Art News
A Fabergé egg was allegedly discovered by US officials on a $300 million yacht seized from a Russian oligarch
Jul 25, 2022
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3 minutes read
Fabergé egg may have been found on yacht seized from Russian oligarch, says US Deputy Attorney General. Fabergé eggs were favored by the Romanovs before the Bolshevik Revolution.
Art History
The Trees in Art History
Oct 17, 2023
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8 minutes read
We would need a thousand more poems, because if this last one places trees next to houses, other times they seem alone, or accompanied by figures or animals, and sometimes even as mute and immobile spectators of 'fantastic' events...
Artist Portraits
Inside Jeff Koons' World: From Balloon Dogs to Record Auction Sales
Jul 10, 2024
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10 minutes read
Jeff Koons, born in 1955, is a renowned American artist famous for creating monumental sculptures from everyday objects, with record-breaking auction sales like Balloon Dog (Orange) and Rabbit, challenging artistic norms and influencing contemporary art globally.
Art History
Flemish proverbs
Feb 24, 2023
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9 minutes read
Brueghel painted this painting to illustrate Flemish proverbs because the "images" that emerge are vivid and for many understandable: "Bumping your head against the walls" or "Being armed to the teeth" ....
Art History
Timeless Shades: The Impact of Neutral Colors in Art and Design
Oct 22, 2024
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9 minutes read
Neutral colors such as white, gray, brown, and black have played a central role in art, from classical sculpture to contemporary painting. White marble, used by Michelangelo in the David, expresses perfection and grace, while gray, as seen in the works of Gerhard Richter, explores the very essence of painting...
Art History
The most popular artists of 2023
Jan 23, 2024
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12 minutes read
Who are some of Artmajeur's most popular artists in 2023? Find out in this story, which talks about contemporary artists by contextualizing them within the long narrative of art history!
Artist Portraits
Horst Antes: A Master of Figurative Expression and Abstract Exploration
Aug 1, 2024
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4 minutes read
Horst Antes is a renowned German painter, sculptor, and graphic artist known for his innovative fusion of figurative and abstract styles. He is best recognized for his iconic "Kopffüßler" figures, which have become a central motif in his work, exploring themes of identity and human existence.
Art History
Surrealism Turns One Hundred Years Old: The Forgotten Works
Oct 14, 2024
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16 minutes read
The year 2024 marks the centenary of Surrealism, a revolutionary art movement founded by André Breton that explored the unconscious and irrational through works by artists such as Dalí, Magritte, and Ernst. To mark this anniversary, Artmajeur celebrates with a selection of lesser-known works...
Art History
Top 10: emerging artists
Mar 19, 2023
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13 minutes read
An emerging artist is usually defined as one who is in the early stages of his or her career, that is, still in the throes of refining his or her style, while beginning to gain some critical recognition, at the same time trying to develop a well-known commercial representation...
Art History
Color and Beyond: How Modern Art Transformed Reality
Nov 19, 2024
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8 minutes read
Discover how color, from Impressionism to digital art, has liberated art from the confines of visible reality, transforming it into a tool of emotion, symbol, and celebration. This journey through color explores key movements such as Fauvism, monochromes, and Pop Art...
Artist Portraits
Chad Cantcolor: The Dynamic Visionary of Contemporary Pop Art
Jul 16, 2024
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5 minutes read
Chad Carothers, widely recognized as Chad Cantcolor, is an acclaimed American contemporary freehand painter and designer known for his vibrant and dynamic artworks that blend bold colors and intricate patterns, reflecting a unique fusion of street art and fine art, and capturing the essence of modern pop culture.
Art News
Beeple unveils his $29 million sculpture at the Crystal Bridges Museum
Jul 28, 2023
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3 minutes read
The $29 million sculpture of Beeple is on display at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, marking its first public appearance in the United States since it was purchased by Swiss venture capitalist Ryan Zurrer. The artwork titled HUMAN ONE depicts humanity's first steps into the digital Metaverse with ever-moving screens and also offers a scavenger hunt experience for visitors to unlock NFTs related to the artist.
