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Jackson Pollock, Guardians of the Secret, 1943, © Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York via SFMOMA

Unexpected Early and Late Works by Jackson Pollock

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José Clemente Orozco, Dive Bomber and Tank, 1940 © 2026 José Clemente Orozco / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico via MoMA

Mexican Masters Who Transformed Art Through Public Murals

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Thomas Hart Benton, Fire in the Barnyard, 1944 via Sotheby’s

Thomas Hart Benton and the Shape of Modern American Art

Feature image: Thomas Hart Benton, Fire in the Barnyard, 1944 via Sotheby’s Thomas Hart Benton and the...

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MoMA staff dismantling Pablo Picasso’s Guernica (1937) prior to its shipment to Spain, 1981 via MoMA.

What Happens to a Painting Before It Enters a Museum

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Joan Miró painting Bleu II, 1961. Photograph by Català Roca.

What Your New Year’s Resolutions Reveal About Your Art Taste

Feature image: Joan Miró painting Bleu II, 1961. Photograph by Català Roca via Pinterest.  What Your New...

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René Magritte, L'État De Veille, 1958

Publisher’s Picks 2025: The Editorial Year in Review

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 Joan Miró, The Hunter (Catalan Landscape), 1923-1924

A Curated Selection of Unexpected Works by Famous Artists

Feature image: Joan Miró, The Hunter (Catalan Landscape), 1923-1924  Georgia O’Keeffe, Starlight Night, 1963 via...

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Fra Filippo Lippi, The Adoration in the Forest, detail, 1459. © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie.

The Ten Greatest Christmas Paintings in Art History

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Cy Twombly, Lepanto, 2001 via The Cy Twombly Foundation

When Style Becomes a Prompt: The Cost of AI Imitation

Feature image: Cy Twombly, Lepanto, 2001 via The Cy Twombly Foundation When Style Becomes a Prompt:...

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Georges Seurat, Bathers at Asnières, 1884 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

A Love Letter to Art History Students Before Next Semester

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Henri Matisse, Interior (Open Door), 1920 via Artchive

Why Henri Matisse Kept Returning to the Window Motif

Feature image: Henri Matisse, Interior (Open Door), 1920 via Artchive Why Henri Matisse Kept Returning to the...

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 Hunt Slonem, Pretty in Pink Cotton Dinner Napkin, $35, via Bergdorf Goodman.

A Thoughtful Holiday Gift Guide for Serious Art Lovers

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Willem de Kooning, Abstraction, 1949-50; via Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. Credit: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. Copyright: © The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Eight Underrated Masterpieces by Willem de Kooning To Know

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Piero della Francesca, The Flagellation of Christ, c. 1455–60. Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino. Digital Image © 2014 Photo Scala, Firenze via Wikipedia

Piero della Francesca’s Flagellation of Christ, c. 1455–60

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Frank Gehry with miniatures of his designs in Los Angeles, 1989. Photo by Bonnie Schiffman. Via Vanity Fair

A Tribute to Frank Gehry and His Transformative Vision

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Beeple, Regular Animals, Lynne Sladky/AP via CNN

Top Viral Highlights from Art Basel Miami Beach 2025

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Frances Featherstone, Solitaire,© Frances Featherstone 2025. All Rights Reserved via the artist's website

The Soft Aesthetics of Three Contemporary Visionaries

Feature image: Frances Featherstone, Solitaire,© Frances Featherstone 2025. All Rights Reserved via the artist's website The...

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Cecily Brown, One Touch of Venus, 1999 via Sotheby's.jpg

How Cecily Brown Shapes Color Into Living Abstraction

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Feature image: Installation view of Anat Ebgi Gallery at Art Basel Miami Beach. © Anat Ebgi Gallery.

Your Survival Guide to Art Basel and Miami Art Week

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 Paul Cézanne, The Basket of Apples, c. 1893 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Feasting Through Time: Iconic Meals in Art History

Feature image: Paul Cézanne, The Basket of Apples, c. 1893 via Wikipedia/Public Domain Feasting Through...

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Gustav Klimt, Fritza Riedler, 1906 via Briticanna

Klimt’s Portraits and the Power of Painted Presence

Feature image: Gustav Klimt, Fritza Riedler, 1906 via Briticanna Klimt’s Portraits and the Power of Painted...

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Paula Rego: Secrets and Stories, 2017 via IMdB

Eight Essential Films on Women Artists to Watch Now

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W. Eugene Smith, Nurse Midwife series, 1951. “After another delivery Maude departed at four thirty in the morning, leaving the case in the care of another midwife.” © W. Eugene Smith/Life Pictures/Shutterstock. Via Life Magazine.

Four Must-Know Photo Essays That Changed Photography

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Mulgil Kim, 찬란한 발견, 2023 via the artist's website

Where We Find New Art Today: Five Contemporary Artists

Feature image: Mulgil Kim, 찬란한 발견, 2023 via the artist's website Where We Find New Art Today:...

