Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887), Inspection of the Old Room, 1874, oil on canvas, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Painting
Painting of the Week: 64
Percy Shakespeare (1906-1943), Morning Exercise, 1934, oil on canvas, 76 x 63.5 cm, private collection. Continue reading
Painting of the Week: 63
Lydia Dona, Photo Ghosts and the Labyrinth Drips on the Void, 1996, oil, acrylic, and sign paint on canvas, 213.4 x 162.6 cm. Continue reading
Painting of the Week: 62
Julie Mehretu, Dispersion, 2002, ink and acrylic on canvas, 228.6 x 365.8 cm, Williams College Museum of Art. Continue reading
Painting of the Week: 61
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), Beata Beatrix, c.1864-70, oil on canvas, 86.4 x 66 cm, Tate. Continue reading
Post Marcs
Today in 1916, German expressionist painter Franz Marc was fatally wounded at the Battle of Verdun. Continue reading
Murillo at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Now largely overlooked, 17th-century Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was once the most famous – and expensive – artist in the world. Continue reading
Painting of the Week: 59
Jonathan Armstrong (1893-1973), Daphnis and Chloe, c. 1927, gouache on board, 57.5 x 77 cm Continue reading
Painting and Performance
Painting has often been declared dead since the 1960s, yet it refuses to die. Even the status and continued legitimacy of the medium has been repeatedly placed in question. So why does it continue to make a splash? Continue reading
Painting of the Week: 58
Edvard Munch (1863-1944), Towards the Forest II, woodcut with gouges and fretsaw, 1915, 52 x 65 cm Continue reading
Emil Nolde: Artist of the Elements
To put it plainly, the work of Emil Nolde (1867-1956) is not well known enough on these shores. That’s why we’re publishing the first ever English language introduction of this extraordinary painter. Continue reading
Painting of the Week: 57
William Adolphe-Bougeureau (1825-1905), Les Printemps, 1886, oil on canvas, 201.3 x 117.8 cm, Joslyn Art Museum. Continue reading
Painting of the Week: 56
Hélio Oiticica (1937-1980), B17 Glass Bólide 05 ‘Homage to Mondrian’, 1965, glass, textile, water, pigment and cork, 30 x 47.5 x 60 cm, © Projeto Hélio Oiticica. Continue reading
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