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Winslow Homer, The Fog Warning, 1885. Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved. Source: The MET

How Artists Across Centuries Captured the Weather in Art

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Anselm Kiefer, Paul Celan: wir schöpften die Finsternis leer, wir fanden das wort, das den Sommer heraufkam: Blume; (We scooped the darkness empty, we found the word that ascended summer: flower), 2012. © Anselm Kiefer via Gagosian

The Art History of Canvases and Frames in Painting

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Gustav Klimt, The Tree of Life,1909. Photo by Getty Images via artnet news

If You Like Gustav Klimt, You’ll Love These Artists

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Yoko Ono, Cut Piece via Singulart

The Power of Motion: Artists Who Embraced Action Painting

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Joan Mitchell, No Rain, 1976 © Estate of Joan Mitchell via the Joan Mitchell Foundation

7 Joan Mitchell Paintings That Deserve More Attention

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Constantin Brâncuși via Art Shortlist

The Sculptural Vision of Constantin Brâncuși’s Career

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Egon Schiele, Self-Portrait with Physalis, 1912 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Do Artists Have to Suffer to Create Truly Great Art?

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Fernando Botero, Pablo Escobar Dead, 2006 via Alamy/America's Quarterly

Fernando Botero’s 5 Most Iconic Paintings Explained

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Mary Weatherford, Animals, 2017 via David Kordansky Gallery

Color You Can Feel: Abstract Art That Hits Like Emotion

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Gianfranco Gorgoni, Ellsworth Kelly with Yellow with Red Triangle and Blue with Black Triangle in his studio in Cady’s Hall, Chatham, New York, 1973. © Maya Gorgoni.

Minimalist Masters: Artists Who Redefined Less as More

Feature image: Gianfranco Gorgoni, Ellsworth Kelly with Yellow with Red Triangle and Blue with Black Triangle in his studio in Cady’s...

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Robert Motherwell, Three Figures Shot, 1944; Creator: Robert Gerhardt and Denis Y. Suspitsyn © Whitney Museum of American Art

Robert Motherwell and Franz Kline: Two Paths in Abstraction

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Helen Frankenthaler,  Center Break, 1963 via Berggruen

Paintings That Remind Me Why I Love Looking at Art

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Magdalena Abakanowicz via Marlborough New York

8 Women Sculptors You Should Know from Art History

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Mario Klingemann, Memories of Passersby I, 2019 via Sotheby's

Is AI the End of the Artist? The Future of Art in Question

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Bridget Riley, Movement in Squares, 1961. Photo: Bridget Riley via The Guardian

Why Artists Repeat: How Motifs Shape Legacy and Identity

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Angelica Kauffman’s Self-Portrait Hesitating Between Music and Painting, 1794 Credit: ©National Trust Images via National Trust Collections

Artists Who Studied Under Masters and Made History

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Francis Bacon, Triptych May–June 1973 © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS 2018 via francis-bacon.com

Underrated Paintings by Francis Bacon You Should Know

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Steve Jobs with Mac via The Verge

Was Steve Jobs an Artist or a Master of Design?

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Feature image: William Wegman, Man Ray, Do You Want To..., 1972 via The MET

William Wegman’s Weimaraners and the Art of Playful Poise

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Frank Godwin, Philadelphia Patriotic Scene via American Illustration

Fireworks, Flags, and Freedom in American Art History

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Lee Krasner, Robert Motherwell and Willem de Kooning at the opening of the fourth annual Guild Hall invitational

Why Artists Flocked to the Hamptons in the 20th Century

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Lynda Benglis, Baby Contraband, 1969 via Thomas Dane Gallery

Art That Looks Like It’s Melting: A Study in Fluid Form

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Frederic Leighton, Clytie, c. 1890s, unfinished, via Wikimedia Commons

Unfinished Masterpieces and the Art of Incompletion

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Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899 via National Gallery of Art/Public Domain

Artists Who Turned Their Homes Into Living Masterpieces

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Man Ray, Kiki, Noire et Blanche, 1926, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Other Side of the Easel: Famous Art Models Who Shaped Art

