On This Day

November 10, On This Day It was a big scandal on November 10, 1997, when German-American artist Peter Max pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal district court to tax fraud and time served. He had concealed over $1.1 million in income from the US Internal Revenue Service in connection with the sales of his works between […]

November 1, On This Day One of the most interesting women in art, an LGBTQ icon, Nazi protester and feminist was born 132 years ago today, on November 1, 1889. German Dada artist Hannah Höch is best known as one of the originators of photomontage (a type of collage in which the pasted items are

October 25, On This Day Pablo Picasso, the iconic Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer, was born 140 years ago today on October 25, 1881. He is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, and known for co-founding the Cubist movement. After a long and prolific career, he

October 15, On This Day Known quite literally as one of the primary founders of Surrealism as a concept, André Breton is a celebrated and highly influential French poet, essayist, critic, and editor, who lived from 1896–1966. In an indelibly iconic move for the world of art, almost a century and exactly 97 years ago

October 10, On This Day His face was one among icons that adorned the eighth series of Swiss franc banknotes (for 100 Swiss francs), as did his iconic sculpture, L\’Homme qui marche I. But that\’s not his only legacy. Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker of much repute and renown, and

October 2, On This Day Numerous critics consider Marcel Duchamp to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century. The phenomenal visionary, who died 53 years ago today on October 2, 1968, was born in July 1887 and had an incredible career spanning several decades — he was a French painter, sculptor,

September 25, On This Day Mark Rothko: A colourful mind The distinctive style of color field paintings, depicting irregular rectangular regions of color, is most quickly attributed to the iconic American abstract painter Mark Rothko. He was born on September 25, 1903. Of Latvian Jewish descent, Rothko is associated with the American Abstract Expressionist movement

September 22, On This Day She was born on September 22, 1891 — today, 130 years later, Alma Woodsey Thomas is recognized as a major American painter of the 20th century, beating all odds as an African-American female artist, despite the segregation and prejudice of her time. She is alternatively classified by some as an

September 17, On This Day Path-breaking, exiled It was 106 years ago today that Maqbool Fida Husain was born, on September 17, 1915, although he left this world a decade ago, depriving it of his monumental talent. Known as one of the most globally recognized and celebrated Indian artists of his time and beyond, MF

September 9, On This Day An iconic American artist, Sol (Solomon) LeWitt is said to have helped to establish both Minimalism and Conceptual Art through his work. He was born today, 93 years ago — September 9, 1928 — although he passed away in April 2007. LeWitt achieved fame in the late 1960s and has