The Courbet Museum in Ornans presents the exhibition ‘Devenir Courbet’, showcasing 80 rare works, including 40 lesser-known early paintings of Gustave Courbet. Running from December 14, 2024, to April 20, 2025, the exhibition details Courbet’s artistic evolution from his origins…
Old drawings by Herman Brood, created when he was just 16 years old, have surfaced in Zwolle. These illustrations, made for a school newspaper in 1962, were brought to light thanks to a lecture announcement that prompted Hermen Overweg’s daughter…
Adrien Goetz, an art historian, expressed his emotions upon the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris after its devastating 2019 fire. He described the restoration, especially the transept, as a miracle, highlighting the collaborative effort of artisans over five years…
A portrait of the French poet Arthur Rimbaud, drawn by Paul Verlaine in June 1872, was sold at Drouot auction for 585,000 euros, far exceeding initial estimates. The sketch depicts a 17-year-old Rimbaud in a relaxed pose, complete with a…
In a unique artistic endeavor, Frieder Butzmann whistled adaptations of 13 poems ranging from Sappho to Ernst Jandl. His performance engages audiences with expressive gestures and facial expressions, making the experience both humorous and profound. Art historian Michael Glasmeier observes…
Frank Auerbach, a prominent British figurative painter and Holocaust survivor, passed away at 93. Born in Berlin, he fled Nazi Germany in his youth, losing his parents to the Holocaust. Relocating to the UK, Auerbach became renowned for his textured…
