The story of how the Côte d'Azur dazzled modern art's great innovators. To Monet, it was like "swimming in blue air." To Braque, a "joyful revelation." Derain compared its cerulean hues to "sticks of ...

The French Riviera – artists’ haven, iconic travel destination, playground of the rich and famous and ultimate symbol of ...

Born in 1934, Rose Wylie grew up in London amid the Blitz; bombing raids were an everyday fact of her childhood. Wylie’s home ...

Mrinalini Mukherjee's monumental woven sculptures allude to sexuality and desire, as well as botany and the natural world. Find out more about the methods and ideas behind her groundbreaking ...

The exhibition features work by Anaï Salem, Francisca Pinto and Katrina Cowling. Through their paintings and sculptures, the three artists shape a realm where gravity grows stronger, drawing all ...

Stories from the Arabian nights / told to the children by Amy Steedman ; with pictures by F. M. B. Blaikie - London ; New York: [1906?] ...

One of the world’s most influential living painters, Marshall is a virtuoso chronicler of Black American life – here are five things you need to know about the artist. Kerry James Marshall first ...

A 17th-century trailblazer rediscovered. Active in Brussels in the middle of the 17th century, Michaelina Wautier challenged the limits imposed on female artists at the time by working on an unusually ...

Find out more about how the pioneer of Post-Impressionism has inspired the subjects and techniques of Kiefer’s monumental paintings and sculptures. A few months after turning 18, Kiefer embarked on an ...

Created on their return from an Antarctic expedition, these life jackets symbolise survival, whether it’s physical, material, or spiritual. Taking inspiration from a Victorian book of cyanotypes ...

Put your friends’ knowledge to the test with our art general knowledge quiz. 'Tis the season of office parties, family gatherings and get-togethers with friends. When conversation lulls we’ve got you ...

Tracey Emin RA has won the 2024 Charles Wollaston Award for the "most distinguished work" in the Summer Exhibition. Each year we present prizes for outstanding works in the Summer Exhibition. Over £80 ...