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Édouard Manet and the birth of modern art

Édouard Manet challenged traditional painting and helped inspire the Impressionist movement. Discover how his bold depictions of modern Paris reshaped art and influenced a generation of artists.
Paul Henry, Mary Swanzy and Louis le Brocquy are among the big names of Irish art for auction in Dublin, while in London a John Lavery work is selling at Christie’s ...
The British art historian John Golding regarded Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) as having a restless mind. The French artist was also someone who knew how to hustle. In his History of Impressionism, ...
A year-long investigation claims to have identified the elusive Bristol street artist ...
Ryan McGoverne's exhibition of oil paintings depict figures immersed in natural bodies of water.
Following claims that Banksy has finally been identified, the Mirror takes a look at who exactly the elusive artist could be, following decades of wild speculation ...
See the stunningly restored rooms of a former Gilded Age mansion, now home to one of NYC's most illustrious art museums!
From an exploration of how technology can be used for connection to a display of miniature sanctuary cities, WBUR contributor ...
In the 1970s the revolutionary art critic, artist and writer John Berger wrote a novel called “G”. It was nominated for the ...
In this intimate and unexpectedly cheering book, the artist opens up about life, cancer and her new love of painting ...
The late Colombian artist was known as a political firebrand but was never didactic as this London retrospective of her ...
An all new music video has been released from the West End premiere of new musical, A Mirrored Monet, featuring Dean John-Wilson singing 'In The Light' ahead of the show's opening at Charing Cross ...