In the hierarchy of influential women collectors throughout art history, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875–1942) stands near the top of the list.
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At the root of all Gothic art and architecture was the desire to construct something close to heaven on Earth, a place where congregations could feel the presence of the divine.
The old notion of “slaying the dragon” has had a pervasive presence in our culture for centuries, yet few know the actual origins of the popular expression. One story that certainly increased the phrase's popularity is that of Saint George, an early Christian martyr that served in the Roman army during the fourth century.
Alberto Giacometti’s “Large Thin Head” is still waiting for its next collector after failing to sell at Sotheby’s New York auction in May for an asking price of $70 million. Andy Warhol’s “Big Electric Chair” was saved from a similar fate when Christie’s pulled the $30 million canvas from their spring auction.
High profile interdisciplinary artist Jeffrey Gibson (b. 1972) made history as the first Native American to represent the U.S. at the 60th Venice Biennale. His 2024 solo exhibition, the space in which to place me, took its title from a line in Layli Long Soldier’s poem, Ȟe Sápa–which examines history, identity, perception, and place.
The name Monet is perhaps one of the most recognizable in the world of art, but overwhelmingly, it is associated with the life and paintings of Claude Monet (1840-1926), the illustrious father of impressionism painting. There was another Monet, however, proficient in painting, who created lively, impressionistic works, but little recognized beyond the shadow of Claude. She was Blanche Hoschedé-Monet.
The Buffalo AKG announced that Northern Lights, a celebration of the boreal ecozone’s influence on Nordic and Canadian artists, will open at the museum on Friday, August 1, and will remain on view through January 12, 2026. The exhibition is jointly organized by the Buffalo AKG and the Fondation Beyeler, where it opened on January 26 in Basel, Switzerland.
One of the greatest artists of the medieval Northern Renaissance, iconoclastic Netherlander Hieronymus Bosch created highly detailed surrealistic works centered around religious themes.
The Met’s Emily Sargent: Portrait of a Family presents a thoughtfully curated glimpse of the Sargent family, centering primarily on the long overlooked watercolor paintings of Emily, sister to the illustrious John Singer Sargent.
A visual history of Zoroastrianism—allegedly humanity’s oldest monotheistic religion—materializes only to the most determined eyes. Buried under millennia of crucifixes, stars of David, and crescent moons, symbols of this four-thousand-year-old faith have been overshadowed and repurposed as cultural and political motifs; yet like its worshippers, Zoroastrian art has not vanished, but rather learned silently to adapt and influence.
