This Valentine’s Day, one needn’t feel relegated to standard-issue red roses and baby’s breath, the oft-used modicum for floral expression. Flowers are much more interesting when an element of adroit ...

In times of uncertainty, artists have historically returned to conservative forms of art-making—“the holy trinity of portrait, still life, and landscape,” London-based advisor Brandy Carstens recently ...

And the blooms? They are so sumptuous you may be tempted to sniff their sweet fragrance. But be discreet: The Dutch artist's stunningly realistic works are, after all, hanging in a museum. What artist ...

The VMFA’s newest exhibit appreciates the beauty — and explores the deeper meaning — of floral still-life paintings. “Van Gogh, Manet, and Matisse: The Art of the Flower” opens Saturday at the ...

New Hampshire Antique Co-op is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibit, “In Full Bloom: Floral Still Life & Garden Paintings from the 19th c. to Present,” featuring works from renowned artists of ...

Many artists who made their names in figurative work are now creating a different sort of portrait. By Amanda Fortini IN EARLY 2021, Jordan Casteel, the painter known for her tender, exquisitely ...

Rachel Ruysch, "Posy of Flowers with a Beetle on a Stone Ledge" (1741), oil on canvas; Kunstmuseum Basel (courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) BOSTON — Dainty, fussy, and prim: These are the common ...

ACES Gallery’s upcoming Fall Estates Auction will feature a floral still life painting from French/Vietnamese artist Le Pho and items from music titan Tommy Mottola. Bidders will also find “an ...

The Mauritshuis museum in the Hague is in full bloom. To celebrate the 200th anniversary of its opening to the public in 1822, the museum has been transformed into a living bouquet, inside and out. A ...

While it may not feel like the first day of spring across much of the U.S., the canvases are in full bloom at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. Opening Saturday, “Van Gogh, Manet, and ...