The growing prevalence of photographic images in the first half of the 20th century persuaded many painters to shift away from representing reality and to focus instead on expressing their own ...
In Grove Gallery’s latest exhibition, “Women Painting Women,” gallery director Sarah Kaiser-Amral said she didn’t just want ...
Today, 17th-century painter Michaelina Wautier earns comparisons to Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony Van Dyck. But for centuries, the accomplished Flemish Baroque painter had been all but forgotten. In ...
What a ruckus! What panic! And why not? Until the appearance of photography, painters had nearly a monopoly on artistic representation. Their craft was regarded as the primary means to concoct images.
The Milwaukee Public Museum has more than 4 million artifacts in its collections. Many of those items haven’t been displayed — or were only briefly showcased for exhibitions — like a rare painting ...
Elizabeth Okie Paxton, "The Breakfast Tray" (c. 1910), oil on canvas, 21 x 17 inches (all images courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington) The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, DC, has ...