TOLEDO - The Dutch painter Rachel Ruysch won the lottery twice — in 1713 and 1723. Most people will be happy for you if you win the lottery once - even if you’re already quite well off, as Ruysch was.

Zhu Da (1626–1705), “Flowers on a River” (1697), hand scroll; ink on paper, 19 × 508 7/8 inches (collection of the Tianjin Museum) A rare exhibition of Chinese painting in Manhattan is drawing acclaim ...

Many artists who made their names in figurative work are now creating a different sort of portrait. By Amanda Fortini IN EARLY 2021, Jordan Casteel, the painter known for her tender, exquisitely ...

Image of a flower with blue petals on a blue background. I can almost feel it, beneath my parka. Not quite, but almost: burgeoning, blossoming, a murmur of springtime. At the Solomon R. Guggenheim ...

Through stylised landscapes, scenes of everyday life and fantastical visions, Hokusai laid the foundations for a modern graphic touch still found in contemporary art far beyond the Nipponese shores.

He has adopted a peculiar style that applies flowers and butterflies to give special beauties to human figures and images. Mainly female images, Samuel Godwin also uses brighter colours to perfect his ...

Contemporary Artists Anne von Freyburg, Epoh Beech, Gary Myatt, Graphic Rewilding, and Sophie Mess are part of a new movement introducing natural forms into urban environments and domestic interiors ...