People of status always dominated in portraits, not only because of their elevated social rank but also because it cost a ...

Art Capital 2026: the major artistic event to experience this winter at the Grand Palais Art Capital returns for a new ...

In some ways, the report published November 28 by Le Quotidien de l’Art, came as no surprise. For decades French artists—defined as artists born in France or working there for the majority of their ...

The Education Center at Temple Beth Israel's upcoming term promises plenty of exciting new programs at classes starting Jan.

The Clark Art Institute presents an exhibition on mid-nineteenth-century French artists who looked beyond realistic subject ...

Some 120 artists have voiced their opposition to a controversial new European Union tax directive that would raise the sales tax on works of art from 15 to 20 percent, saying it will greatly harm the ...

Though it was “the first of the three biggies,” says Chris Dercon, the Fondation Cartier’s new director (comparing it to both ...

From the 16th to the late 19th century, storytelling was highly regarded in the world of French art. The Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture (the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture), ...

BERLIN (AP) — A major German private art collection accumulated over four generations is going on large-scale show for the first time in Berlin, with a who’s who of French art of the 19th and 20th ...

A leading French museum has launched a landmark exhibition renaming classical masterpieces after their black subjects, casting new light on the role of people of color in art. The exhibition, titled ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle is a Paris-based reporter covering art and culture This article is more than 4 years old. Nina Simone once ...