The Latest Breaking News from Edgar Degas

Tracing art from impressionism through to abstract expressionism, and from Ohio to Adelaide

A feast of modern art from the Toledo Museum of Art has just opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

The Conversation · Jul 20

Rare masterpieces from former Tottenham FC owner's collection head to auction in London

The collection, belonging to billionaire and former Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis, features masterpieces by Modigliani, Klimt, Picasso and Freud.

Euronews · Jun 15

Modigliani painting leads collection worth more than £200m being auctioned

The 48 works carry the highest estimate for any single-owner collection ever offered at auction in Europe.

Evening Standard · Jun 10

‘There are too many unpleasant things in life without creating more’: why Impressionism is the world’s favourite art movement

Impressionism is the world’s favourite art movement.

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2025

Period scenes set mood for Impressionist masterpieces

An exhibition of French Impressionist masterpieces from a Boston museum has returned to Australia after closing early in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AAP · Jun 5, 2025

"Climate Activist Found Guilty in Defacing Degas Exhibit at National Gallery of Art"

From Tuesday's Justice Department press release: Timothy Martin, 55, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was found guilty by a federal jury… The post "Climate Activist Found Guilty in Defacing Degas Exhibit at National Gallery of Art" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Apr 11, 2025

Even if France’s budget doesn’t tackle the public deficit, let’s give thanks it exists

Politics have sunk so low since Emmanuel Macron’s snap election, we’re just grateful when foretold catastrophes don’t materialise

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025

Vive L’impressionnisme! at the Van Gogh Museum: a compelling, eco-conscious celebration of impressionism

Despite its corny title, Vive L’Impressionnisme!, which recently opened at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, is well worth seeing. Marking the 150th anniversary of the first impressionist exhibition, the show tells the story of how one of the movement’s founders, Claude Monet, and his contemporaries were supported by a…

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2024

Glenn Ligon: All Over the Place review – Black art disruptor shakes down the museum

Fitzwilliam Museum, CambridgeThe US artist has rifled the Fitzwilliam’s collections and ruffled the calm of its gilded masterpieces with playful unruliness and stark, neon-lit questions

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024

Six Lives at the National Portrait Gallery review: Henry VIII still looms large in this celebration of his wives

This exhibition tries to present each of the six wives as feisty and interesting, with mixed results

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2024