Exiled in England, Napoleon III’s widow made sure that for as long she lived there was a corner of Hampshire that was forever France
A delicately painted spring scene could suggest complex notions about beauty, hope and death
The photographer’s seething retrospective at MoMA captures what it was like to be young and carefree after the fall of the Berlin Wall
Shokuhin sampuru (food models) may serve the promotional function of luring diners into restaurants but the creation of each replica is a delicate craft
Long undervalued in comparison to his peers, the Renaissance painter now has the critical esteem he deserves in the form of a fine catalogue
On the centenary of Charles M. Schulz’s birth, the cartoonist’s greatest creation still sums up the hopes and fears of the nuclear age
In the early 20th century, Albert Kahn dispatched photographers to more than 50 countries – and the magical results can be found in the Paris museum that bears his name
When the pharaoh’s tomb was discovered 100 years ago, the fate of its contents became a political minefield. Unpublished British papers reveal for the first time what was really at stake
This bumper edition of the annual event continues to demonstrate the capital’s strength in this field
The boom in international demand for contemporary art has seen more and more living artists begin to sell at auction. But who stands to gain?
A new book does justice to the life and work of the little-known artist Suzanne Cooper
A journey through four decades of the South African artist’s works reveals the steady evolution of his talent
Increased wealth, social media and a global art market have affected how people buy art, says the chief operating officer of Gagosian Art Advisory
Collectors are snapping up elegant huanghuali chairs and beds of the Ming and Qing dynasties at record prices
The mystically inspired polymath was never a professional architect, but his haunting buildings are among modernism’s most curious structures
An exhibition examining ‘doubles’ in modern art at National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. ends up a little out of focus
A figure that appears in Poussin’s 'The Baptism of Christ' may reveal the artist’s (secret) influence
Maria Golia’s history of tomb-raiding in ancient Egypt makes for an entertaining read but there are graver matters to consider
There is a growing nervousness about the effect a predicted global downturn might have on the art market’s post-pandemic bounce-back
In his memoir, the artist reflects on how his life and approach to making art have been shaped by the events in his home country of Sudan
Slow painters, who only finish a few works each year, may be less visible in the art world, but their work is no less valuable
As UNESCO marks the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention this November, questions of what – and who – the convention is meant to protect are still up in the air
It’s no secret that Van Dyck inspired generations of artists, but a new book paints a more nuanced picture of the painter’s reception
In ‘English Garden Eccentrics’, Todd Longstaffe-Gowan introduces us to a gallery of historical horticulturists, all determined to create their own private paradises
