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Van Gogh and the Roulins: a family reunion of the artist’s greatest portraits

Van Gogh sought to evoke the character and soul of the sitter.

16.10.2025 4

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Frances Fowle

Curious Kids: who invented art?

Cave paintings are often called the first art ever made. But can we really call these early cave people artists?

10.10.2025 4

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Frances Fowle

Johnny Depp’s new film about Modigliani is in danger of downplaying his importance as an artist – an art expert’s verdict

Depp’s film is an enjoyable romp, but it does the artist a disservice in favouring the more sensational aspects of his life.

11.07.2025 6

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Frances Fowle

Reading Whistler’s Nocturne in Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge as a piece of music

Whistler’s paintings were first compared to music in 1863 when the French critic Paul Manz described his haunting portrait, The White Girl as a...

06.02.2025 3

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Frances Fowle