The unveiling of Fauvism at the 1905 Salon d’Automne in Paris was a revolutionary milestone in the art world. The collection of paintings on display was marked by unnaturalistic colour, bold distortion and thick, spontaneous...
Spontaneous, expressive brushwork — a free interpretation of three-dimensional depth. The defining feature of Fauvism was its use of unnatural colour. If a Fauvist felt a tree looked, emotionally speaking, more blue than green, then...
The Palazzo Ducale, in Italy’s Marche region, embodies what the Italian Renaissance truly sought to be: not only an aesthetic revolution, but a philosophical one. Urbino is the kind of Italian city that reveals itself to the visitor with quiet...
Until 13 September 2026, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents ‘Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal’, an exhibition tracing how this painting — now an icon within the museum’s collection — left its mark on art history. The...
