German artist, George Grosz, best-known for his satirical caricatures.George Grosz rose to prominence in Germany in the years following World War I. His scathing caricatures depicting the licentiousness and decadence of life in the Weimar Republic established his reputation as one of the leading satirists of his generation, and he remains a key figure of […]
Sir Terry Frost, one of the leading abstract artists of his generation.Terry Frost rose to prominence in the years following World War II, eventually becoming one of the most respected abstract artists of the twentieth century. Renowned for his use of colour and geometric forms, Frost’s work tends to be a vibrant, joyous celebration of […]
Sir Terry Frost, one of the most prominent abstract artists of his generation.Terry Frost only began to pursue an artistic career in his thirties, but he quickly established his reputation and rose to become one of the leading abstract artists of his time. Frost is best-remembered today for his association with the St. Ives artistic […]
Renowned singer-songwriter and artist, Bob Dylan, pictured in a car in Philadelphia, 1964.Bob Dylan’s songs have seeped into the public consciousness during his remarkable career, which spans more than six decades and encompasses an extraordinary number of different musical styles and genres. But Dylan also expresses his creativity in other ways, and in the last […]
World famous musician and artist, Bob Dylan, pictured in 1966.Bob Dylan rose to prominence in the 1960s with songs which were both dazzlingly poetic and adept at capturing the mood of the budding counterculture. In a career spanning more than sixty years, Dylan has been a complex and controversial figure, both loved and hated by […]
Legendary musician and artist, Bob Dylan, backstage with his customary cigarette at the Montfort Hall in Leicester, 1965.Bob Dylan is best known for being one of – if not the – greatest singer-songwriter the world has ever seen, but he is also a talented visual artist. Much of Dylan’s artistic output explores similar themes and […]
Artist, Marc Chagall, painting his wife Bella in his Parisian workshop in 1926.Marc Chagall borrowed elements from numerous artistic movements, including Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Surrealism, but his work stubbornly refuses to be constrained by just one style. Instead, it pulsates with an imaginative vitality unique to Chagall, making him one of the most recognisable […]
Celebrated 20th century artist, Marc Chagall, at work.Marc Chagall rose from humble origins to become hugely successful, and he is now widely celebrated as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Never fully aligning himself with any one artistic movement, Chagall’s poetic vision and extraordinary use of colour captured imaginations around the […]
Tom Wesselmann, innovative artist loosely associated with Pop Art, pictured in his New York studio.American artist Tom Wesselmann is most famous for his sensual nudes and vivid still lifes; at once figurative and abstract, Wesselmann’s work developed a new visual vocabulary unique to the artist, which remains vibrant and relevant today. Wesselmann was a truly […]
Singing bird boxes are a wondrous marriage between the skill and ingenuity of a watchmaker and the talents of goldsmiths and enamellers. They evolved from the larger form singing bird cages in the late 18th century as part of the obsession with snuff and more and more elaborate snuff boxes. In this article we introduce […]
A typical view of the Forum in Rome – a very typical Neo-Classical scene. A plaque of this size and quality would be worth over £100,000. No other object encapsulates the skill and innovation in the arts of the late 18th and early 19th century like micromosaics. The written word cannot do justice to these […]
Andy Warhol was one of the most prominent figures in the Pop Art movement, and his innovative and daring pieces helped revolutionise the contemporary art world. Many of his works have now achieved iconic status, and Warhol is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important and sought-after artists of the 20th century. Warhol’s […]
Andy Warhol is a name that has become synonymous with Pop Art, and he is widely hailed as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. He achieved significant success in his own lifetime with his now-iconic works, and his fame has only continued to grow in the decades since his death. Warhol […]
Yoshitomo Nara first came into the public eye in the 1990s with his deceptively simple paintings, prints, and drawings executed in his trademark, cartoonlike style. Since then, he has successfully established his reputation as one of the most sought-after artists alive today. Nara’s popularity is clear to see in the prices his work fetches at […]
Yoshitomo Nara is a Japanese artist commonly associated with the Superflat movement. He rose to prominence in Japan in the 1990s with his deceptively simple, cartoonlike images which tend to have darker undercurrents, and he has gained a significant following in recent years. Nara’s work regularly fetches astronomically high prices. Primarily considered a painter, Nara’s […]
Henry Moore was a British artist who rose to prominence in the late 1920s and early ‘30s with his sensuous and organic abstract sculptures. He achieved immense global success throughout his lifetime, and he is now regarded as one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. However, Moore was also a talented draughtsman, […]
Henry Moore came from a humble background and rose to become one of the most prominent and admired sculptors of the 20th century. Best known for his large, semi-abstract figures with soft, undulating forms, Moore is today considered a pioneer of modernist sculpture, and his work remains popular around the world. Though he is most […]
Anish Kapoor rose to prominence in the 1980s with his large sculptures and installations that explored biomorphic forms, colour, and reflective surfaces. Since then, he has established his reputation as one of the most influential artists alive today, as well as one of the richest. Though Kapoor is primarily considered a sculptor, he has experimented […]
Anish Kapoor is a prominent contemporary artist best-known for his sculptures and installation artworks. Rising to fame in the 1980s with art that incorporated biomorphic forms and reflective surfaces, Kapoor is now widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of his generation. This is reflected in his work’s enduring popularity at auction; primarily […]
Christopher Wool is an American abstract artist interested in postmodern and post-conceptual ideas. He’s a fairly divisive figure in the art world, with some viewing his work as groundbreaking and innovative, and others condemning him as superficial and lacking real talent. Nevertheless, his art is hugely popular, and since 2010, it has regularly commanded astronomical […]