27 May 2014

By the Beautiful Sea

Who painted la mer as distinctively as any artist in history?  Turner, that's who.


26 May 2014

Gordon Willis, R.I.P.

I'm late getting to this, but I wanted to give a genius his just due.  The life and work of the great cinematographer Gordon Willis.


22 May 2014

Money, Money, Money, Money

The O'Jays sang the refrain . . . and it was all about the dollar signs earlier this month when Christie's set a one-night record of sales totaling a staggering $745 million. 


17 May 2014

Where Are All the Women?

Amanda Vickery goes in search of masterworks not created by the usual -- male -- suspects.


12 May 2014

American Art -- What Is It?

Refreshing excerpts from ARTnews coverage in years past.




08 May 2014

Masterworks

You may love it or loathe it, but it's hard to deny the impact of Jacques-Louis David's singular work.