How Mediterranean Light Rewired Modern Painting
May 18, 2026
Painters from Bonnard to Matisse flocked to Southern France to experience light like no other in the world.
Art Movements
How Claude Monet’s “Impression, Sunrise” Sparked an Art Revolution
April 30, 2026
A century after his death at his home in Giverny, Claude Monet’s painting Impression, Sunrise still stands as a cornerstone of the Impressionist movement.
The Paris Studio as a Creative Pressure Cooker
April 28, 2026
Since the late 19th century, artists and innovators have regarded Paris as the epicenter of artistic and technological experimentation.
The Mission School: A Bay Area Artistic Revolution
April 15, 2026
San Francisco’s bohemian neighborhood of the Mission District has long been a source of innovation and avant-garde thinking.
How Record Auctions are Fueling India’s Art Boom
December 22, 2025
Indian art reached new market highs in 2025, with record-setting sales of works by V.S. Gaitonde, F.N. Souza, and M.F. Husain.
Molten Landscapes: The Volcano School
October 7, 2025
Volcanoes have long been sites of spiritual and natural communion, but in the 19th century they became the muse for artists to capture their magical fire.
Afrofuturism: A Collector’s Guide
September 24, 2025
Afrofuturism, whose premise combines elements of future-focused fantasy with deeply historic and cultural African motifs, has moved to center stage.
The Glasgow Boys: Scotland’s Answer to Impressionism
June 11, 2025
A group of 19th century artists from Glasgow, disillusioned with Victorian traditions of romantic landscape painting, channeled new ideas about color.
A Century of Glamor: Celebrating 100 Years of Art Deco
June 9, 2025
At the height of the Roaring Twenties, Paris was a vibrant hub of art, music, and literature, and in 1925 the city introduced a new vision of modernity.
The Glasgow School: The Legacy of Scotland’s Art Nouveau Movement
May 7, 2025
As Art Nouveau was developing in continental Europe, a unique brand of the movement was taking shape at the Glasgow School of Art.
