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Art History in Focus

THE MUSE AS ARTIST/ THE ARTIST AS MUSE

Seen purely as models to male artists, even those that inspired a whole body of work, many of these talented women soon became forgotten. They were not only painters themselves, but also writers, photographers, poets, sculptors, musicians and designers...

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Clare Atwood - Billingsgate Fish Market

The Fine Art Society is showing this remarkable painting, which had been in a private US collection until it was shown for the first time at the Tate Britain as part of Queer British Art 1861-1967 (5 April - 1 October 2017)...

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Women Artist in Focus: Gluck

Born Hannah Gluckstein, Gluck grew up in a wealthy Jewish family who owned the Lyons catering empire. At the age of 21 Gluck left home and by 1918, she had begun to call herself Gluck ("no prefix, suffix, or quotes")...

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E-scape with Us

At a time when escapism is much at the forefront of our minds, artscapes are the perfect way to travel and lose oneself in another place and time. Sit back and relax, dream of past holidays or future adventures. Through landscapes and city-scapes, discover a wonderful variety of works offered by London Art Week dealers...

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The immortal journey of Dürer

Forget Leonardo: there is a case to be made for the German artist being the true Renaissance great, argues Michael Prodger from Country Life Magazine

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Become an Instant Expert on the Boy Genius Thomas Lawrence

Born in 1769, by the age of 10, Thomas Lawrence was already showing remarkable artistic ability. Amina Wright, explores the story of the boy that went on to become president of the Royal Academy of Arts...

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Medieval Women: Subjects & Makers of Art

Although medieval art is dominated by a lack of female voices, a story of exceptions has emerged in 20th-century scholarship, which looked at the Middle Ages through a feminist lens...

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Travel Essentials of the Past

Next time we are going to travel, there will be a few essentials on our packing list - phone, laptop and probably several other electronic devices. The essential tech for the well-equipped Renaissance and Baroque traveller looked a little different, but was certainly as much at the height of technology at the time than all the devices we are taking with us these days.

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Prunella Clough (1919 - 1999): Seeing the World Sideways

The subtle and thoughtful work, both mysterious and commonplace, of this leading modern British artist, was admired by critics and avidly collected. Osborne Samuel Gallery holds numerous works by Clough, paintings and prints, which focus primarily on landscapes and industrial subjects...

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Rosalba Carriera, Pastellist and Portraitist: A Unique Career

Wildly successful and hugely admired in her lifetime, the 18th-century painter Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757) wowed European Royalty her exceptional skill and is credited with inventing the pastel portrait. Stephen Ongpin Fine Art reveals a rare subject for the artist...

Editorial

Works of Devotion

There are numerous outstanding devotional works to be discovered at London Art Week Winter 2020. Some were created for the intimacy of private prayer, others relate to large works intended for places of public worship. We look here at a selection of exceptional smaller pieces made for private devotion that feature the iconography of mother and child...

Editorial

10 Lessons Learned about Buying and Selling Art during a Global Pandemic

The global Covid pandemic, which gripped the world at the beginning of 2020, has, without doubt, had a fundamental impact on the way the art market operates in London and around the world. Here is our selection of 10 things we have learned in the last few months...

Editorial

Art Against Slavery: The Captured Runaway (1856) by William Gale

Depicting an enslaved fugitive and her captor, a north American bounty-hunter, the painting by the white British artist William Gale (1823 - 1909) is a pictorial contribution to the Anti-Slavery emancipation campaign that preceded the US Civil War. At today's distance from the 1850s, it is not an easy picture to understand...

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The Fairford Park Friendship Album

A group of drawings from a friendship album assembled by Augusta Raymond-Barker (1827-1900) of Fairford Park, Gloucestershire offer a fascinating insight into the lives of a group of Victorian women, all of whom were accomplished watercolourists.

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Juana Romani - Parisian Artist of Romance, Mystery, Tragedy

Emerging from the darkness is the biblical figure of Hérodiade or Hérodias, who along with her daughter Salomé, orchestrated the death of John the Baptist... Daniel Katz Gallery introduces a beautiful work by French artist Juana Romani (1869-1924) whose life ended in tragic circumstances.

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Marisa Mori (1900 - 1985): Between Figurative & Futurist Art

Marisa Mori (Florence 1900 - 1985), is a perfect example of the inexplicable oblivion into which supremely talented female artists often would fall...

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Historical Frames - An Insider's View

London Art Week participant Enrico Ceci specialises in Italian antique frames from the 15th to 18th centuries. With expertise spanning 35 years, here he shares revealing insights in to the very important business of historic Italian frames...

