Paul Nash’s watercolours; Manet and contemporary art; photographers’ contact sheets; and Beatrice Gibson’s disorderly films
‘Beyond the Battlefield: Women Artists of the Two World Wars’ by Catherine Speck
News from the art world: art awards, auction records, and a royal stamp of approval
A group of exceptional ancient Roman silver vessels has been cleaned up and put on display in Malibu
Highlights from the National Gallery’s exhibition of the 19th-century Norwegian landscapes
Mannequins in the Fitzwilliam Museum; Cubism at the Met; chickens in the crypt
At a post-war and contemporary auction, why settle for one famous name if you can have two?
Elena Polenova’s paintings, illustrations and furniture designs are on display in the UK
Apollo talks to Imran Qureshi ahead of his major UK exhibition at Ikon
Major gifts, controversial sales and record-breaking auctions
Monet, Picasso, Degas, Magritte…a few highlights from Perenchio’s collection
A few of the Old Master paintings on offer at Paris Tableau this year
Which of the 12 shortlisted artists should win the inaugural Hennessy Portrait Prize?
Freud’s lusty figurines; Hogarth’s lewd Londoners; Serra’s monumental sculptures and Anaïs Tondeur’s scientific mysteries
‘Rembrandt’s House: Exploring the World of the Great Master’ by Anthony Bailey
The J. Paul Getty Museum’s major Manet acquisition; Ronald Lauder’s warning to the Kunstmuseum Bern; and North Korea’s first UK art show
The Turner Prize turns 30 this year – but does it continue to represent the best of contemporary British art?
FLASHBACK in Turin supports the premise that ‘All Art is contemporary’
An insight into the world of book art
The Metropolitan Museum gains a collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts, while Tate takes home some contemporary work from Frieze
Pierre Huyghe’s stange and beautiful work; Jane and Louise Wilson’s ‘Undead Sun’; and Schiele’s uneasy nudes
Some of the stories and discussions we’ve spotted online this week: Could ‘orphan’ artworks be brought in from the cold?…
Highlights from the Rijksmuseum’s first major photography show
Flower paintings are often appreciated for their decorative qualities, but their simple beauty belies the significance of the genre
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
Art Market Maths: the celebrity factor
At a post-war and contemporary auction, why settle for one famous name if you can have two?