Art
Discover new art and secret gardens in London this weekend
Fill your weekend with secret gardens, Italian opulence and seaside cocktails
Five artworks to see in London this summer
London is packed with great restaurants and wondrous works of art. Here’s our guide to pairing paintings with places to…
Leonardo da Vinci’s Tuscany: from Anchiano to Florence
Five hundred years after the death of da Vinci, no tour of Tuscany is complete without exploring the landscapes of his childhood
The Art of the Garden: Van Gogh’s sunflowers
‘I’m painting with the gusto of a Marseillais eating bouillabaisse, which won’t surprise you when it’s a question of painting…
Long before Instagram, Venice was a city of distortions
Canaletto altered Venice’s scenery to pander to the tastes of travellers and JMW Turner and Monet followed suit
Artists’ houses: from Frida Kahlo to JMW Turner
An artist’s house offers a glimpse into their inner world. Here are eight homes that are well worth a visit
The Art of the Garden: Pierre Bonnard’s Mimosas
In Bonnard’s dazzling ‘The Studio with Mimosas’, an energising, diagonal sweep of rich lemon fills over half the canvas. The…
Five pieces of art to get you in the mood for spring
Former Christie’s Director Deborah Allan shares her top five artworks to enjoy this spring
Forget London Fashion Week, head to the galleries for inspiration
As designers prepare final tucks and tweaks for London Fashion Week, we’ll soon be hearing what inspired their collections. Among…
Alter egos: from Bowie and Beyoncé to Marcel Duchamp
Artists across the decades have used alter egos to bring their art to life from Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp to Grayson Perry’s Claire
A 21st century Grand Tour of European art
Here are a series of weekend breaks to Europe’s finest galleries to reinvent the Georgian grand tour for the modern era
Britain’s little capitals of culture
Swap the city for one of the many small British towns with thriving art and food scenes – from Stroud to Berwick Upon Tweed
How to choose a piece of art for your home
From framing to feature walls, Deborah Allan shows you how to find art to suit all spaces – big and small
5 festive artworks to discover this Christmas
Gallery owner and former Christie’s Director Deborah Allan shares five festive paintings for Christmas
Eight exhibitions to see
Old Masters, Victorian photographers and Francis Bacon all feature in our round-up of the best current and upcoming exhibitions
The rotten king with an exquisite taste in art
The Royal Academy’s new exhibition reunites paintings from Charles I’s legendary collection
The artist who lived with war and Warhol
Philip Pearlstein on his memories of flat-sharing with Andy Warhol and how military service prepared him for life as an artist
Gallery: Monet and Architecture
An upcoming National Gallery exhibition brings together Monet’s paintings of buildings, bridges and other architecture
Where fine art meets high-end living
Across the world, luxury property developments are making modern art part of the furniture
Gallery: 10 Leonardo da Vinci masterpieces
A selection of the Italian master’s greatest paintings
Gallery: Impressionists in London
Tate Britain presents artistic visions of the capital by Monet, Pissaro and Tissot
Exhibition preview: Cézanne Portraits
The National Portrait Gallery’s latest blockbuster features 50 paintings by the influential French artist
Seven brilliant things to do in October
Including London Film Festival, Oktoberfest and opera at the V&A
Argenteuil: the Parisian commune beloved by the Impressionists
During the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War, artists slowly made their way back to Paris to begin painting again. In…