The French painter Gustave Courbet (1819–1877), born into a wealthy farming family in a provincial town, revolutionized the pictorial language of 19th-century art by making the visual...

Even in today’s sexualized world, the erotic and pornographic works of the master of Belgian Symbolism, Félicien Rops (1833–1898), have the power to lure audiences out of their...

The œuvre of Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) builds a bridge between Impressionism (German article) and abstraction. The French painter is one of the pioneers of modern art. Pablo Picasso went as...

The Dresden Residenzschloss (castle or Royal Palace) hosts many treasures, including the world famous jewelry collection of the...

Already since September 4, 2025 and until January 18, 2026 the Leopold Museum in Vienna presents the exhibition Hidden Modernism:...

The worldfamous Benin Bronzes in the British Museum are part of thousands of artefacts looted in 1897 by the British army in Benin City, the capital of the Kingdom of Benin, located in what...

From September 26, 2025 until January 18, 2026 the LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur in Münster is showing the exhibition Kirchner. Picasso. Subsequently, the show will travel to the...

Together with Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Gorizia in Italy, Chemnitz is the European Capital of Culture 2025. In this context, the exhibition Edvard Munch. Angst at Kunst Sammlungen...

Friedrich von Amerling (1803–1887) was one of Vienna’s leading artistic personalities of the Bie­dermeier period. He...

From April to November 1925, Paris showed the landmark Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes,...

From June 16 to June 22, 2025 the world’s leading art fair, the original Art Basel in Switzerland, attracted 88,000 visitors (compared to 91,000 in 2024 and 82,000 in 2023.) who could...

With Rembrandt. The Complete Paintings, Volker Manuth, Marieke de Winkel and Rudie van Leeuwen offer readers a view at 329 works made by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) during his lifetime,...

Since its founding in 2001, Ronald S. Lauder’s museum Neue Galerie New York has focused on Austrian and German art from 1890 to...

From March 30 until September 7, 2025 in partnership with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston...

The famous Kronenhalle is a legendary restaurant with brasserie, dining halls and bar in Zurich, Switzerland. Joan Miró called it “pays de rêve”, hence the title of a new, richly...

From December 14, 2024 until March 29, 2025 and thanks to curator and writer Dieter Buchhart, the art gallery Hauser & Wirth St. Moritz in Switzerland is presenting the intimate show...

In 1965, the photographer Steve Schapiro (1934-2022), famous for documenting the civil rights mouvement in the 1960s and film...

Founded in 1849, the Backhausen company was the longest-standing manufacturer of upholstery and decorative fabrics in the history of Austria. From November 13, 2024 until March 9, 2025 the...

From November 26, 2024 until March 16, 2025 Alte Pinakothek in Munich presents one of the greatest painters ever: Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750). The exhibition Rachel Ruysch: Nature into Art...

The famous National Gallery in London opened in 1824 with the mission to bring art to the public. From the very beginning, the museum aimed to inspire artists and other visitors from all...