When the painter Claude Monet set out from the small Normandy town of Vernon one April morning in 1883 he was looking for a house to rent to accommodate himself and the seven children under his care.

The Royal Academy's annual Summer Exhibition "can be an overwhelming experience", said Nancy Durrant in The Times. Now in its 257th year, it is the world's largest open-submission exhibition; efforts ...

In the intervening years, Keifer has gained a huge international reputation with gargantuan paintings, sculptures and installations. His obsession with Van Gogh led him, in 1992, to move to the south ...

Discover some of the best London art shows this summer season including Yoshitomo Nara at Hayward Gallery, Emily Kam Kngwarray at Tate Modern, Jenny Saville at the National Portrait Gallery, and the ...

Auguste Renoir’s masterpiece *A Girl with a Pink and Black Hat* (1891) fully embodies the French Impressionist master’s signature style: soft, plump, and warm portrayals of figures. In the 1890s, ...