Amédée Ozenfant, the purest of the Purists
The French artist believed in his paintings being stylistically uniform and infinitely replicable – an idea that, a century on, has not done him any favours
Citizen Guillaume – the painter whose fortunes followed the French Revolution’s
The story of an artist who has been forgotten for nearly 200 years reflects the hopes and failures of the turbulent times he lived through
‘Burningly cerebral and slightly mad’ – André Masson at the Pompidou-Metz, reviewed
As a rare exhibition of his work demonstrates, the French Surrealist’s art took a series of very intense twists and turns
How Italy remade Willem de Kooning
At the age of 65, the artist went to Rome a painter and returned to the United States a sculptor. It wasn’t the first time the city had changed him
Studying abroad: what Mark Rothko learned in Europe
The painter was often forthright in his rejection of the old world – but it’s time to reconsider his European influences
How Barbara Hepworth got into a new groove
The Palais de Danse in St Ives allowed the sculptor’s work to grow in ambition
How did British artists respond to the AIDS crisis?
While Britain was no less affected by the disease than the United States, the response of its gay artists at the start of the crisis was provocatively distinct
Is Milton Avery really a forgotten American great?
We’ve struggled to classify the painter as one of history’s greats for very good reason
Off the grid – the side of Mondrian you’ve never seen before
A completely overlooked painting, left out of the artist’s catalogue raisonné, makes the case for an unexpectedly messier and much more interesting career
Lines of control – the story of Jackson Pollock’s drips
The American painter may be famed for a chaotic approach, but in reality he had complete command of his materials – and he owed his technique to a printmaker
It’s time to judge Carmen Herrera’s extraordinary work purely on its own terms
The artist may have been unsung for many years before critics and the market caught up, but her work was a wonder right from the start
‘Her canvases breed uncertainty from certainty’ – the art of Carmen Herrera
Still working at the age of 105, the Cuban-born artist has had an unusually long career – and the results repay close attention
Dutch courage – Jan Sluijters, Holland’s little-known modernist
After flirting with Fauvism and other French modes in Paris, the painter brought home a dazzling palette – only to bottle it later on
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‘The meekest person can manipulate’ – a tribute to Paula Rego (1935–2022)
The Portuguese-British painter told stories of parental abandonment, misogyny and exile with a power that put her in a class of her own