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Sotheby’s upcoming cross-category Evening Auction ‘Rembrandt to Richter’ (28 July | London), features many of the key British avant-garde movers and shakers of their day.

This magnificent watercolour by J.M.W. Turner exquisitely captures the romantic painter's love for the North of England. Discover how the "painter of light" depicted the sheer essence of time and atmosphere in this sumptuous watercolour of "God's Own Country". Gledhow Hall, Yorkshire is just one of the splendid works on offer by Turner and other distinguished artists in Sotheby's upcoming Old Masters Day Sale (20 - 29 July | London).

Art critic Alastair Sooke and specialist Michael Jefferson reveal four furniture designers who turned crisis into a new direction in their career and work.

As a child, Marc Chagall would marvel at the traveling acrobatic troupes that passed through his Village. The animals, dancers and musicians of the circus seemed to conjure a distinct joy that would consistently manifest itself throughout the artist’s career.

Sotheby’s new approach to live auctions in the age of coronavirus was a success last week, offering hope to investors across the art market.

From the anatomical features of Da Vinci to the fractured features of modernist portraiture, the human head has reigned supreme in Art History.

A rare personal correspondence written by Post-Impressionist greats Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin is shedding light on their friendship and lives.

An introduction to Futurism, the dynamic movement that revolutionised Italian art at the beginning of the twentieth century. Obsessed with speed, the Futurists created art that captured the dawning of a new age. Also included is a closer look at Umberto Boccioni a founding member of the group, who died tragically young during the First World War. An extract from the Christie’s Education online course, Modern Art.

Rembrandt van Rijn is one of history's most prolific painters of self-portraits, and as a result, we have an uncommonly intimate window into his life.

Vermeer and his contemporaries layered their paintings of domestic life with different meanings and interpretations. In this video, art critic Alastair Sooke and our specialist Maja Markovic take a closer look to reveal more.