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Félicie de Fauveau - Feminist and Revolutionary

Félicie de Fauveau, the 19th century sculptor, occupies a space of courage and radicalism that is totally original. Her story goes beyond the history of art, which recounts the story of women in their struggle for expression, against the male order, and of the repression of their demands.

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Artemisia, The National Gallery

Join Ellice Stevens, the actor who plays Artemisia in the stage production of 'It's True, It's True, It's True', as she journeys through Rome, Florence, Naples and London; retracing Artemisia's footsteps, and coming face-to-face with some of her most important works, for the first time.

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In Conversation

Amparo Martinez-Russotto, Curator of The Klesch Collection, which includes works by significant historic women artists, talks to Emanuela Tarizzo, London Art Week Board Member and Gallery Director at Tomasso Brothers Fine Art.

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Lavinia Fontana and Fede Galizia: Two Avant-Garde Women Artists Who Challenged Gender Roles in Their Time

Italian women artists of the 16th and 18th centuries have come out of the shadow in recent years. While they were recognized in their own time and played a major role in the Italian artistic scene, they were almost written out of history, which has given pride of place to their male counterparts...

EVENTS

Art History in Focus

During October 2020 London Art Week will present 'Art History in Focus', a series of themed erudite and enlightening discourses online.

EDITORIAL

The de'Medici Connection at London Art Week Digital

If you were asked to name a European Renaissance family, chances are the first name that springs to mind would be de' Medici - the banking and political dynasty so highly influential around Italy and Europe from the 15th to the 18th century...

EDITORIAL

Rembrandts Self Portrait

Viewing is now open and Sotheby's star lot has just arrived in London - one of the last self-portraits by Rembrandt left in private hands. It is offered as part of Sotheby's cross-category evening sale and carries an estimate of £12-16m.

EDITORIAL

Compelling Jewish paintings on view at London Art Week Digital

Menachem Wecker writes about compelling Jewish paintings on view at London Art Week Digital

INTERVIEW

The Art of Insurance

Franz Ihm of Tectus Insurance and sponsor of London Art Week shares insights into the world of art insurance.

EDITORIAL

Nordic Interest at London Art Week

In a troubled world, it is encouraging to notice that the global interest in Nordic art continues to develop...

EDITORIAL

Celebration of Women Artists

Women were usually restricted to showing their artistic talent in the private sphere; as a result, their names have not become well known, and it is only now that we are starting to reassess the works of these women especially from the 18th and 19th centuries...

Old Masters Market Report

Old Master Paintings Market Report

As an official partner of London Art Week, ArtTactic is delighted to present this special edition report providing both in-depth analysis of the Old Master Paintings Evening sales at Christie's and Sotheby's in New York earlier this year, as well as insights into the Old Master dealer market...

Lecture

Old Masters Lecture

This the first of Artactic's two-part online course on The Old Masters Market. For students or collectors who feel as though the Old Masters are a mystery to them, this course offers a step-by-step guide on the key market characteristics, value drivers, challenges and opportunities...

EDITORIAL

Art as a Vaccine

A message from our sponsors. 'Covid-19 does not appear to be a great respecter of beauty but in a climate where the underfunded culture and arts sector is already under strain, art has risen through to allow us to look forward with a little optimism...'

EDITORIAL

Sitter, Painter, Viewer - the Triangle of Portraiture

Why do we value portraits so highly?  And why is portraiture as important as ever? Here we highlight many interesting portraits included in LAW Digital Summer 2020, and our dealers share some discovery stories from their career...

EXHIBITION

The Studiolo and Domestic Spaces

This year, Georg Laue, Kunstkammer Ltd and Stuart Lochhead Sculpture are combining efforts to present a special exhibition The Studiolo: From Renaissance to Modern, while Trinity Fine Art is working with colleagues Walter Padovani and Raccanello Leprince to emulate the setting of art in a domestic space of the Renaissance and Baroque eras.

EDITORIAL

The World of Interiors

London Art Week 2020 goes Virtual. More than 50 galleries are participating, from the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain and the USA, and between them they highlight an extraordinary range of fine art, primarily museum-quality paintings, sculpture and drawings but also encompassing antiquities and the decorative arts.

Acquisition

Milwaukee Art Museum

Ben Elwes Fine Art is delighted to announce the acquisition of Margaret Foley's striking marble relief Portrait of Jenny Lind (1820-1887), c. 1866-69, by Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin.