Oil

Franz Anton Maulbertsch, detail of The Glorification of the Royal Hungarian Saints, ca. 1772–73
A Brief History of the Grisaille Technique
Grisaille made a name for itself in European artwork. Literally meaning “greyness” in French from the prefix gris, the method reached its peak of prominence during the sixteenth century. The…
Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, 1877–78. Oil on canvas, 35 1/4 × 51 1/8 in. (89.5 × 129.9 cm). National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1983.1.18
Mary Cassatt At Work, Defying the Odds as a Female Artist
Mary Cassatt’s oil painting, Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, was rejected for the Paris Exposition of 1878. Cassatt later said that the rejection was “by a jury of three people, of…
gold leaf is a back drop to a white horse and a field of flowers that resemble in style, the sun that watches over the scene
Revisiting the Lost Tarot Deck of Surrealist Leonora Carrington
In June, Surreal Spaces: The Life and Art of Leonora Carrington, an illustrated biography of the groundbreaking British artist was published by Thames & Hudson. In celebration, we take a look…
Landspace Painting by Aleta Pippin
Landscapes of the Mind – Aleta Pippin Solo Exhibition
Aleta Pippin’s solo exhibition, Landscapes of the Mind, demonstrates the breath of her work from oil to acrylic and mixed media. But more than the media Pippin…