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Impressionism
Lucien Pissarro in England: The Eragny Press
Sons of famous fathers have a hard time. Typically the old lion cuffs the cub for daring to innovate, but in the case of Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944) the problem was just the opposite: His father, Camille, the West Indies-born Franco-Jewish Impressionist, repeatedly scolded him for being old-fashioned.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
At the Outsider Art Fair in New York this past February, a new artist made a much-heralded debut appearance. Of course, he wasn’t exactly new, considering that the drawings were obviously made before World War II, but his work had remained outside the Outsider scene until quite recently.
Into The Woods
Inside the Kröller-Müller Museum, deep in the Dutch countryside, lies one of the world’s great Van Gogh collections, and behind it lies one of the great stories of 20th-century collecting.
The Afterlife of Eva Hesse
The mutable materials of the artist’s sculptures are continuing the creative process that she began.
What’s On Your Plate?
Bookplates are tiny marvels of the printmaker’s art, and a fascinating adjunct to rare-book collecting.
Creation and Conservation
Art & Antiques visits the New York studio of Daisy Craddock, where art and art restoration go hand in hand.
Romantic Russia
Technically masterful and emotionally rich, late 19th-century Russian painting drew on tradition while foreshadowing the avant garde.
Too Cool for School
A show at LACMA examines the early work of Vija Celmins, often classed with the California “Cool School” but really in a category all its own.
The Emperor as Aesthete
As patron and collector, the long-reigning Qianlong emperor put his mark on Chinese art.


































