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After more than 90 years, an Egon Schiele painting of his uncle has been rediscovered

May 6, 2022

3 minutes read

The portrait, which was last seen in 1930, will be displayed in Vienna and will also be part of a collection of non-fungible tokens.

Art History

The history of Belgian art: from Flemish painting to the present day

Oct 5, 2022

8 minutes read

To tell how the art of Belgium has exerted its influence within the history of Western art, the description of its best-known masterpieces, exemplifying those revolutionary stylistic features, which have indelibly marked the peculiarities of the most popular forms of figurative expression of all times, could suffice...

Lifestyle

Philip Niarchos and His $2.2 Billion Art Collection

Oct 5, 2023

4 minutes read

Philip Niarchos is a Greek businessman and art collector, known for his significant wealth and extensive collection of modern and contemporary art. He is the eldest son of the prominent Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos.

Art News

Art Confronts a Tragic Shooting

Mar 18, 2024

2 minutes read

"Echoes of Resilience" unveils artists' reflections on a devastating racist mass shooting, explored through the Buffalo AKG Art Museum's latest exhibition. The show features poignant works that confront community grief and systemic racism, fostering a dialogue on healing and awareness.

Art History

The history of Dutch art: from the Golden centu to contemporary times

Sep 7, 2022

7 minutes read

The appellation Golden Age denotes that particular period of Dutch history, which, located between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, i.e., subsequent to the achievement of political autonomy, was marked by a formidable development of science and commerce, to say the least. In this context, the figurative arts, which must necessarily have been affected by, and consequently reflected, this florid climate, flourished to an extraordinary degree...

Artist Portraits

Madeline Berger, the choice of watercolor

Jan 25, 2023

3 minutes read

"My first paintings were painted in acrylic, but I didn't like the plastic and opaque aspect. The choice of watercolor came later"....

Art News

3,000 Ukrainian Artists you can support today: an exclusive selection of contemporary artists from Ukraine by Artmajeur

Jun 9, 2022

2 minutes read

We've done everything we can to help Ukrainian artists sell their work worldwide. Many artists left the country, and airlines and banks ceased conducting business there, causing complications. We've worked with artists, payment processors, and shipping firms to make buying Ukrainian art secure and easy. Artmajeur is proud to show unique works by over 3000 Ukrainian artists that you can view, collect, and buy safely.

Art History

From Da Vinci to Degas, how the vision problems of famous painters may have influenced their work

Oct 3, 2021

4 minutes read

From 1860 to 1910 Degas' vision deteriorated, and his style gradually became harsh as his eye condition worsened. Likewise, was the genius of Leonardo da Vinci helped by a blurred vision? Recent research makes these assumptions.

Art History

The most beautiful hairstyles of the Renaissance

Aug 26, 2023

10 minutes read

Someone has them but wants to change their color, others want them shorter, those who no longer have them cry remembering them, or opt, now resigned, for the more classic carryover or hairpiece, what am I talking about?

Francisco Goya (1746-1828) was a Spanish painter and printmaker who is widely regarded as one of the most important artists of the late 18th and early 19th centuries...

Paul Cézanne was a French artist and painter who lived from 1839 to 1906. He was known as a Post-Impressionist artist whose work introduced new forms of representation and influenced the artistic movements of the early 20th century...

Alphonse Mucha, born Alfons Maria Mucha, was a renowned Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist who resided in Paris during the Art Nouveau era. He gained international recognition for his unique and ornamental theatrical posters, particularly those featuring the actress Sarah Bernhardt.

Art History

Masterpieces dressed in purple

Jun 7, 2023

8 minutes read

There are three masterpieces in the history of art, placed between the pictorial and photographic worlds, aimed at immortalizing the same subject, staring confidently at the viewer, while wearing a detail, the coloring of which is the subject of the discussion at hand: purple...

Alessandro Botticelli, also known as Sandro Botticelli, was an Italian painter who lived during the Renaissance period. He was born in Florence in 1445 and died in 1510...

Art News

The Morozov collection, the amazing tortured history of the Russian art trove is being displayed in Paris

Sep 21, 2021

3 minutes read

The Morozov collection will open its doors in Paris one year after the scheduled opening date. Manet, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Monet, Picasso, Gauguin, Bonnard, Vuillard, Rodin etc. follow one another.

Artist Portraits

Walerij Baranow: the desire to become a painter has always been in me

Feb 19, 2025

5 minutes read

"I work mainly with oil and spatula technique, but also with the classic brush technique. As far as the topics go, it is mainly history, religion, current social issues, the meaning of life and now and again philosophical questions that I deal with artistically"...

Artist Portraits

From Bad Painting to Computer Painting: The Evolution of Albert Oehlen

Jan 15, 2025

8 minutes read

Albert Oehlen is a renowned German artist known for his innovative approach to abstract and figurative painting, blending traditional techniques with digital art. His work, often associated with the "Bad Painting" movement, challenges conventional notions of beauty and artistic expression.

Artist Portraits

Val Escoubet, the monochrome that remains perceptible

Nov 19, 2022

3 minutes read

The artistic environment in which Val Escoubet grew up was the breeding ground for his passion for art. She always had pencils and colors at her disposal...

Lifestyle

Artist JR supports Iranian women with an art installation in New York

Dec 7, 2022

3 minutes read

Hundreds of people gathered on Roosevelt Island in New York City on Sunday to bring to life an art installation that showed solidarity with the women in Iran who are leading the uprising. Chants of "Woman, Life, Freedom" could be heard all around the island.

