Archive for May 2015
Silver Age
In 19th- and early 20th-century America, new wealth and social competition spurred a sterling surge of artistry in tableware.
Read MorePaul Durand-Ruel: First Impressions
A new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art shows how a farsighted dealer, Paul Durand-Ruel, made careers, markets, and art history.
Read MoreDavid Ligare: Daring to Know
The astonishing life work of a “California Classicist” goes on view at the Crocker Art Museum.
Read MoreAlex Katz: Object Matter and Environment
Two solo shows of celebrated American painter Alex Katz are opening, giving museum-goers the opportunity to see six decades of work.
Read MoreCarlo Bugatti: Furnishing a Fantasy
The extravagant, eccentric designs of Carlo Bugatti transcend the Italian Art Nouveau era to occupy an imaginative realm all their own.
Read MoreNight Scenes: After Dark
The allure and challenges of rendering the night in paintings, prints, and photographs are spotlighted in an innovative survey of the American nocturne.
Read MoreVideo Tour: The Lauren Bacall Collection
The Lauren Bacall collection, which was auctioned by Bonhams New York on March 31, included works of art by Robert Graham, Henry Moore, Jim Dine, and David Hockney, jewels by Jean Schlumberger.
Read MoreVideo Tour: Sculpture in the Age of Donatello
The Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA) in New York presents 23 examples of early Florentine Renaissance sculpture with its show “Sculpture in the Age of Donatello: Renaissance Masterpieces from Florence Cathedral.”
Read MoreGrace Hartigan: Adventures in Painting
Grace Hartigan, a dauntless heroine of Abstract Expressionism, used figurative imagery to reveal the secrets of a self forged in art.
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