London Art History

12/02/2010

The beautiful Arshile Gorky show has opened at Tate Modern. An Armenian artist whose work bridged Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism in the U.S last century.

This exhibition celebrates the extraordinary life and work of Arshile Gorky (c.1904-1948). Along with Rothko, Po***ck and de Kooning, Gorky was one of the most powerful American painters of the twentieth century, and a seminal figure in the formation of Abstract Expressionism. ...

20/01/2010

The V&A's beautiful Medieval and Renaissance Galleries have recently opened and there are some world-class surprises inside. Our absolute favourite is Tintoretto's 'Self Portrait as a Young Man' painted in oil on pine panel in around 1548...

17/12/2009

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Portrait of Andrea Quaratesi, c. 1532, black chalk

15/12/2009

Did you know...Michelangelo's probably only surviving portrait (in the form of a beautiful black chalk drawing) is somewhere in London - but not on display. See it on your own with a specialist - email [email protected]

15/12/2009

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18/11/2009