Picasso Museum reopens after five-year renovation — the museum now boasts 40 rooms and 3,000 square metres of exhibition space. On display for the inaugural exhibition are some 400 pieces – just a fraction of the 5,000 artworks comprising the collection.  

A Cantankerous Painter of Immense Versatility– Currently on view at the Morgan Library and Museum: The Untamed Landscape: Théodore Rousseau and the Path to Barbizon.    

The top 10 unforgettable faces in art – and now for Jonathan Jones’ top 10 faces in art … one of my favorites is Ghirlandaio’s “An Old Man and his Grandson”.  

The top 10 beaches in art– here are Jonathan Jones’s picks for the top ten beaches in art … included are Monet, Picasso, Matisse and Degas.  But why not Boudin?  

With Leonard Lauder Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art Attempts to Fill a Modern-Art Gap– It is now on view  … Lauder’s $1 Billion gift to the Met.  It is nice to see that this collector went out of their way to … More…

Changing faces: 500 years of women.  Some of you may have already seen this; but for those who have not, here is a nice video featuring the changing faces of women in art by Philip S. Johnson.  

Christie’s Postwar and Contemporary Evening sale took place in London this week and the results were somewhat surprising. As of late (for the most part), Contemporary Evening sales absolutely kill it. Nearly all the works sell and there are always … More…