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Art Blogs, houses posts and personal columns of our international team of columnists. Reviews of art exhibitions, art & antique fair visitor reports, views on developments in the art and antique sector and any other type of personal views and/or opinions related to the fine and decorative arts.

The latest ten blogs are published here.


De Mythe van de Doktor-Schilder leeft voort…

Een bezoek aan museum De Wieger in DeurneHendrik Wiegersma 1891-1969   Hendrik Wiegersma, Medicus Pictor, 1957, olieverf op board Ondanks alle negatieve berichten die verband houden met de bezuinigingen die de Gemeente Deurne wil afwentelen op het...


The Colour of Poetry – A review of the Chagall exhibition at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Fundación Caja Madrid

The pictorial language and vivid colours of Marc Chagall are unique in the history of art. Brilliant colours intertwined with symbolism rooted in Russian folklore and Jewish tradition are characteristic of the canvases on display in the Chagall ex...


Tips voor trips naar onze musea

Bezoek tijdens uw vakantie een tentoonstelling !!Weer of geen weer, de zomer wordt goed, als we afgaan op alle plannen die de musea de komende periode gaan bieden. Museumweer is niet noodzakelijk om een bezoekje te brengen aan een boeiende tentoon...


Pathways to Enlightenment: Learning from “Roads of Arabia”

I was going to construct an introduction to this article in which I mused with great self-deprecation about my embarrassing lack of knowledge regarding most things concerning the Middle East.  The plan was to reveal my total ignorance towards that...


Dreams of Nature - From Van Gogh to Kandinsky

To me Vincent van Gogh represents the tragic, but brilliant artist. A painter filled with emotions and drifted by an inner urge to express himself. He was on a mission. A deep religious and spiritual mission. This passion eventually drove him mad....


Museum aan het Vrijthof – een eerbetoon aan de TEFAF

Zoals goede (culturele) ondernemers betaamt, wordt er flink ingehaakt op het jaarlijkse internationale hoogtepunt van de stad Maastricht, ’s werelds meest toonaangevende kunst- en antiekbeurs The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF). Vol met indrukken v...


TEFAF, een persoonlijke impressie

Het is in de trein op deze zaterdagochtend drukker dan anders. Veel mensen stappen op het Centraal Station Maastricht over op het boemeltje dat je in drie minuten naar station Randwijck brengt. Van daar uit is het nog maar 250 meter lopen naar het...


From the Prado to the Louvre - The Mona Lisa: A Tale of Two Paintings.

It was a year ago, I was giving my friend a tour of the Prado, when I found her – the same eyes and smile staring out from a black background. I’d never come across Prado’s Mona Lisa twin before, nor did I even know it existed, but hidden in a sma...


The Jade Masks of the Mayas: at La Pinacothèque of Paris

Maya funeral masks — primitive and ornate, yet sophisticated and regal jade carvings— are on exhibit outside of Mexico for the first time in history, offering a unique look at the illustrious Maya civilization. According to archeologists, the Maya...


Simonis & Buunk, een keur aan kunst - Waar passie en sfeer samengaan

In het midden van het land, dus centraler kun je niet zitten, en dan ook nog in het centrum van Ede. Ik ken het stadje alleen nog uit de tijd dat ik er in militaire dienst lag. Maar dan praten we over begin jaren zeventig en de term ‘liggen’ was n...


Death Preparations

Of Final Things: Death and Burial in Mark Brandenburg 1500 - 1800 Prior to my departure for Berlin, a good friend asked me if I had prepared a will, or at the very least, some kind of official document detailing my “death instructions” if somethin...


Weegee: Murder is My Business at the International Center for Photography

Long before Law & Order trailers littered the streets of New York City, and NYPD Blue made David Caruso famous, New Yorkers got their fill of sordid crime drama from the pages of daily newspapers. No one captured the gore and grit of the city ...


Katsura Imperial Villa - Photographs by Ishimoto Yasuhiro

The aesthetics of Japanese culture--be it architecture, cuisine, fashion, or ceramics--are so immediately identifiable, one doesn’t need to have spent any time in that part of the world in order to develop an opinion (or even a feeling) about the ...


Rietveld Schröder House

Last weekend I visited what is probably the most famous house in Utrecht, the Netherlands, the Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House). For many years I passed this house on my way to the university library. Now I finally have the change o...


Celebrating the Tricentenary of the National Library of Madrid – A Public Display of its Treasures

The National Library in Madrid, Spain’s oldest cultural institution, is celebrating its 300th birthday with a stunning exhibition showcasing its greatest treasures. Not only full of antique books and medieval codices, the National Library is home ...
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