The October Revolution of 1917 changed the course of world history; it also turned Russia into a showcase filled with models. Every object and sphere of activity had to demonstrate how society…
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John Tenniel judged the images produced from electrotype printing plates of his illustrations for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to be so poorly rendered that he convinced the…
On December 5, one of the world’s best private collections of English Bibles will hit the auction block at Sotheby’s New York. It is the …
The 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop recently announced the sale of a massive 750-piece collection dedicated to the life and works of the father of modern psychology and psychoanalysis…
We spy some beautiful birds headed to auction in New York on June 15. The ornithological…
"From his London studio, artist Ori Gersht describes his practices in analogue and digital photography, filmmaking, and editing, and the environment in which he produces work. He highlights some…
"This video from the exhibition "Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist" breaks down Gauguin’s process for making wood-block prints step by step. Follow along to discover how the artist carved and printed…
"In support of the exhibition "Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist" conservator Harriet Stratis demonstrates how Gauguin, always pushing the boundaries of art, created a new method of making abstract…
