Researchers at Art Gallery of Ontario identify painter and subject of 18th-century portrait of Black woman – The Art Newspaper
Both the painter and the sitter of a portrait of a young woman of colour purchased at auction by the ...
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New documentary gives E.J. Hughes, painter of lyrical Canadian landscapes, his due – The Art Newspaper
A new documentary premiering this weekend at the Vancouver International Film Festival offers a deep dive into the personal and ...
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Rosalyn Drexler—Pop Art painter, polymath, and travelling wrestler—has died aged 98 – The Art Newspaper
The renowned Pop Art painter and polymath Rosalyn Drexler—once a member of an all-women travelling wrestling troupe—has died aged 98, ...
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Washington, DC street renamed ‘Alma Thomas Way’ in honour of renowned abstract painter
The street where the renowned abstract painter Alma Thomas (1891-1978) lived for most of her life now bears her name. ...
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Jo Baer, painter who pivoted from abstraction to ‘radical figuration’, has died, aged 95 – The Art Newspaper
The American painter Jo Baer, best known for her monumental contributions to the fields of Minimalist abstraction and later figuration, ...
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Behind Ukraine and Russia’s battle over 19th-century seascape painter
For more than a decade since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in March 2014, Russia and Ukraine have battled over ...
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‘The painter in me did not die’—novelist Orhan Pamuk turns his hand to art
Orhan Pamuk, Turkey’s most famous living novelist, has always had a secret passion. The author of best-selling books such as ...
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First exhibition for forgotten Renaissance painter Francesco Pesellino to open in London
In early 1457, Francesco Pesellino was an completed artist in his mid-30s having fun with a glittering profession. Famend for ...
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Brice Marden, painter revered for his distinctive method to abstraction, has died, aged 84
Brice Marden, the summary painter identified most generally for his lengthy, winding calligraphic mark making that stood out towards monochromatic ...
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Lengthy-lost canvas by Flemish painter Michael Sweerts propels Christie’s Previous Grasp sale in London to its finest end in seven years
Michael Sweerts (1618-1664) may not be a family title, however this Brussels-born artist has simply grow to be the discuss ...
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