Joanna Hiffernan: Artist, Model and Whistler’s Muse
Joanna Hiffernan and James Abbott McNeill Whistler met in London in 1861. He instantly fell in love with her striking red hair and outspoken...
Louisa Mahoney 3 July 2026
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Whistler in 10 Works: The Poetry of Sight
James Abbott McNeill Whistler can sometimes appear as insubstantial and vague as one of his Nocturnes. He flits across the late 19th-century art...
Catriona Miller 25 June 2026
Down by the River: Famous Rivers in 10 Paintings
From the dawn of civilization, rivers have been the crux of human life. Most great cities are built around rivers. We use them for sustenance,...
Anastasia Manioudaki 29 May 2026
Masterpiece Story: Whistler’s Mother by James McNeill Whistler
Whistler’s 1871 painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No 1 might not sound familiar. As Whistler’s Mother, on the other hand, it has entered...
Catriona Miller 10 May 2026
The Story of Vilhelm Hammershøi—The Gentle Painter of Beautiful Interiors
Vilhelm Hammershøi is enjoying a renaissance at present. In 2023, Interior. The Music Room, Strandgade 30, sold for $9.1 million, a new record for a...
Catriona Miller 27 April 2026
Whistler vs. Ruskin: How to Fling a Pot of Paint and Win a Trial
After paying a visit to the newly inaugurated Grosvenor Gallery in London, John Ruskin wrote a stinging review of the modernist exhibition. The...
Ruxi Rusu 6 April 2026
Her Life and Her Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner
The story of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and its founder before the robbery in 1990.
Jennifer S. Musawwir 30 March 2026
QUIZ: Who Painted This Sky?
Sandra Juszczyk 17 January 2026
10 New Year Traditions Around the World
New Year’s is the last holiday of the old year, the first holiday of the new year and, as such, humans have been marking it for longer than we...
Ledys Chemin 31 December 2025
The Sound of Painting: Music and Art
Music and art have long been closely tied together, each taking inspiration from the other (for better or for worse). Some remarkable music has been...
Sarah Mills 24 November 2025
The Night Sky: 10 Nocturnal Paintings You Will Love
Few things in life are more moving than the night sky on a cloudless evening. Artists have been fascinated by it for so long! The night has inspired...
Ruxi Rusu 15 August 2025
