Sotheby's is auctioning a painting by Gustav Klimt that is one of the most sought after and valuable works of art ever to be offered in Europe. Standing on an easel in Gustav Klimt's studio at the time of the artist's unexpected and untimely death in February...
Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) is best known for his early links to the Viennese art scene, where Gustav Klimt encouraged and supported him and where he, in turn, exerted an influence on Egon Schiele. He is also associated with his infamous doomed affair with Alma...
After a lengthy refurbishment, thanks to £10 million from The Lottery Fund, one of my favourite museums in the UK, has re-opened, and they have done a magnificent job. It is the most significant development in the history of Gainsborough's House since it became a...
The Whitechapel Gallery is presenting a 100-year survey of the studio through artists and image-makers from around the world. Whether it be an abandoned factory, an attic or a kitchen table, it is the artist's studio where the great art of our time is conceived and...
It's been a big year for the three major international auction houses with record sales and new developments in digital technology. The businesses are keeping up with the times, embracing cryptocurrencies and NFTs, an area awash with money laundering and smokescreen...
She’s been a major figure in contemporary art for over 25 years; Now In an extensive interview with BBC's Newsnight, Tracey Emin, 57, has spoken candidly about her three-month all clear cancer milestone. I'm not painting because I'm using my willpower to stay alive -...
Artists have always been resourceful and resilient during times of crisis. Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele’s creative bursts before their untimely deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic echo our current times. Official War artists such as Henry Moore and Graham Sutherland...
Tracey Emin, the YBA artist, best known for her Turner Prize-nominated 'Unmade Bed' has revealed that she has been suffering from bladder cancer. Last summer, a cancerous tumour was found after undergoing severe pain in her abdomen. She said. Yesterday, I was crying...
The Royal Academy of Arts plans to go ahead with an exhibition bringing together for the first time the work of the British artist Tracey Emin RA (b.1963) and the Norwegian Expressionist Edvard Munch (1863-1944), two artists born 100 years apart. Long fascinated and...