In the last couple of years of his brief life, his watercolours changed, and pushed the boundaries, for others to follow.
Category Archive: Painting
In a fraction of the lifespan enjoyed by JMW Turner, Tom Girtin took watercolour to new heights. The first of two parts showing his work.
As with any subject, there is a lot of information available about art history, when you know where to look, and how.
Sequestering art in freeports is little different in effect from the Nazis’ looting works of art across Europe.
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Tackled by several Masters, this well-known story has also been well-shown. Which painting provides the best narrative?
The first American symbolist, his beautiful paintings are rich in symbols and stories, and decorate the Library of Congress.
The Greek Fates transferred to Norse legend, to Shakespeare’s three witches, even to Terry Pratchett. But you may have misread a lovely Velázquez.
His rough and gestural style turned his dark tales into the stuff of nightmares.
Language has rich and precise mechanisms for dealing with time. Narrative painting is not without its tools, though.
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