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Impressionism

Hans Hofmann, Autumn Chill and Sun, 1962, oil on canvas, 60 x 51 inches.

Becoming Hans Hofmann

He became a famous teacher in Germany, but it was in the United States that the artist came into his own as painter.

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Thomas Day, Lounge, 1858, walnut with yellow pine (upholstery not original).

Carving Out a Life

Against all odds, African-American cabinetmaker Thomas Day became an entrepreneur and a tastemaker in antebellum North Carolina.

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El Anatsui, Earth’s Skin, 2007. Aluminum and copper wire.

Taking Chances

Artist El Anatsui talks to Art & Antiques’ Ted Loos about happy accidents, open-ended works and his current show at the Brooklyn Museum.

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Montblanc Imperial Dragon Limited Edition fountain pen

The Write Stuff

Fountain pens, classic and contemporary, are making their mark on the market.

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Liberty, 1965, pencil, white and red enamel on canvas

Frozen Poses

A showing of works by Italian artist Giosetta Fioroni comes to the Drawing Center in a blaze of silver.

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Liu Dan, Unfolding Time

Think in Ink

A dedicated group of Chinese artists have revitalized the centuries-old tradition of ink-and-brush painting, giving it a distinctly contemporary aesthetic.

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Second-phase blanket, circa 1860s

Native American Art: Blanket Statements

The essentials of Navajo culture are woven into every textile they made, even though most were intended for the Anglo market.

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a Goliath head, owned by Texas-based collectors Bruce and Julie Webb;

The Extraordinary Ordinary

Finding beauty in the cast-off or the offbeat, eclectic collectors are redefining aesthetic value — on their own terms.

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Gaspar Miguel de Berrío, Our Lady of Mount Carmel with Bishop Saints, 1764, oil on canvas.

Spanish Colonial Art: The New World’s Old Masters

Spanish colonial art, long dismissed as derivative or politically incorrect, is receiving a major reappraisal in Latin America and drawing new attention in the U.S.

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