You wouldn’t know it from their luminous canvases, featuring idyllic pastoral scenes and vignettes of urban life. But while inspired by nature, light, and the energy of modernity, the Impressionists ...

Edouard Manet (c1870)and his painting, Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of Violets (1872) - Getty The triumph of a trend commonly labelled “Impressionism” was a pivotal moment in the history of art.

Soon after the French Revolution, the Paris Salon emerged as one of the most prestigious annual art exhibitions in the western world. Acceptance by the jury depended as much on politicking as merit, ...

Freud at Work is a rare glimpse into the life of one of the most celebrated - and most private - artists working today. Though in his eighties, this great figurative artist continues to paint with ...

Annie Linskey and Amber Phillips on the end of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s campaign. Aaron Blake explains why you should care about a dust-up over the independence of the Supreme Court. And, a portrait of ...