John Singer Sargent's portrait of Ena Wertheimer: The painting that challenged sexual norms
By subverting a formal marriage portrait, showing a woman painted in male attire, the painter John Singer Sargent shocked viewers, writes Cath Pound.
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By subverting a formal marriage portrait, showing a woman painted in male attire, the painter John Singer Sargent shocked viewers, writes Cath Pound.
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Writing about the new appreciation for joint works by Basquiat and Warhol, Cath Pound (Artsy) writes, “The curators themselves certainly feel the time is right for a reevaluation.” She quotes Anna Karina Hofbauer, co-curator of an upcoming show at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, who says, “The collaboration between Basquiat and Warhol is a true…
A new exhibition at London's Barbican Art Gallery celebrates the work of Alice Neel, an unconventional artist who painted those on the margins of society, writes Cath Pound.
In Search of Lost Time broke with conventions when it was published in 1922. Considered daunting by many, it is actually universally appealing and rewarding, writes Cath Pound.