GREAT BARRINGTON — The earliest recorded still life paintings date back more than two millennia and are referred to as Xenia, a Greek word meaning a specific kind of generous hospitality extended ...

The still lifes were part of the Schloss collection, which was seized in 1943. Auction house officials halted the sale when ...

Did you know that cherries and strawberries represented the souls of men? Or that a dragonfly could be the devil? These beautiful works say much more than you think, writes Cath Pound. Still-life ...

In the 17th century, Holland was in bloom. Following a bout of “tulipmania” in the 1630s, it became fashionable to visit the Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam’s botanical garden, to catch a glimpse of a ...

In a still life painting, the subjects cannot move. The bowl of fruit remains sedentary on the table. The hunk of cheese goes uneaten. The candles do not flicker. That's the rule according to the very ...

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Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 5, Figures and Landscapes, 1883-1899," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press ...

Gary Faigin, co-founder and artistic director of Gage Academy of Art and known for his infectious enthusiasm for and knowledge of art, died Sept. 6.

It’s not usually the case that you get a sweetener when you buy an item at auction, even when you pay tens of millions of dollars, but Sotheby’s London has a special offer in its March 6 Modern and ...