Post-Impressionism

The genius of Cezanne

29 October 2022 9:00 am

Pity the poor curators of major exhibitions struggling to find fresh takes on famous masters. The curators of Tate Modern’s…

Why Tate Modern seems more like a playground than an art gallery

3 September 2022 9:00 am

This book covers the period 1878-2000, offering thought provoking commentary on some 120 years of experiments in being modern, and…

Apostle of modernism: Clive Bell’s reputation repaired

24 April 2021 9:00 am

Clive Bell is the perennial supporting character in the biographies of the Bloomsbury group. The husband of Vanessa Bell, brother-in-law…

Can VR help to sell art to kids?

10 April 2021 9:00 am

Some pictures are now so mediated that their actual physicality has long been dwarfed by a million reproductions. The ‘Mona…

‘The Laden Table’, c.1908, by Édouard Vuillard

A charming celebration of Vuillard’s muse – his mum: Barber Institute’s Maman reviewed

17 November 2018 9:00 am

Fin-de-siècle Paris was not just the art capital of the world, it was also the fashion capital. In 1901, 300,000…

‘Propeller (Air Pavilion)’, 1937

Better than Robert? Sonia Delaunay at Tate Modern reviewed

18 April 2015 9:00 am

In 1978, shortly before she died, the artist Sonia Delaunay was asked in an interview whether she considered herself a…

‘The Tea Table’, 1938, by Henri Le Sidaner

Henri Le Sidaner: the artist who fell between two schools

10 May 2014 9:00 am

Like other species, artists club together in movements not just for purposes of identification but for longevity. Individuals who don’t…