An Avant-Garde Love Story: Goncharova and Larionov’s Romance
At the dawn of the modern avant-garde, two uncompromising young artists, Natalia Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov, found in each other both a lifelong...
Magda Michalska 10 December 2025
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Together Apart: Kandinsky and Malevich’s Paths to Abstraction
Though Kandinsky and Malevich came from different backgrounds, their paths converged in shaping the Russian avant-garde. Each developed a radically...
Catherine Razafindralambo 6 November 2025
What Inspired Kandinsky? Nature, Spirituality and Other Artists
Wassily Kandinsky – a lawyer turned painter, a painter turned lecturer, a green-fingered man for whom a house with a garden was a curse (as he...
Magda Michalska 16 October 2025
Masterpiece Story: Harmony in Red by Henri Matisse
Sergei Shchukin once said “If a picture gives you a psychological shock, buy it. It’s a good one.” And the Matisse painting I would like to...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 September 2025
The Art of Jewels: Spinel, The Ruby Impersonator
The spinel, also known as the balas ruby, was first derived from the historic region of Badakshan in Central Asia. These beautiful gemstones usually...
Maya M. Tola 16 September 2025
The Art and Spirituality of Nicholas Roerich
Nicholas Roerich, a prominent member of the early 20th-century art world, was distinguished by his unique artistic style and profound spiritual...
Maya M. Tola 15 September 2025
Writing Poetry and Inspiring Painters: Portraits of Anna Akhmatova
It is hard to say how many portraits of the poet Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) exist – she was painted by many famous artists of the 20th century. She...
Elizaveta Ermakova 21 August 2025
The Flying Lovers: Bella and Marc Chagall
A love story is always a good read, especially if it’s such a magical and touching history as that of Bella and Marc Chagall. Unfortunately there...
Magda Michalska 7 July 2025
5 Colorful Temples Around the World
Whether colors represent environmental phenomena, human history, or personal freedom, there are canvases that exist beyond an artist’s studio.
Anuradha Sroha 30 June 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Railway Station by Alf Rolfsen
Steam, breath, and sweat combine into a pulsating cloud filling the railway station with energy and anticipation. Everyone is in motion either...
James W Singer 22 June 2025
How Did Paris Fall in Love with Ballets Russes?
Ballets Russes was a ballet company founded by the famous impresario Sergei Diaghilev. No doubt, Ballets Russes made Russian ballet famous all around...
Guest Author 21 May 2025
Luxury and Mystery—The Row About Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs
There is something magical about the Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs. They are a symbol of the ultimate luxury, but also of an era long gone and...
Joanna Kaszubowska 3 April 2025