Art History
Diego Velázquez: top 10 works of art
Sep 8, 2023
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15 minutes read
Therefore, my top 10, as well as many others in circulation, will necessarily be introduced by a brief presentation of the Spanish master, capable of bringing out his stylistic peculiarities, etc
Art History
Dragon Boat Festival: A Canvas of Tradition and Artistry
May 17, 2024
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7 minutes read
The Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Jie (端午節), is a traditional holiday observed on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, blending ancient customs and communal festivities. Rooted in the tale of Qu Yuan, a poet and minister from the Chu state during the Warring States Period, it symbolizes resilience and unity.
Art History
Gold in artworks
Dec 10, 2021
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7 minutes read
Gold is the protagonist of many masterpieces in the history of art, such as Byzantine mosaics, paintings by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Cimabue, Giotto, Simone Martini, Gentile da Fabriano and Gustave Klimt. The ancient technique of the Gold Background, with which all these works were made, was excellently described in the treatise of about 1440 by Cenninino Cennini, entitled "Libro dell'arte"...
Art News
Botticelli identified as the author of a painting of the Virgin in France.
Oct 1, 2024
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5 minutes read
A painting of the Virgin Mary and Jesus in Champigny-en-Beauce, France, is attributed to Botticelli. This discovery revolutionizes the history of art.
Pop Culture
The 10 Best Artistic References in Famous Anime Series
Jan 15, 2021
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12 minutes read
Let's come back together on the most interesting allusions to the world of art in our favorite series. If you are an art and entertainment lover, this article is for you!
Art History
Saving the planet: the strategies of contemporary art
Feb 27, 2022
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5 minutes read
Ecological art, born in the nineties of the twentieth century, represents an artistic genre moved by the purpose of denouncing the global environmental crisis, through a strong exhortation to the protection, preservation and restoration of life forms and resources of the earth. This tendency pervades with force the contemporary art, which has provided the above mentioned genre with new and original points of view...
Art History
Exploring the Sacred: A Journey Through Religious Art at Easter
Feb 26, 2024
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14 minutes read
Easter, a central holiday in Christianity, signifies the resurrection of Jesus Christ and holds profound global significance...
Art History
The success of the flamingo in contemporary art
Feb 20, 2022
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6 minutes read
The flamingo has been a protagonist of art history since ancient times, but within contemporary art this animal has taken on new positive values, related to love, cheerfulness, sensitivity and elegance, which have made it a very popular subject...
Art History
Munch's Scream: yesterday and today
Jun 14, 2023
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8 minutes read
Let's face it, art history books in which, in order to talk about the figurative evolution of a particular country, a tedious succession of names, definitions and dates are listed, turn out to be rather sterile in terms of learning...
Art History
Painting: gold in the title and gold in the technique
Aug 19, 2023
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8 minutes read
When we think of gold within the history of art, it turns out to be rather easy, if not taken for granted, to focus and dwell on one artistic technique in particular, which, just for the moment...
Art History
What's the color for 2024?
Jan 2, 2024
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8 minutes read
Before revealing the color of the year clearly, I'll provide you with some clues that will gradually lead us to the shade chosen as the 2024 Pantone color. To begin in this direction, there is a fruit that can introduce us to the hue chosen by this American company, and that is the peach, whose juicy nectar has also inspired great masterpieces in the history of art by masters such as....
Artist Portraits
Roger Quesnel: I was always a bit of a daydreamer
Apr 15, 2025
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8 minutes read
"I create all of my paintings purely from my imagination and completely intuitively as I paint. I have a general sense of the image I want to paint beforehand, but my main focus and thoughts as I paint, are more about the mood, atmosphere or the feeling I want to convey."...
