Painting Now doesn't represent painting now. Thank goodness
The death of painting has been so often foretold — almost as frequently as its renaissance — that any such…
Alan Sorrell, oddly original and shamefully neglected (till now)
Rediscovering the unduly neglected is one of the chief excitements of those who curate exhibitions and write books. And there’s…
John Bellany: potent, prolific, patchy
When John Bellany died in August last year, an odyssey that had alternately beguiled and infuriated the art world came…
Art shows you simply mustn't miss in 2014
Andrew Lambirth reveals the treats on show in 2014
There are too few masterpieces in Masterpieces: Art and East Anglia
Andrew Lambirth on the Sainsbury Centre’s latest exhibition
God in a stained glass window
Andrew Lambirth on the art of stained glass, as exemplified by Patrick Reyntiens
Daumier's paintings show he is at heart a sculptor
There hasn’t been a decent Daumier exhibition in this country for more than half a century, so art lovers have…
In the National Gallery's Vienna show, it's Oscar Kokoschka who's the real revelation
The current exhibition in the Sainsbury Wing claims to be a portrait of Vienna in 1900, but in fact offers…
Ditchling Museum's guiding dream
Andrew Lambirth takes a tour of the revamped Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft
The painter of poetry
The famous court case in which Ruskin accused Whistler of ‘flinging a pot of paint in the public’s face’ continues…
How China's Bayeux Tapestry differs from ours
The V&A’s remarkable survey of Chinese painting begins quietly with a beautiful scroll depicting ‘Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk’,…
Is Paul Klee really a great modern master?
There is a school of thought that sees Paul Klee (1879–1940) as more of a Swiss watchmaker than an artist,…
Welcome home, Malcolm Morley
Andrew Lambirth talks to Malcolm Morley
Andrew Lambirth: Emilio Greco's early work is undeniably his best
Emilio Greco (1913–95) is considered to be one of Italy’s most important modern sculptors, and certainly he was a successful…
Frank Holl: a forgotten talent much admired by van Gogh
The Watts Gallery, just outside Guildford off the Hog’s Back, is a delightful place to visit at any season, with…
Is the best Australian art yet to come?
Astonishingly, the last major survey show of Australian art in this country was mounted more than half-a-century ago. Then it…
Chris Ingram: from messenger boy to museum benefactor
Andrew Lambirth meets Chris Ingram, the collector behind a much-lauded museum in Woking
David Tress: an artist of independent spirit
Like all artists of independent spirit, David Tress (born 1955) resists categorisation. He has been called a Romantic and a…
Under the Greenwood Tree - an exhibition worth travelling for
A mixed exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints devoted to the subject of the tree might sound an unexciting event,…
Laura Knight was an artist skilled in the ways of the world
The popular conception of Dame Laura Knight is of an energetic woman piling on the paint in the back of…
At last Alfred Munnings is being taken seriously again
Sir Alfred Munnings (1878–1959) did himself a grave and lasting disservice when he publicly attacked modern art in a bibulous…
The problem with self-portraits: Ruth Borchard competition and Stranger reviewed
My wife says you can always tell a self-portrait by the quality of its self-regard. There’s something about the eyes…
State-sponsored cultural renaissance in revolutionary Mexico
Revolution shook Mexico between 1910 and 1920, but radical political change was not mirrored in the art of the period.…
Samuel Courtauld’s great collection
In 1929, Samuel Courtauld owned the most important collection of works by Paul Gauguin in England: five paintings, ten woodcuts…
Compare and contrast Rodin and Moore
One generation is usually so busy reacting against its predecessors that it can take years for a balanced appreciation of…
