AnalysisArt's Most Popular 2020
Here are the ten most popular Post-Impressionist and Modern art exhibitions of 2019
Big names such as Munch, Klimt and Van Gogh dominate the rankings, but a couple of lesser-known artists did surprisingly well
ReviewExhibitions
Zervos: the name that can make or break a Picasso
An exhibition in Athens about the life of Christian Zervos, whose 33-volume catalogue of the artist is indispensable to the Picasso market
PreviewPablo Picasso
Royal Academy of Arts to show rare Picasso drawings from ground-breaking 1956 film of the artist at work
Most of the works, created with felt tip pen on newsprint, have been lost, but two have been specially restored for London show
NewsExhibitions
Here come the 'angels of anarchy': Surrealist women to steal the shows in 2020
Exhibitions in UK, Europe and US speak to growing public appetite for scholarship on the women of art history
ReviewBook Shorts
A Southern belle with a range of painterly styles is bought to the fore in this thorough book
Dusti Bongé was an artist who lived and worked in the Deep South and who was a versatile, if little known, artist
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Goulandris collection of Modern masterworks finally revealed in new Athens museum
Dream museum of collectors Basil and Elise Goulandris brought to life almost three decades after original proposal
PreviewMuseums & Heritage
Blue on Blue: Picasso blockbuster comes to Toronto in 2020
An exhibition focusing on the artist’s Blue Period came together after high-tech examinations of the work revealed hidden surprises
NewsSculpture
Jacob Rothschild fulfills a 50-year-old dream with two sculptures by a Greek Modernist
How two monumental figures by Niko Ghika looking out from Corfu were made
PreviewExhibitions
Rediscovering Ida, the lesser-known O’Keeffe
A show opening at the Clark Art Institute reveals how Georgia O’Keeffe thwarted her sister’s career in art
NewsRussia
Putin grants Russian citizenship to collector Sergei Shchukin’s grandson ahead of blockbuster Pushkin show
André-Marc Delocque-Fourcaud urges Russia to reunite collection in Moscow
NewsBauhaus
Big birthday is a boon for Bauhaus
Works on the stands at Art Basel show the market for artists associated with the German movement is hotting up in this centenary year
NewsArt market
Monet's glowing haystacks set alight Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern art sale with a new £97m record
Market is alive and kicking at the top for prime Impressionist works, though Bouguereau's uncomfortably placed, 19th century Bacchanalian scene failed to sell
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Hermitage and Pushkin join forces to show stellar Russian collections of Modern art
The museums are pooling the divided collections of Sergei Shchukin and Morozov brothers for a quartet of exhibitions
AnalysisTEFAF Maastricht 2019
Tefaf Maastricht overhauls Modern art section in battle to stay on top in changing market
Loss of some regular exhibitors in favour of blue-chip contemporary art galleries is the latest in a string of changes to the venerable Dutch fair
NewsArt market
Keep the Monet flowing: trim but efficient Sotheby's sale starts London's pre-Brexit Impressionist and Modern art week
£63m auction total is half that of last year, but bidding from Asia and Russia helps make new record for Oskar Schlemmer and a Venetian view by Monet
CommentMark Rothko
Rothko deserves better, SFMoMA
The San Francisco museum plans to sell Untitled (1960) at Sotheby's for between $35m and $50m, the artist is unlikely to have approved
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
Fresh takes on Modernism, colour and two giants of American art
NewsAmedeo Modigliani
Forensic examination of all Modigliani works in French museums gets under way
Comprehensive analysis of 29 pieces from ten institutions could be “the best weapon against forgery”
PreviewArt market
What to watch on the block during New York's fall sales
Lesser known lots still hold plenty of hammer potential
PreviewExhibitions
When the avant-garde met E=mc2: the story behind Dimensionism
Supported by prominent figures in its day, the little known movement is at last being rescued from obscurity
NewsOpenings
A bigger splash: France's expanded La Piscine museum reopens after makeover
Former Art Deco swimming pool in Roubaix dives into Modern French sculpture
NewsConservation & Preservation
Chicago resurrects its master craftsman
Edgar Miller finally gets his due as the city prepares to celebrate the overlooked designer’s eclectic work
CommentNational Portrait Gallery
London's National Portrait Gallery’s contemporary art programme resonates more with the art world than the public
Though not as dire as first thought, visitor figures for the museum's contemporary shows have still been poor
BlogLinda on the loose
Building a bridge from van Gogh to Sun Ra
A curator draws unexpected associations in an enthralling ten-artist show at the Vincent van Gogh Foundation centering on the sun.
