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Egon Schiele is perhaps best known for his provocative and emotionally charged depictions of the human form, especially in his figure studies and portraits. While much attention is often given to his controversial nudes and expressive use of line, Schiele’s…
What is Good Taste in Art? The question of what constitutes “good taste” in art is as slippery as it is enduring. It lurks in every gallery, every dinner party conversation about an exhibition, every auction where a canvas is…
There is a certain inevitability to Paul Cézanne. The more one looks at 20th-century painting, the more one circles back to him. Picasso saw it early, calling him “the father of us all.” Matisse reportedly owned one of his Bathers…
SALON DU DESSIN 2025 from 26 to 31 March at the Palais Brongniart Presided over by Louis de Bayser, the Salon du dessin is a unique event with an international reputation, and has become the main reference in the world of collecting drawings. Collectors, specialists,…
Artist: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes Title: Still Life: Three Salmon Steaks Date: 1808–1812 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 45 x 62 cm Current Location: Oskar Reinhart Collection, Winterthur, Switzerland In the early 19th century, amidst the turmoil of the…
Palazzo Barberini, Rome From March 7 to July 6, 2025 In conjunction with the 2025 Jubilee celebrations, the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica, in collaboration with Galleria Borghese, with the support of the Directorate-General of Museums of the Italian Ministry of Culture…
The Vasari Corridor as it was in the time of Medici: reopening on December 21, after 8 years and for the first time ever to the general public, the famous ‘aerial tunnel’ of the Uffizi above the heart of Florence.…
Artist : Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) Title : Houle du virtuel (Virtual Wave ) Date : 1963 Collection: Grenoble, Musée des Beaux Arts. As a prolific artist and painter paying no heed to convention, whether in society or art, Jean Dubuffet made non-savoir…
Cy Twombly is an artist who defies easy categorization. His work exists in a space between painting and poetry, between ancient history and modern abstraction. To some, his canvases appear as mere scribbles and drips—art that a child could make.…