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Women Artists

Pan Yuliang: From Being Seen to Seeing

Pan Yuliang lived many lives in one lifetime. She was a girl from Yangzhou who entered adulthood under precarious circumstances, a student in...

Wen Gu 13 April 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: The Railway by Édouard Manet

In 1873 when this painting was created by the Realist master Édouard Manet, the Gare Saint–Lazare was the largest and busiest train station in...

Zuzanna Stańska 12 April 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Rainbow at Pontoise by Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro has an interesting portfolio of paintings. His works are divided between cosmopolitan views of Paris and countryside views of...

James W Singer 3 April 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Portrait of Eva Gonzalès by Édouard Manet

You’ve probably heard of the Impressionists: Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, and Camille Pissarro. These guys are not only known for...

Abreeza Thomas 29 March 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: The Theater Box by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Entertainments such as cabarets, theaters, and the circus were popular themes among the Impressionist painters whose mission was to portray modern...

Zuzanna Stańska 27 March 2026

Post-Impressionism

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Portraying Misia Natanson at the Theater

Henri Toulouse-Lautrec is famous for his portrayals of Parisian nightlife: cabarets, theaters, and brothels. He showed us a world of decadence and...

Alicja Gluszek 27 March 2026

Painting of a woman in light dress and a hat sitting and lightly touching her face. Women Artists

Rediscovering Fauvist Georgette Agutte in 10 Paintings

Georgette Agutte was one of the very few women who participated in the Parisian art scene at the turn of the 20th century. She was a sculptor and a...

Nikolina Konjevod 26 March 2026

Katy Hessel, The Story of Art Without Men, Suzanne Valadon, The Blue Room, 1923, European Art

Suzanne Valadon: Model, Painter, Rebel

Throughout her inspiring life, Suzanne Valadon transitioned from an in-demand model to a successful artist. Along the way, she challenged societal...

Lauren Kraut 26 March 2026

Artist Stories

The Radical and Rebellious Rosa Bonheur

Rosa Bonheur's vivid animal portraits made her one of France's richest 19th century artist. Her unconventional personal life is fascinating!

Candy Bedworth 26 March 2026

Women Artists

Berthe Morisot in 5 Paintings

When we talk about Impressionism, usually the names of Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, and Degas come to mind. However, let’s not forget about another...

Valeria Kumekina 25 March 2026

Review

5 Works by Matisse to See in Chicago This Spring

Are you a lover of Matisse’s work? You cannot miss the new exhibition Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color at the Art Institute of Chicago! The show...

Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 23 March 2026

Fashion

Dressing the Modern Woman: 10 Iconic Coco Chanel Designs

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel did not just design clothes. She rewrote the rules of what women could wear, feel, and demand from fashion. All of the...

Errika Gerakiti 19 March 2026