For a few more days, a luminous still life by the artist is on view at Sotheby's. On May 15, it will be sold. Edouard Manet's Vase de fleurs, roses et lilas (1882), which is on view now at Sotheby's ...

A richly depicted wicker basket of flowers by Dutch artist Clara Peeters going on offer at Sotheby’s London on December 6 will, if it meets its high estimate, become one of her priciest paintings at ...

Those unfamiliar with art history may wonder, what makes a painting still life? Well, a still-life painting may feature a variety of items arranged in a specific (or disorganized) way. Sure, inanimate ...

Clara Peeters, "Still Life with Cheeses, Artichoke, and Cherries" (c. 1625), oil on wood panel, held by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (image public domain via LACMA) The city of Gouda in ...

Judith Linhares, "Freya’s Flowers" (2024), oil on linen (all image courtesy Judith Linhares and P·P·O·W, New York, © Judith Linhares. Photos Ian Edquist) The ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. In terms of public reception in his day, he might have done better to paint even more still lifes. In terms of ...

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles has acquired two Dutch still lifes of note-including one that the institution said it "has been seeking over two decades," according to a press release announcing the ...

If still-life painting is the art of arresting decay, then it makes a lot of sense that Rachel Ruysch grew up to become one of the greatest still-life painters in the history of art. In the 17th ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eric Rimmington in 2005: he preferred the uncertainty of an image that ‘isn’t easily decipherable’ - Rod Shone Eric Rimmington, ...

Even during the sixteenth century, when the Holy Roman Emperor resided in Spain and made that country the greatest power of the earth, Spain could never aspire to cultural hegemony over the rival ...