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Sotheby’s and Designer Jan Taminiau Collaborate on Fashion Pop-up with Old Masters in Amsterdam

Sotheby’s and acclaimed fashion designer Jan Taminiau will open an exclusive collaborative exhibition in which Old Master highlights from Sotheby’s forthcoming sales of The SØR Rusche Collection will be presented in the contemporary setting of Jan Taminiau’s dynamic pop-up store in Amsterdam on April 11th and 12th. Known for his love of exquisite embroidery and lavish couture dresses, Jan launched his independent label JANTAMINIAU in 2004. Showcasing his collections during Couture Fashion Week in Paris...

Life & Culture

Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year Returns With Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell

Chris Jenkins

Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year has returned to our screens. The first episode was broadcast on Tuesday, 12th February 2019 on Sky Arts and NOW TV, with presenters Joan Bakewell, and, taking over from Frank Skinner, actor and art-lover Stephen Mangan. Over the course of eight heats we will meet 24 celebrity sitters from the world of film, television, music and sport. The first episode featured Matthew Goode, Geraldine James and Andi Oliver....

Modern Collectables

Sporting Legends Lead John Nicholson’s Auction of Fine Art by Stephen Doig

Chris Jenkins

Sporting legends feature in John Nicholson’s fine art auction on February 27th, 2019. Stephen Doig (b.1964) is well known for his masterful pencil drawings and coloured sketches in pastels of royals, sporting heroes and other celebrities. As the winner of The Fine Art Guilds Artist of the Year in 1997, he has built up a formidable reputation, especially as a contemporary sporting artist. Now a selection of 57 of his works, including a signed composite...

Art Focus

Luton Hoo Hotel Announces 2019 Artist in Residence Programme with Tim Scott Bolton

Chris Jenkins

Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa, has announced details of its artist-in-residence programme, taking place throughout 2019. The historic five-star hotel on the Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire border will host four events, from March to October, with renowned landscape artist Tim Scott Bolton. The events will explore Tim’s Capability Brown-style landscape drawings in the 1,065 acre Brown-landscaped gardens of Luton Hoo, with a special insight into the historical context and artistic appreciation of the 18th century garden architect....

Art Focus

Artist Profile: Gustav Klimt

Hannah Foskett

Klimt was the master of symbolism, but was his personal life as scandalous as his paintings? Born on July 14 1862 in Baumgarten, Austria, Gustav Klimt was the son of a struggling gold engraver. Klimt was the second of seven children and lived in poverty while he studied architectural painting at Vienna’s School of Applied Arts. All three of the Klimt boys displayed early artistic talent—as a member of the ‘Company of Artists’ (a group...

Art Focus

Tim Phillips—Hommage a Tous les Homards

Arts & Collections

Fortunately for us but unfortunately for lobsters, they are delicious to eat. However, a recent exhibition of paintings entitled Les Homards D’Abord in the port of Audierne, Brittany, presents these crustaceans as inspirational art forms rather than as the more usual bisque or thermidor. The painter, Tim Phillips, is currently gaining local and international interest in his flamboyant depiction of lobsters in particular and Breton seaside life in general. His colours are bold and his style is vigorous,...

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Painting Archives - Page 4 of 4 - Arts & Collections

Sotheby’s and Designer Jan Taminiau Collaborate on Fashion Pop-up with Old Masters in Amsterdam

Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year Returns With Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell

Sporting Legends Lead John Nicholson’s Auction of Fine Art by Stephen Doig

Luton Hoo Hotel Announces 2019 Artist in Residence Programme with Tim Scott Bolton

Artist Profile: Gustav Klimt

Tim Phillips—Hommage a Tous les Homards

Announcing the 2025 Women In Art Prize

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