Scottish colourists exhibition: the painters who stood shoulder to shoulder with Matisse and Cezanne
In the early years of the 20th century, four painters left behind a drab grey Presbyterian Scotland for the exciting ...
With historic gift, Art Institute may have the most French art outside France
Though the value of the donated artwork was not disclosed, it’s thought to be comparable to last fall’s $75 million gift to ...
The artists twisting Persian masterpieces with stunning color
With dreamlike imagery and bold patterns, contemporary Iranian artists have reinterpreted the Persian miniature tradition.
‘The people’s painter’ left mark in Black art internationally — but shined in NC hometown
Langston Hughes is known as the people’s poet. I would say Biggers is the people’s painter. The man and the work are one.” ...
A Young Painter Puts Black Nudes Among Old Masters
Somaya Critchlow, 31, is showing her provocative paintings alongside a storied collection that includes work by Rubens, van ...
Art Institute announces 'transformative gift' of 16th- to 19th-century French art
Chicago collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz have donated 200 paintings, 50 sculptures and nearly 2,000 drawings by some of the biggest names in French art.
From trash to treasure: San Francisco artist turns garbage into masterpieces
Zombres is what's known as a trash artist. Once a week, he scours San Francisco's sidewalks, dumpsters and stores searching ...
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, whose art centered Native life, dies at 85
Ms. Smith was among the country’s most renowned Native artists, crafting pieces that incorporated Indigenous images and ...