For the late American artist, whose Barbican show is his first in the UK for over three decades, the space in which a painting sat mattered as much as the work itself

The German artist’s first major UK institutional show, at London’s Garden Museum, includes works that span 30 years

The study explores how Valleyer-Coster cultivated an elite clientele in a turbulent France while navigating the pressures placed on women artists

A landmark exhibition traces the French artist’s impact on painters ranging from Pablo Picasso to Peter Doig

From Tracey Emin to Nicholas Serota, tributes have poured in for the painter since his death at 88 years old on 11 June

The Yorkshire-born maestro had been a cultural star to reckon with, and a pioneer of new figurative formats, since making headlines at the “Young Contemporaries” exhibition in London in 1961

The 250th anniversary of John Constable’s birth has seen a flurry of publications about the great painter and his work

A government spokesperson claims that Helmut Ditsch’s photorealist painting was removed for maintenance, but a leading historian places it within a history of cultural and historical erasure

Four key takeaways from a new book about the innovative use of canvas in 16th-century Italy

Sanya Kantarovsky talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work

Hurvin Anderson talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work

The exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts will include her masterpiece “The Triumph of Bacchus” as well as the recently unearthed “The Five Senses”

The painter was influenced by Pointillism and Cubism, but had a distinctive style that transcended both movements

The thorny issue is relevant to current exhibitions of work by Howard Hodgkin, Henri Matisse and Paul Cezanne

Former home of painter Ary Scheffer celebrates the Romantic period through art, music and soundscapes

The exhibition, dedicated to the painter who sold few works during her lifetime and was largely overlooked in favour of her brother, will also travel to Scotland and tour the US

Painting may not be dead, but it may have become too comfortable

Catharina van Hemessen’s self-portrait will be presented at the National Gallery, as interest in early women painters grows

Art historian’s dissection of famous work is as much about the painting as his decades-long obsession with it

Head of a family of artists including the more famous Ben, a Pallant House Gallery exhibition shows this father is ripe for reassessment

Musée Jacquemart-André stages city’s first show in decades dedicated to the artist once favoured by Louis XIII, who later fell into relative obscurity

In a digital age, painting may seem quaint, but its appeal endures, among artists, scholars and collectors

The Turner Prize winner, who is having his first UK institutional exhibition in two decades, explains his process, the interplay of time and space within his work, and why he had a brief career as a sign painter

The UK painter’s first major museum show, at the Hepworth Wakefield, offers recognition of a talent whose ambiguous works can shift between the humdrum of the ordinary and the ecstasy of revelation

The artist's first major museum survey, "Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream..." at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, tracks 20 years of his identity-driven photorealism

An extensive exhibition dedicated to the Dutch artist highlights her beautifully detailed still-lifes. But do these paintings offer more than splendid decoration?

The exhibition at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh will also look at how the four artists interacted with their UK contemporaries

Recent publication is the first comprehensive account of works inspired by a visit to Switzerland in 1949

Our intrepid diarist goes in search of the site where Joseph Wright of Derby painted a late—sublime—landscape, on the shores of Ullswater

From fabulous fish to playful pups, The Shed in Chelsea is crawling with wildlife