one looks, one finds...

Jimena Escoto 8 September 2025

Post-Impressionism

Going Dotty: The Best Pointillist Landscapes

When Georges Seurat developed Pointillism – painting with little dots – in the mid-1880s, it seemed like a pretty niche idea. Yet for the next...

Catriona Miller 3 September 2025

Art History 101

Essential Books for Art Historians (and Art Lovers)

Not sure what you should read next? Here is a list of the most important art-related books you should read. Written in the previous century, they...

Roma Piotrowska 1 September 2025

Surrealism 101: Everything You Need to Know Rene Magritte The False Mirror Surrealism

Surrealism 101: Everything You Need to Know

Surreal adj., strange; not seeming real; like a dream Cambridge Dictionary Do you know the origin of this word? It comes from one of the most...

Tommy Thiange 1 September 2025

Abstract Expressionism

Abstract Expressionism 101: Everything You Need to Know

Abstract Expressionism is an art movement that emerged in the USA in the 1940s and 1950s. Some of its most prominent artists are Jackson Pollock,...

Errika Gerakiti 1 September 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: A Bigger Splash by David Hockney

David Hockney is one of Britain’s most well-known and influential artists. His iconic style is instantly recognizable. As you hunch over your work,...

Candy Bedworth 31 August 2025

Quiz

QUIZ: How Much Do You Know about Contemporary Women Artists?

Nikolina Konjevod 30 August 2025

Sport

The Violent Beauty of George Bellows’ Boxing Paintings

George Bellows’ boxing paintings capture the dynamic action of a vicious sport, its blood-thirsty fans, and the grace and beauty of its athletes. A...

Theodore Carter 27 August 2025

Bizarre

It’s a Dog’s Life According to Cassius Coolidge

Have you ever imagined a world dominated by animals? Have you read Orwell’s Animal Farm and wondered what it would be like to live in such a...

Magda Michalska 26 August 2025

Husband and wife sitting and resting one opposite another. Artist Stories

American Colorist: Milton Avery

American artist Milton Avery employed wide strokes of vivid colors and simple forms in his acclaimed portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. Abstract...

Nikolina Konjevod 25 August 2025