Posts by Art & Antiques Magazine
American Impressionism: Florence Exhibition Examines American and Italian Influences
In the late 19th century, American artists and their patrons descended on “the Boston of Italy,” and now the city is commemorating the event with a show at the Palazzo Strozzi.
Read MoreOriental Art: Egyptian Collector Shafik Gabr and Orientalist Artwork
Egyptian collector Shafik Gabr believes that Orientalist paintings can further understanding between the West and the Arab world.
Read MoreLand Art: Earthworks that Defined Postwar American Art
In the Sixties, art left the galleries and museums and went back to the land. Four decades later, Land Art is coming indoors.
Read MoreBarroom Murals: Modern Art Found in American Bars
In these great American drinking establishments, museum-quality mural art is on the menu.
Read MoreIndian Paintings Getting New Attention from Museums and Collectors
From the middle ages to the twilight of the Mughals, classic Indian painting is getting new attention from museums and collectors.
Read MoreMosaic Art: Millard Sheets’ Mosaic Masterpiece is Rescued
Unfortunately, the Dallas Building, which was completed in 1959, was taken down in 2006, but a set of mosaics Sheets created was salvaged and has just been restored.
Read MoreWearable Sculpture
From Picasso and Calder to Chamberlain and Koons, major artists have been making jewelry their medium.
Read MorePious Fraud
In a bombed-out church in wartime Germany, Lothar Malskat crossed the line that separates art restoration from forgery.
Read MoreDigging English History
They ran the gamut from eccentrics to tomb-robbers, but British antiquaries did more than just collect bits and pieces of the past.
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