NewsArt market
Supply wrung out? End of term feel to London Impressionist and Modern art auctions
Sotheby's sale fell below estimate while Christie’s provided some cheer, showing there is still money in Monet – but only the right one
News
Kunsthalle Mannheim unveils €68m extension backed by German billionaire
Foundation of Hans-Werner Hector, one of the country's richest people, contributed €50m to the revamp
NewsObituaries
‘Believing is seeing’: Tom Wolfe on Modern art
The novelist and journalist was also an outspoken art critic
NewsArt market
Christie’s $416m Impressionist and Modern art sale reaffirms bullish market for top material
Even without a $150m-plus headliner, the auction topped rival Sotheby’s by $100m thanks to deeper, more even bidding
NewsArt market
Modigliani nude leads Sotheby's $318.3m Impressionist and Modern auction
Sex sells—but only if it is guaranteed
NewsArtists
Modernist artist Paul Feiler’s legacy reassessed in new shows and publications
The German-born artist was a key member of the St Ives artistic community—but why does his work matter?
PreviewExhibitions
The power couples who shaped Modern art
New show explores 40 romantic and artistic partnerships of the 20th century
Comment
Then & Now: "Modern art is destroying itself," warned our first issue
Museums have since devoted sizeable resources
NewsArt Dubai 2018
From $300 to $1.1m: What can you buy at Art Dubai?
From works on paper by emerging artists to an Anish Kapoor sculpture, the fair caters to all pocketbooks
NewsArt Dubai 2018
Object Stories from Art Dubai Modern
From burnt wood works to Picasso-esque paintings, we look at works on sale at the fair
NewsArt market
Drawings week hits Paris
The 27th edition of Salon du Dessin at Palais Brongniart assembles 39 dealers from Europe and the US
NewsArt market
Private View: our pick of March gallery shows
New shows at commercial galleries, from emerging names to rediscovered talents
NewsArt market
Mystery Picasso collector on spending spree buys £49.8m portrait of Marie-Thérèse
Buyer bidding through advisors Gurr Johns, combined with strong Asian interest, buoys London Impressionist and Modern art sales at Christie's and Sotheby's
News
Kettle's Yard—where Modern art meets pot plants and pebbles—reopens after two-year facelift
House-museum in Cambridge now has “world-class” conditions for future exhibitions, says its director
NewsArt market
Ageing Picasso’s painting of lover and virile musketeer could make £18m at Christie's
Mousquetaire et nu assis is among highlights of London evening sale of Modern and Impressionist art in February
NewsArt market
Beyond Leonardo: the artists who led the auctions in 2017
We survey the top five results in key markets, from Old Masters to Post-war and contemporary
PreviewExhibitions
World tour of Cairo’s Surrealists comes to Tate Liverpool
Show examines role of Art et Liberté in international fight against fascism, nationalism and colonialism
NewsArt market
Solid $269.7m at Sotheby's maintains momentum in Impressionist and Modern market
New York sale results boosted by strong Asian and Russian buying, and shored up by guarantees
NewsArt market
Christie’s $479.3m Impressionist and Modern sale hits highest total since 2007
Pent-up demand for top material kicks off New York's key auction week, with a $81.3m Van Gogh and records for Léger, Magritte, Man Ray and Vuillard
NewsArt market
Optimism abounds heading into November auctions in New York
Discretionary sellers gain confidence in the market and Christie's leads its contemporary sale with Da Vinci—but recent overreaches sound a cautionary note
NewsBuilding projects
Kettle's Yard to reopen in 2018 after £11m transformation
Cambridge house-museum and its art influenced the student Nicholas Serota to switch from economics to art history
ArchiveExhibitions
Sculpture in its natural habitat: US edition
Don't miss out on this summer's hottest outdoor sculpture installations
ArchiveExhibitions
Sculpture in its natural habitat: UK edition
Don't miss out on this summer's hottest outdoor sculpture installations
NewsAuctions
Kandinsky record falls twice in patchy Sotheby’s sale
With three lots making over £20m with fees, Sotheby’s long-winded Impressionist & Modern Art auction improves on 2016 but falls just short of a stiff estimate
ArchiveExhibitions
De Stijl in the Netherlands: a round-up
Three excellent exhibitions explore different approaches to Neoplasticism
ArchiveExhibitions
David Smith’s sculptures get some space to breathe at Storm King