Art History
3 ways to travel with paintings
Aug 9, 2023
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8 minutes read
We are at the beginning of August and the cities are finally emptying out, people are saying their goodbyes and postponing their talk until September...
Art History
From the eyes to the hands to the mouth: painting and food!
Jul 26, 2023
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9 minutes read
In the center of the canvas is arranged a realistic woven wicker cenestra, intent on "caring for," as well as "cradling," the roughly twelve specimens of fruit of various kinds, which it jealously guards inside, depicted with the intention of showing them to the viewer, who, in any case, must limit himself only to looking at...
Art History
A popular pictorial format of the Renaissance
Apr 5, 2023
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9 minutes read
Certainly, within the immense breadth of the narrative of art history, works of rectangular or square format stand out in popularity and recurrence, which have often overshadowed the less common round or, even other shaped media.
Art History
Threads of Tradition: Obon's Influence on Contemporary Art
Jun 4, 2024
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6 minutes read
Originating over 500 years ago, Obon blends ancient beliefs with Buddhist customs, becoming a major family reunion holiday in Japan. It's celebrated with vibrant festivities spanning three days, embodying themes of remembrance, gratitude, and community. Its influence extends to contemporary art, inspiring artists to reinterpret its themes, ensuring an enduring legacy.
Art History
A Home That Speaks of You: Art as a Mirror of Your Emotions
Jan 21, 2025
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9 minutes read
Buying art is not just an aesthetic act, but a deeply personal choice, driven by the desire to surround oneself with what nourishes the soul. We therefore present some types of artworks, each designed to meet the different emotional needs of four types of art lovers...
Art History
Tuscan artists: from Andrea del Sarto to the contemporary.
Nov 30, 2022
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10 minutes read
Imagine that you are walking in the Florence (Tuscany) of the 1500s, having the opportunity to look closely at the recent and laborious building of the Duomo, the adjacent and older baptistery, as well as the other iconic buildings, also located in the present historic center. Now that you are in the cradle of the Renaissance you can think, that, in the aforementioned places, almost unchanged in the modern age, the greatest artists in the history of art lived and worked...
Art History
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Mar 17, 2023
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10 minutes read
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593) was an Italian painter who is best known for his portraits made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, and animals...
Art History
10 Wildlife Photographers You Should Know
Oct 10, 2023
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12 minutes read
If, like me, you used to watch wildlife documentaries with your grandmother as a child, then you shouldn't miss the opportunity to read this article...
Artist Portraits
The Artistic Vision of Karin Kneffel
Jan 29, 2025
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11 minutes read
Born in 1957 in Marl, Germany, Kneffel pursued studies at the University of Münster and the Comprehensive University of Duisburg before transitioning to the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. There, between 1981 and 1987, she studied under Johannes Brus, Norbert Tadeusz, and Gerhard Richter, eventually becoming a master student of Richter...
Art History
Top 10: the most scandalous nudes in art
May 31, 2023
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13 minutes read
My top ten has selected the best nude, crude, sensual, sometimes erotic and, as a result, extremely "scandalous," "demonic" and sometimes "dangerous" masterpieces for the eyes of those viewers most susceptible to the externalization of the sinuosities of the human body...
Lifestyle
Isabel and Agustín Coppel: One of Mexico's most significant collections
Dec 11, 2023
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4 minutes read
Agustín Coppel, one of the five billionaire sons of Enrique Coppel Tamayo, the founder of a Mexican retail empire focused on low-income consumers, currently holds the positions of chairman and chief executive at his father's conglomerate, Grupo Coppel...
Artist Portraits
Salvador Dalí: Provocateur of Surrealism and Cultural Icon
Jun 19, 2024
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16 minutes read
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his meticulous draftsmanship and eccentric imagery. From his early influences by Impressionism and Renaissance masters to his embrace of Cubism and Surrealism, Dalí's career was marked by iconic works. Despite controversies over his support for Franco and commercial ventures, Dalí's legacy persists.