Art Movement: Expressionism – Expressionist Artists, Art & Overview
At the start of the twentieth century, an artistic tendency swept through Europe, spurred on by resistance to bourgeois culture and a fervent search for rejuvenated creativity. It came to be known as Expressionism. Words that characterize Expressionist artists and…
The 10 Most Popular Modern and Contemporary Artists
10. Damien Hirst (b. 1965) Damien Hirst is the most prominent member of a group of modern artists, the Young British Artists, which dominated the UK contemporary art scene in the ‘90s. Hirst is the UK’s richest living artist, and…
‘His paintings are magical’: Barry Humphries’s art to feature alongside Dame Edna memorabilia at Christie’s auction
Barry Humphries has had the last laugh—naturally. The fine art fanciers who will be attending the posthumous auction of the entertainer’s collection, in hopes of a distinguished watercolour or rare manuscript, will come face to bespectacled face with his most…