The time-honored tradition of still life painting has proven a cornerstone of art history, offering unparalleled insight both into an artist’s technique and style as well as a glimpse into the ...
“Roger Brown: Virtual Still Lives” at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York (May 2–September 15, 2019), installation view; photo: Jenna Bascom (image courtesy the Museum of Arts and Design) I first ...
“Pansies and flying geese,” acrylic on canvas, by Amber Jean Young. Courtesy Shaun Roberts. In the world of art history, there is a long-held hierarchy that ranks painting genres as follows: landscape ...
The Courtauld Gallery is extending its opening hours until 9PM on Wednesday, 14th and Thursday, 15th January for its ...
Among several modes enthusiastically adopted by painters in the last century, spontaneity is still held in the highest regard. Having proved durable for artists of varying ideologies and orientations, ...
From her student days, she stubbornly refused to follow popular artistic trends. Instead, she spent decades exploring the effects of light on glass. Credit: Richard Byrnes and Jeanne FonesCredit ...
“Tea at Smith,” watercolor, by Nava Grunfeld. The title of Grunfeld’s exhibit, “Lit From Within,” comes from her technique for painting still lifes, which involves a process of layering transparent ...