A representation of a woman thought to be Sappho, an archaic Greek poet from the island of Lesbos. (Courtesy of A&E Television Networks) When you examine a typical stanza of poetry or admire the ...

In the aftermath of World War II, abstract expressionism burst onto the art scene as a defiant rejection of traditional forms and conventions. Artists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning ...

Jackson Pollock's "Untitled" (c.1944-45) is a drypoint and engraving in black on white wove paper. Inscribed "2nd proof 1967" among other things. (all images via Swann) Tomorrow, Swann auction house ...

The hyper-masculine post-war mythology that’s often tied to Abstract Expressionism has long been recognized as a problematic historical narrative because it elides many of the movement’s equally ...

Janet Fish, who died on 11 December at her home in Wells, Vermont, aged 87, stated, "I never bought the argument that ...

Here's a family puzzle: How do you showcase your grandfather's career in honor of his passing two years ago, a career that spans more than five decades? For co-curator and granddaughter Isca ...

The Ojibwe artist was active in New York's midcentury art scene and embraced by fellow Abstract Expressionists, yet he’s rarely in canonical histories today. The late painter was influenced by ...

The abstract expressionists did not hurt for hubris. "It is one of the great stories of all time," the painter Clyfford Still declared, describing the work of the New York painters surrounding him, ...

Art museums in Los Angeles currently overflow with first-rate exhibitions. An unusually strong array of well-organized solo and thematic shows covering a variety of art has made the first months of ...