Posts by Art & Antiques Magazine
Night 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.
Read MoreDiego Rivera and Frida Kahlo: Murals for Motor City
An exhibition of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo’s work at the Detroit Institute of Arts tells stories of painting, politics, and personal exploration.
Read MoreChicago Museums: Windy City Wonders
From Audubon prints to Imagist painting to Asian antiquities, Chicago has offerings for all tastes.
Read MorePeter Paul Rubens: Weaving a Narrative
In the service of the Catholic Church and the Spanish royal family, Peter Paul Rubens conceived a cycle of religious images, painted them, and had them rendered as sumptuous tapestries, now on view in a once-in-a lifetime traveling exhibition.
Read MoreJohn Marin: The Romantic Cubist
Rejecting urbanism and irony, John Marin used European avant-garde methods to make a quintessentially American art.
Read MoreUnder the Surface
Hidden beneath coats of house paint in a New York hospital slated for demolition, abstract murals created for the WPA in the 1930s awaited rediscovery and restoration.
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