This will be the first exhibition to focus on Smith's use of the colour white
ArchiveExhibitions
Rauschenberg's dance and performance related work front and centre of new survey exhibition at Tate Modern
Coming in hot from its stint in the States
ArchiveExhibitions
Tate survey exhibition reunites Giacometti’s Venice Biennale sculptures for first time in 60 years
This display aims to flesh out Giacometti's practice, which is not limited to his iconic bronze figures
NewsObject lessons
Object lessons: Francis Newton Souza
India Art Fair opens this week—look out for this Modern Indian masterpiece
ArchiveExhibitions
Tate Britain banks on David Hockney retrospective to pull in the crowds
More than 150 works will be on display, from those executed early in his career to some whose paint is still wet
NewsExhibitions
Paris blockbuster exhibition of Shchukin’s Modern art collection extended
Russian President Vladimir Putin personally thanked Bernard Arnault at the Kremlin for hosting the show
ArchiveExhibitions
Statens Museum for Kunst assesses how Northern Europeans interpreted Japan
Japanomania returns once more to Copenhagen as the exhibition looks at how Nordic artists used Japanese art in their own work
NewsModern art
How the artist Robert Rauschenberg got his goat
Swedish conservators allow Monogram to travel to London, New York and San Francisco for a major traveling survey
NewsModern art
Modern art breaks free of the old borders
New generation of curators and patrons expands the canon to encompass the world beyond the US and Europe
NewsExhibitions
Newly discovered Cubist painting sheds light on friendship between Picasso and Rivera
A work by Rivera in Picasso’s personal collection suggests that the tale of the two artists’ falling-out has been exaggerated
NewsModern art
Name of mystery woman who received Van Gogh's ear revealed for first time
Gabrielle Berlatier was a farmer's daughter who kept her traumatic encounter with the artist a secret
NewsReview
Robert Motherwell at 100: Gregory Gilbert reflects on the artist’s centenary
New research into the artist's work has offered new perspectives, but much work remains to be done
NewsCollectors
Ken Griffin spends reported $500m on two Abstract Expressionist paintings
Billionaire hedge-funder is believed to have bought works by De Kooning and Pollock in one of the biggest private sale in history
News
Who will build Berlin’s new museum of the 20th century?
Ten proposals have made it to the next round of architecture competition
NewsReview
A world away from the rest: David D'Arcy on Paula-Modersohn Becker at Galerie St. Etienne
A show of the artist's work reveals her proximity to and distance from both modernism and academicism
News
Milan’s Palazzo Reale eyes up the Symbolists
Major exhibition opens of the artists who put poetry, myth, love and death first and foremost
NewsReview
Short, sharp—and funny: Bernhard Schulz on Adolph Menzel
To mark the 200th anniversary of his birth, a book celebrates Adolph Menzel as the “painter of modern life”
NewsModern art
What Delacroix taught the Moderns: Beth Wright on Delacroix and the Rise of Modern Art
A splendid exhibition gauges the painter's influence on the Impressionists and post-Impressionists
NewsExhibitions
An island of bitter-sweetness: Caroline Bugler on Paul Klee
Two shows in Bern reveal how the artist grappled with youth, exile and death
News
Tehran’s Modern art could travel to the US
Hirshhorn holds preliminary talks but Berlin first in queue to borrow works by artists such as Gauguin, Pollock, Rothko, Picasso and Bacon
NewsExhibitions
Berlin will be first to show works from Tehran's world-class Modern art collection
Exhibition of Western and Iranian art agreed in historic German-Iranian deal
NewsArt fairs
Gallerists at Frieze are saluting their pioneering forebears
Stands pay tribute to dealers who were ahead of their time
NewsModern art
UK debut for Calder's most complex mobile
The 12-foot sculpture has not left Brazil since Calder gave it to the Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil in São Paulo, in 1948
NewsAuctions
Back of Blue Period painting offers glimpse of ‘the Picasso behind Picasso’
La Gommeuse is being sold at Sotheby’s New York with a second, irreverent work on the reverse
CommentTefaf Maastricht 2020
Patrick van Maris is leaving Tefaf after five years: but has he left the fair in too much flux?
In an increasingly competitive, mixed-category art fair environment, the president of the Dutch fair group made everyone apply each year
Melanie Gerlis