“Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets” is on view at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia through February 22. Courtesy of the Barnes Foundation Henri Rousseau is primarily known for…
Read more Henri Rousseau, the Performative Naïf Who Outsmarted ModernityOver the past century, there have been countless attempts to assemble a definitive list of essential literature. In recent decades, however, the very idea of a literary canon…
Read more 11 Essential Books Overlooked by the Literary Canon‘My Work’ by Olga Ravn Since reading it two years ago, there’s no book I recommend more frequently than Ravn’s deeply introspective “novel” My Work. I use the…
Read more Artsy Reads Guaranteed to Jump-Start Your CreativityCamille Pissarro, Apple Harvest, 1888. Oil on canvas, overall: 24 x 29 1/8 in. (60.96 x 73.98 cm.), dimensions: 33 1/2 x 38 3/4 x 4 in. (85.09…
Read more From Rejection to Revolution: Santa Barbara Museum of Art Charts the Rise of the ImpressionistsOn November 20, Sotheby’s generated a combined total of $304.6 million between the Cindy and Jay Pritzker Collection, Exquisite Corps and Modern Evening sales. Julian Cassady Photography /…
Read more In Its Best Week Since 2021, Sotheby’s Hit $1.173B With a $54.7M Kahlo FinaleThe Robertson Gift: Paths through Modernity, installation view, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2024. Photo: David St George In the late 1970s, Julian Robertson decided to take…
Read more Billionaire Julian Robertson’s $190M Art Collection Is Finally Unveiled In Auckland
