On This Day

October 15 marks the birthday of Jacques Joseph Tissot, born on this day in 1836. Today we celebrate the birth of James Tissot, the French painter who became one of the most successful chroniclers of high society life in the late 19th century. Born 189 years ago in France to a drapery merchant and milliner, […]

On This Day, 29th September Celebrating the Birthday of François Boucher, the Quintessential Rococo Painter François Boucher (b. Paris, 29 Sept. 1703; d. Paris, 30 May 1770) remains the undisputed master of Rococo painting, whose sensuous elegance and playful compositions perfectly captured the spirit of 18th-century French aristocratic life. His prolific career as a painter,

On This Day, 27th September On September 27, 1840, Thomas Nast was born in Landau, Bavaria, marking the beginning of a career that would fundamentally transform American visual culture. Immigrating to New York City at age six, this German-born artist would become the most influential political cartoonist of the 19th century, earning the title “Father

“Whether I do figures or landscapes, my passions and concerns remain the same. It is the human condition that leads me to art.”  Ram Kumar Ram Kumar with his work | Sothebys.com One of India’s leading abstract painters, Ram Kumar, was an artist and writer as well. He was associated with the Progressive arts group,

On This Day Hanif Kureshi, widely recognized for his transformative impact on India’s street art landscape, is remembered today on his first death anniversary. As the co-founder of St+art India Foundation, Kureshi used urban spaces as his canvas to democratize art in India, creating a vibrant movement that brought creativity to the country’s public spaces

Today marks the birth of George Washington Thomas Lambert, one of Australia’s most distinguished portrait painters and war artists. Born in St Petersburg, Russia, Lambert would go on to become a defining figure in Australian art, despite his unusual birthplace and tragic family circumstances. Lambert entered the world as a posthumous child – his father,

Today marks what would have been the 97th birthday of Solomon “Sol” LeWitt, the revolutionary American artist who fundamentally changed how we think about art creation and authorship. Born on September 9, 1928, LeWitt passed away in 2007, leaving behind a profound legacy that continues to influence contemporary art. LeWitt’s path to artistic prominence was

One of England’s most distinctive painters, was born on this day in 1734 in Derby’s Irongate district. Wright would go on to earn recognition as “the first professional painter to express the spirit of the Industrial Revolution”. Born into a family of lawyers—his father John was Derby’s town clerk—Wright chose an artistic path instead. At