A nude portrait by Lucian Freud of art handler Ria Kirby is coming to auction at Christie's London, priced at up to $20 million.

There is little doubt that historical racism has influenced the content and composition of several famous figurative ...

Bernard Jacobson also reflects on the trajectory of art history—something he discussed at length with the late Bowie.

The Spectator’s former offices — is a riot of bold-patterned wallpaper that calls to mind Arts and Crafts, the Bloomsbury ...

This introspect felt appropriate before touring the Sigmund Freud Museum, which I visited in the fall of 2022. While there ...

Collicelli Cagol recognises something similar in Fratino’s studies. “He is capturing things that are strikingly beautiful, but simple in a way,” he says. “They are sometimes the things we miss every ...

The Tate Modern has announced an exhibition celebrating the work of ‘80s clubbing icon Leigh Bowery. The Australian artist, ...

64 x 64.7 cm. (25.2 x 25.5 in.) Description: Imprimée par / printed by Marc Balakjian at Studio Prints, London et Publiée par / Published by Acquavella LLC, New York.

Join us for The Independent’s first Climate 100 event, a landmark celebration to recognize those tackling the climate ...

Still life art was looked down upon in the UK for centuries – this new exhibition celebrates the immigrant artists behind its ...

Jenny Saville is a British contemporary artist known for her large-scale, visceral paintings of the human body, particularly focusing on female forms and themes of imperfection, gender, and beauty.

A visit to the celebrated artist in Margate, ahead of a major exhibition at White Cube, London, reveals a painter in her ...