Archive for October 2015
Joachim Wtewael: Myths, Monsters, and Mannerism
The astonishing art of Joachim Wtewael, full of wild imagination, shows a little-seen side of 17th-century Dutch painting.
Read MoreOswaldo Vigas: Worthy Proponent
As modernism evolved, the Venezuelan artist Oswaldo Vigas was its messenger and champion in Latin America.
Read MoreMarie Spartali Stillman: Renaissance and Renascence
An exhibition at the Delaware Museum of Art rediscovers the art of Marie Spartali Stillman, a Pre-Raphaelite muse turned painter.
Read MoreGiovanni Battista Piranesi: Temple Guard
Piranesi’s drawings of the Temples of Paestum, rendered late in his career, are a revelation of draftsmanship, detail, and archeological discovery.
Read MoreJapanese Printmaking: New Impressions
In the early 20th century, Japanese artists reimagined traditional printmaking for the modern age, as revealed in a show at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Read MoreSecond City Surrealism
A new exhibition at the MCA Chicago chronicles the emergence of Surrealism and collections of Surrealist work in postwar Chicago.
Read MoreElmer Bischoff: The Art of Friendship
From Abstract Expressionism to figuration and back again to abstraction, Elmer Bischoff’s work was a search for unity not only aesthetic but social.
Read More1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic Sells for $1,815,000 at Auction
At Bonhams’ automotive auction this summer, held at Quail Lodge in Carmel, Calif. (part of the Monterey Peninsula’s annual collector car week), among the standout lots was this sleek, streamlined Fiat 8V Supersonic from 1953, with body designed by the Turinese coachbuilder Ghia
Read MoreArt Deco Sculptures: The Dance of Deco
Art Deco sculptures, exuberantly celebrating life and freedom in bronze, limestone, ivory, and other media, have long since recovered from past critical disdain and are leaping to new heights on the market.
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