Art News

Ukraine at war: Testimonies of Ukrainian artists living under war

Jun 24, 2022

3 minutes read

The war in Ukraine had a profound impact on artists. Here, Artmajeur offers them the opportunity to tell us about their daily lives so that they can make their voices heard. Here are their stories.

Art History

The history of Portuguese art: from its origins to contemporary times

Jul 10, 2022

7 minutes read

The history of Portuguese art represents a narrative that harks back to multiple cultures and influences; in fact, primarily responsible for the birth, and establishment, of sculpture and painting in this country were the French and Dutch artistic traditions, as well as Spanish and Italian...

Artist Portraits

Rainer Fetting: Mastering Figurative Power in Neo-Expressionism

Oct 15, 2024

6 minutes read

Rainer Fetting is a renowned contemporary German artist internationally recognized for his extensive body of expressive figurative paintings, which encompass a wide range of subjects, as well as his numerous bronze sculptures.

Art History

4 Extraordinarily Badass Women Who Changed the (Very Patriarchal) History of Art

Mar 5, 2021

13 minutes read

Let's look back at four particularly inspiring artists' trajectories through different eras, and different conceptions of female emancipation.

Art News

Minneapolis Institute of Art Drops Wiley Exhibition Amidst Assault Claims

Jun 14, 2024

1 minutes read

The Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Joslyn Art Museum have canceled or postponed their planned exhibitions of Kehinde Wiley's work due to allegations of sexual assault against the artist. Wiley, who denies the allegations, is facing a potential class-action lawsuit, and these developments have raised significant questions about the intersection of art, celebrity, and accountability.

Artist Portraits

Iryna Kastsova, I still continue to experiment with techniques and styles

Sep 8, 2023

6 minutes read

"I started painting at the age of 5 with watercolors when I wanted to become an artist. Every summer I spent with my grandmother in the village."

Artist Portraits

Tomoya Nakano: my artworks materialize what I imagine

Apr 27, 2025

4 minutes read

"Basically, my artworks materialize what I imagine, regardless of the subject matter. Also, I use a variety of techniques in my artworks, ranging from traditional oil painting to more modern approaches, depending on what I want to paint."

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1: by means of this numerical climax that goes by the name of top 10, aimed at placing the most relevant collages in the history of art one after the other, in order of relevance, I want to bring the reader closer to the knowledge of an artistic technique that is often sidelined, in the face of the more popular painting, sculpture and photography...

Art News

Artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol reunited in Paris

Apr 3, 2023

3 minutes read

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat reunited in the 1980s, creating 160 works during their brief but productive time together. Seventy of these works will be on display at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris.

Artist Portraits

Paulo Vilarinho: inspiration comes from all the great masters

Feb 20, 2024

4 minutes read

"I think it all started when I was a teen during a school trip to the National Museum of Ethnology in Lisbon. During that visit I became fascinated with Asian and African Art and that experience made me want to start creating my own artistic pieces...."

The tiger is not only a majestic animal, elegant and proud, part of an ancient tradition of Chinese zoolatry, but it is also a fascinating subject, which has been widely investigated by the history of Western art...

Artist Portraits

Arina Apostolova, the focus on spiritual development

Dec 31, 2022

6 minutes read

Arina Apostolova started drawing at the age of 16 when she wanted to become an architect in 2006. During her studies at the Academy of Architecture she successfully progressed in all directions, but in painting and drawing classes her work attracted the most attention...

Artist Portraits

Renato Guttuso: A Master of Italian Social Realism

Jul 4, 2024

13 minutes read

Renato Guttuso was a prominent Italian artist known for his unique way of expressing social realism through painting. His works, characterized by a strong political and social connotation, reflect the struggles and hopes of the Italian people throughout the 20th century...

Johannes Vermeer is a 17th century Dutch painter, born in 1632 in Delft and died in 1675. He is best known for his scenes of everyday life, often depicting women in bright and calm interiors. Despite his short career and the small number of works he produced, Vermeer is today considered one of the most important and talented artists of the Dutch Golden Age.

Art History

Did you know that golf has been immortalized by great masterpieces of art?

May 22, 2022

7 minutes read

Many masterpieces that fall outside the main themes of the fine arts, such as, for example, that of landscape, portrait, genre scenes, etc., are often unknown. The above emerges forcefully in regard to works that, although they were created by the greatest masters in history, immortalized the elite world of golf...

Pop Culture

How a nursing home has elevated its residents to the status of classic works of art ?

Jan 18, 2022

2 minutes read

A care home in Oxford has photographed residents recreating famous paintings and created a calendar for the year 2022. 14 seniors volunteered to appear in the MHA Brookfield's 2022 calendar in order to raise funds for creative activities. Residents have developed an interest in the arts since moving to the home, which provides nursing and dementia care for 66 residents.

Art News

Shocking Art Banned Worldwide, Now Exposed in Barcelona!

Oct 30, 2023

2 minutes read

Barcelona’s Museo del Arte Prohibido showcases a unique collection of over 200 banned and censored artworks, featuring pieces from renowned artists like Picasso, Goya, and Andy Warhol. The museum, opened by Catalan businessman Tatxo Benet, provides visitors with a provocative insight into the history of art censorship, accompanied by detailed context for each piece.

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