Willem de Kooning (American (born The Netherlands), Rotterdam 1904–1997 East Hampton, New York) Title: The Glazier Date: 1940 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 54 x 44 in. (137.2 x 111.8 cm) Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In his fascination with landscape…
Edgar Degas (1834–1917) remains one of the most influential artists of the 19th century, known for his innovative compositions, dynamic portrayals of movement, and deep exploration of contemporary life. Though often associated with the Impressionist movement, Degas saw himself as…
Few artistic dialogues in modern art are as visceral, as deeply human, and as psychologically intense as the one between Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Two titans of 20th-century British painting, their work explores the fragility of the human form,…
“The ultimate effect sought is one of an almost literal openness that embraces and absorbs colour in the act of being created by it.” – Clement Greenberg What is Color Field Painting? Color Field painting is a term initially coined…
In 1957, Calder was commissioned to make a monumental work for the International Arrivals Building of Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport) by the Port Authority of New York. “People think monuments should come out of the ground,…
These 11 small streets of terraced houses are laid out like potato beds running between the old ramparts of Østre Anlæg park and Sortedam Lake. After some of the lakes were dammed up in the 1700s, potatoes were grown here…
Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520 ), Self portrait Date – 1506, Museum – The Uffizi Technique – Oil on panel, Size – 47.3 x 34.8 cm This painting has been acknowledged as the self-portrait of Raphael as a young…
Raphael was an Italian High Renaissance painter and architect. Today he is known along with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo as one of the most prolific painters of the Italian High Renaissance. Text By Charlotte Davis, BA Art History for The Collector…
Perhaps no one better understood how to positively exploit the potential of technology and engineering than van der Rohe, a founding father of Modernist architecture who was central to the Great Age of the Skyscraper during the 1950s and 1960s—a…
Four Principles Behind Naum Gabo’s Art Naum Gabo was one of the pioneering artists of his time. Born in Russia, he became key to developments in international modern art following the First World War. Renowned for his sculpture, Gabo was also known…