The elegant geometric forms that were all the rage in the interwar period found their way into architecture, fashion and design
A remarkable private collection of modern art goes on display at the Alte Nationalgalerie, alongside a number of contemporary works acquired by the founder’s descendants
The painter was ahead of his time in more ways than one, as this show at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool makes clear
The Barnes Foundation demonstrates why the artist’s decision to ditch his job as a taxman for painting was the best choice he ever made
When it came to capturing the scattering of light, the Impressionist was just as skilled with ink on paper as he was with oil on canvas
This major retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton covers the full sweep of the artist’s six-decade career
The Rijksmuseum brings early modern domesticity to life, and provides a fresh look at an extraordinary doll’s house
The Louvre makes the case for why labelling the painter ‘neoclassical’ does him a disservice
The Legion of Honor explores how the two Impressionists inspired and influenced each other in painting style and subject matter over 15 years
The artist’s colourful but ambivalent paintings of the artefacts of American consumerism go on display at the Courtauld
This show at Tate Modern gives a sense of the breadth of art made in Nigeria in the decades before and after independence
Copies and fake versions of medieval art were big business in the 19th century, as this show in Paris demonstrates
Five decades of colourful prints by the artist and collector – several of them hand-painted – go on display at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
This major survey of work by the Pop sculptor has toured the United States and is now taking up residence at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark
This sweeping survey at the Yale Center for British Art makes clear why the artist’s work resonates on both sides of the Atlantic
This exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum demonstrates the Flemish baroque artist’s mastery of history painting, still lifes and the male body
This sprawling exhibition in Florence allows us to see the master’s frescoes and altarpieces in situ as well as bringing together numerous smaller works
There was much more to the artist’s oeuvre than meals frozen in time, as this exhibition at the Deichtor Hallen in Hamburg makes clear
A chance to see the paintings, drawings and watercolours John Singer Sargent made during his formative years in France – including the once scandalous ‘Madame X’
The Whitney explores the many ways in which the Surrealist spirit found its way into American art between 1958 and 1972
This major retrospective at the Royal Academy is full of bold colours, lively compositions and playful subversions of art history
The artist made numerous photographic images without using a camera, and it’s these that form the backbone of this exhibition at the Met
The V&A assembles a vast array of objects to reveal how the Queen of France’s trailblazing taste changed fashion forever
The Kunstmuseum Basel is getting into the Halloween spirit early with this display of objects that relate to all things ghoulish