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Yayoi Kusama, Mushrooms, 2005 via Mucciaccia Gallery

Yayoi Kusama’s Mushroom Paintings and Their Meaning

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Yves Tanguy, Deux Foois du Noir via Sotheby's

The Other Surrealists: Tanguy, Sage, and Their Circle

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Raphael, The School of Athens, 1509–1511 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Why Painting and Sculpture Were Different Before Photography

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Paul Gauguin, Te Rerioa (The Dream), 1897 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

The Art of the Nap: How Artists Captured Sleep and Rest

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Le Louvre; Creator: OLIVIER-OUADAH Copyright: © 2013 Musée du Louvre / Olivier Ouadah via museum website

Louvre Staff Walk Out Over Tourist Overload Crisis

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Cecil Beaton, Mick Jagger, 1970 via Bonhams

Cecil Beaton: A Life in Fashion, Theater, and Photography

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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, A Bowl of Plums, c. 1740s via Phillips Collection

A Visual Guide to Paintings That Seem to Smell Good

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Carmen Herrera, Diptych (Green & Black), 1976 via Lisson Gallery

Artists Who Turned Chaos Into Calm with Minimalism

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Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait (right) and Portrait of Theo van Gogh (left). Collection of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Image courtesy of the Van Gogh Museum.

Famous Siblings Who Shaped Art History in Surprising Ways

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 Félix Vallotton, The Bath, Summer Evening, 1892 via Wikimedia Commons

Works of Art That Look and Feel Like Summer

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Pablo Picasso, Science and Charity, 1897 via WikiArt/Public Domain

Picasso’s First Teacher: The Life of José Ruiz Blasco

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Kandinsky, Yellow, Red, Blue, 1925 via Singulart

Underrated, Must-Know Paintings by Wassily Kandinsky

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 Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon photographed by Harry Diamond via National Portrait Gallery

The Art and Relationship of Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon

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Yun Shouping, Album of flowers, bamboo, fruits, and vegetables © Phoenix Art Museum. All rights reserved. Photo by Ken Howie.

The Refined Power of Qing Dynasty Chinese Painting

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Left to right: Amadeo Modigliani, photographer and year unknown. Sourced from Pinterest, Alberto Giacometti photographed by Gordon Parks, 1951

When Giacometti & Modigliani Seem to Speak the Same Language

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Rembrandt, The Blinding of Samson, 1636 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Shadow, City, and Self: Why Rembrandt Still Feels So Human

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Pablo Picasso, Joie de Vivre, 1946 via Pinault Collection

Why Did Artists Fall in Love with the South of France?

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Costumes and set, entitled Tantric Geography, designed by Rauschenberg for Merce Cunningham Dance Company’s Travelogue (1977). Photo by Charles Atlas via Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

Robert Rauschenberg: The Artist Who Made Movement His Medium

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Lee Bontecou in her Wooster Street Studio, 1963. Photo Ugo Mulas © Ugo Mulas Heirs. Art © Lee Bontecou.

Legendary Women Artists Photographed In Their Studios

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Alexander Calder, The Ghost, 1964 © 2025 Calder Foundation, New York

How Alexander Calder Brought Joan Miró’s Art to Life in 3D

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Mark Rothko, Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea, 1944 © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York via MoMA

Before the Color Fields: Rothko’s Forgotten Early Years

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 Barbara Hepworth in her studio, 1963. Photograph by Val Wilmer. © Bowness, Hepworth Estate.

The Legacy of Barbara Hepworth and Why Her Work Matters

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Untitled (Bacchus), 2005–2008 via Christie's © Cy Twombly Foundation

Not Everyone Gets It: Cy Twombly and the Abstract Divide

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Arshile Gorky, One Year the Milkweed, 1944 via National Gallery of Art

12 Breathtaking Paintings You’ve Probably Never Seen

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David Hockney, circa 1970s, wearing a checkered suit and signature round glasses. A pioneer of British Pop Art, Hockney's personal style became as recognizable as his paintings.  Image Credit: Photographer unknown. Image sourced from Men's Fashion Magazin

Not Just a Canvas: Artists Who Were Also Style Icons

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