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Paul Gauguin, Parahi te Marae (The Sacred Mountain), 1892 via WikiArt/Public Domain

A Guide to Paul Gauguin’s Most Influential Paintings

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Helen Frankenthaler, Landscape (Nice, France), 1956 via The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation

Quiet Masterpieces by Art History’s Greatest Names

Feature image: Helen Frankenthaler, Landscape (Nice, France), 1956 via The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Quiet Masterpieces by...

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 René Magritte, The False Mirror, 1929 © 2025 C. Herscovici, Brussels / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York via MoMA

10 Art Facts That Will Deepen How You See Painting

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View of the Pavillon de l’Alma in Meudon around December 1906. Photo by François Vizzavona, Musée Rodin via Tate

The Studio as The Factory, The Artist as The Architect

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Agnes Martin, Untitled, 1960 © 2025 Estate of Agnes Martin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York via MoMA

Nine Underrated Works by Agnes Martin You Should Know

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Roy Lichtenstein, Whaam!, 1963 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Reconsidering Roy Lichtenstein’s Borrowed Genius Today

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Tammam Azzam, Matisse, Syrian Museum series via The Independent

When Art Heals: Creativity After War and Displacement

Feature image: Tammam Azzam, Matisse, Syrian Museum series via The Independent When Art Heals: Creativity After War and...

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Joan Miró, The Farm, 1921-1922 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Before They Were Icons: The Early Works of Great Artists

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Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory, 1931. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2025 Salvador Dalí, Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York via MoMA

Dalí’s Obsession with Time: The Persistence of Memory

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Leonora Carrington, And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur, 1953 via MoMA

Here’s Why Leonora Carrington Is the Queen of Halloween

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Anselm Kiefer, Sulamith, 1983 via SFMOMA

How Artists Painted Nightmares Throughout Art History

Feature image: Anselm Kiefer, Sulamith, 1983 via SFMOMA How Artists Painted Nightmares Throughout Art History Nightmares...

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Cy Twombly, 8 Odi di Orazio, 1968 via Artsy

Underrated Paintings by Cy Twombly You Should Know

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William Shiels, A Cheviot Lamb (from Attonburn, Roxburghshire). via WikiArt/Public Domain

The Lamb in Art: Innocence, Faith, and Symbolic Power

Feature image: William Shiels, A Cheviot Lamb (from Attonburn, Roxburghshire). via WikiArt/Public Domain The Lamb...

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Rogier van der Weyden, The Descent from the Cross, 1435 via Smarthistory

Rogier van der Weyden’s The Descent from the Cross, c. 1435

Feature image: Rogier van der Weyden, The Descent from the Cross, 1435 via Smarthistory Rogier van...

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Maruja Mallo, La sorpresa del trigo (Surprise of the Wheat), 1936 © Maruja Mallo, VEGAP, Santander, 2024. Private collection via World of Interiors

Maruja Mallo and the Visionary World of Spanish Surrealism

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Otobong Nkanga, Cadence-While We Wait and Watch, (2025). Photo by © Otobong Nkanga, courtesy of Lisson Gallery via Galerie Magazine

Top Five Must-Know Scandals in the Art World This Week

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Tom Wesselmann, Still Life #30, 1963 © Tom Wesselmann/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY via MoMA

10 Times Artists Turned Their Favorite Foods into Art

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Marcel Duchamp, Chess Game, 1910 via WikiArt/Public Domain

Before Fountain: The Forgotten Paintings of Marcel Duchamp

Feature image: Marcel Duchamp, Chess Game, 1910 via WikiArt/Public Domain Before Fountain: The Forgotten Paintings...

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Hans Memling, Tommaso di Folco Portinari and Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli)*, probably 1470, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

The Significance of Hands in Art History & Painting

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John William Waterhouse, Ulysses and the Sirens, 1891 via NGV  National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, 1891 © Public Domain

Eight Must-Know Paintings by John William Waterhouse

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Giovanni Bellini, Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Child (detail), c.1459 via The MET

Art History Case Study: Giovanni Bellini’s Madonna, 1459

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Giorgio de Chirico, The Red Tower, 1913 © 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome via The Guggenheim

The Stillness of Time: The Metaphysical Art of de Chirico

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Egon Schiele, Four Trees, 1917 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

If Fall Is Your Favorite Season, You’ll Love These Paintings

Feature image: Egon Schiele, Four Trees, 1917 via Wikipedia/Public Domain If Fall Is Your Favorite Season,...

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František Kupka and the Spiritual Roots of Abstraction

Feature image: František Kupka, Amorpha, The Fugue in Two Colors, 1912 via Czech Center New York František Kupka...

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Giorgione, Sleeping Venus, c. 1508–1510 via Smarthistory

Ranked: The Most Polarizing Nude Paintings in Art History

Feature image: Giorgione, Sleeping Venus, c. 1508–1510 via Smarthistory Ranked: The Most Polarizing Nude Paintings...

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Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years via MoMA

Richard Serra and the Monumental Language of Steel

Feature image: Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years via MoMA Richard Serra and the Monumental Language of...

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