At Large
It seems curious that artists’ books are often regarded as a separate species in the art world, considered merely illustrated texts. When in reality, they can be so much more.
Born in Paris in 1840, Claude Monet became a master painter whose works have become synonymous with the Impressionist movement he helped found. Here are ten little-known facts about the life of…
In the largest inscription round to date, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage added 68 new elements to its international lists during…
What happens to an artist’s work after they die? It’s not a new question, nor is it a simple one. The outcome is never guaranteed, even among those with megawatt careers and a flourishing market…
With its origins in late Medieval art and religious culture, the word “Gothic” conjures the dark, the mysterious, or the otherworldly. A international exhibition, Gothic Modern: From Darkness to…
As the hype fades following the record-breaking $54.7 million sale at Sotheby’s in November 2025 of Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait, El sueño (La cama), becoming the most…
Born in the late nineteenth century, Modernism sought to challenge conventional institutions of its time. The late nineteenth century saw a shifting European political structure, with the birth of…
Echoing a pilot program launched in 1950, the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) will now allow cardholders to borrow select pieces of art for up to three weeks, as of November 3rd.
As empires fell and made way for nation-states, dissolving Medieval social structures, rapid industrialization led to the development of Realism, a period from the mid-to-late nineteenth century that…
Last summer, a small American museum made history by becoming the first institution in the country to return one of the fabled Benin bronzes. Officials of the University of Iowa’s Stanley Museum of…
As the orginal "Renaissance Man," Leonardo da Vinci’s works have influenced artists, scientists, architects, and great thinkers for centuries. Along with the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, his…
When I went to first grade, as an only child, my mother, Arlene Schnitzer, enrolled in the Portland Art School. Her teachers complained to her that there was no contemporary art gallery there. This…
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was born and died in Vienna, where he helped found the Vienna Secession, a contemporary art movement closely related to Art Nouveau. He received formal training at…
"Dive into the creative journey of David Whitburn, the 1st legacy artist for Artist Resource Transnational. In collaboration with the David Barnett Gallery, this special episode celebrates Whitburn’s…
The recent discovery of a 16th century merchant ship in French territorial waters and the positive identification of an early 18th century Spanish galleon off the coast of Colombia have sparked…
