Impressionism

Roberto Matta, La révolte des contraires, 1944

Roberto Matta Painting Sells for $5,010,500

In the New York art world of the 1940s, Roberto Matta was an ambassador of Surrealism and a progenitor of Abstract Expressionism.

Animal Art: The Search for Animal Beauty in Art

In 19th-century France, the development of animal science profoundly influenced animal art, as a current exhibition in Paris makes clear.

American Pop Art: VHS Exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design

This summer the Museum of Art and Design rewinds VHS culture with their new exhibition titled “Swept Away: Dust, Ashes and Dirt in Contemporary Art”.

Mesoamerican Art: Exploring the Mayan Apocalypse Through Art Objects

A comprehensive gathering of Mesoamerican art objects reveals how a religious myth expressed itself—and perpetuated itself—through trade.

Rembrandt in America: Understanding the Artist and His Followers

Rembrandt worked so closely with his fellow artists that scholars are still at odds over which paintings are the “real” ones. Your guess may be as good as theirs.

Art Created in the Aftermath of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami

In the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, artists are creating works that document the event, give aid to the victims and express their own complex feelings.

World Record for Most Expensive Work of Art at Auction

Edvard Munch’s The Scream, 1895, Was Offered at Sotheby’s New York, on May 2, 2012 and Sold for $119,922,500 Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) When The Scream rotated into view at the front of Sotheby’s main New York salesroom on a Wednesday evening in May, it was as if a piece of our collective unconscious…

Post-Impressionism: Les Nabis Brotherhood Rejects Distinction Between Fine and Decorative Art

Edouard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard, and a troupe of fellow young artists formed the Nabis—an avant-garde brotherhood that innovated while remaining rooted in the past.