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The article reviews the painting exhibition "Mythological Passions" at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain until July 4, 2021.

The article reviews the art exhibition "An Art of Changes: Jasper Johns Prints, 1960-2018," which features works of printmaker and painter Jasper Johns, being presented at the Tampa Museum of Art in Florida until September 5, 2021.

The article reviews the art exhibition "Soutine/de Kooning: Conversations in Paint," which features works of painters Chaïm Soutine and Willem de Kooning, being presented at the Barnes Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until August 8, 2021.

The article discusses the life, career, and accomplishments of the late American abstract painter Flora Crockett. Topics explored include the acquisition of her 1946 painting "South American Dancers," by the Yale University Art Gallery, the favorable review earned by a 2017 art exhibition of her works at Meredith Ward Fine Art gallery in New York City, and the distinct characteristics of her abstract paintings.

The article reviews the exhibition "Shapes From Out of Nowhere: Ceramics from the Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection," which features works of several artists including Ken Price, Peter Voulkos, and Axel Salto, being presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City until August 29, 2021.

The article reviews the art exhibition "Creating the American West in Art," which features works of several artists including Maynard Dixon, E. Martin Hennings, and Frank Mechau, being presented at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, Tennessee until June 27, 2021.

The article reviews the art exhibition "Modern Look: Photography and the American Magazine," which features works of several designers and photographers such as Lester Beall, Richard Avedon, and Irving Penn, being presented at the Jewish Museum in New York City until July 11, 2021.

The article reviews the exhibition "Extra Ordinary: Magic, Mystery and Imagination in American Realism" at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia through June 13, 2021, featuring artworks by various realist painters including Henry Billings, Thomas Fransioli, and Jared French.

The article reviews the exhibition "Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces From Persian Lands," at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, featuring artworks from the Persian-speaking regions of the Islamic world, spanning the 6th through 19th centuries.

The article reviews the exhibition "Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City from April 5 to July 25, 2021.

The article reviews the exhibition "Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel 1820-1920" at the Chrysler Museum of Art through May 16, 2021, and at the Milwaukee Art Museum from June 11 to October 3, 2021, featuring various artists including José Jimenez Aranda, Childe Hassam and Robert Henri.

The article reviews the exhibition "Calder-Picasso" at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, California through May 23, 2021, featuring artworks by Alexander Calder and Pablo Picasso.

The article reviews the exhibition "The New Woman Behind the Camera" at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. from October 31, 2021 to January 30, 2022, featuring the works of women photographers including Berenice Abbot, Ilse Bing, and Henri Florence.

The article explores the work of painter Richard Anuszkiewicz. Topics discussed include his family background, education, and early life and career. It also describes the bold contrasts between complementary colors, the geometrically rigorous organization and the intricate use of fine lines in Anuszkiewicz's paintings and prints.

The article reviews the exhibition "Cézanne: In and Out of Time" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts through February 28, 2021, featuring the works of Paul Cézanne paired with works of other artists including Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Edgar Degas, and Camille Pissarro.

The article reviews the exhibition "Cubism in Color: The Still Lifes of Juan Garis" which opens in Dallas, Texas on March 14, 2021 through July 25, and then moves on to Baltimore, Maryland from September 12 to January 9, 2022.

The article details how artist John Kiley brings inspiration from conceptual and performance art to his glass-making. Topics discussed include materials Kiley uses for his artworks, his glass blowing techniques, and his experience of working with Italian master Lino Tagliapietra. Also mentioned are some of his creations including "Golden Roller," "Blue Lens," and "Chromatic Tower."

The article reviews the exhibition "South Asian Art" at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts through October 1, 2021, featuring various artists including Nalini Malani, Maqbool Fida, and Atul Dodiya.

The article reviews the exhibition "Paul Manship: Ancient Made Modern" at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of art in Hartford, Connecticut from February 11 to July 3, 2021.

The article reviews the exhibition "Queen Nefertari's Egypt" at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas starting December 6, 2020.

The article reviews the exhibition "Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence" featuring artists like Tshengi Duma, Sthembile Majola and Nontanga Manguthsane at The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Florida until January 17, 2021.

The article reviews the exhibition "Robert Frank: The Americans" featuring Frank's photographs at the Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts until April 11, 2021.

The article reviews the exhibition "Kandinsky' featuring the abstract paintings of artist Vasily Kandinsky at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain until May 23, 2021.

The article reviews the exhibition "Frank Duveneck: American Master" featuring Duveneck's paintings at the Cincinnati Art Museum in Ohio from December 18, 2020 to March 28, 2021.

The article features Abstract Expressionist painter, sculptor and collagist Fritz Bultman and his independence and activism in the mid-20th century. Also cited are Bultman's early art lessons with artist Morris Graves, his relationship with couple Hans Hofmann and Maria Hofmann, his study of architecture at the New Bauhaus in Chicago, Illinois, and his marriage to dancer and model Jeanne Lawson.

The article reviews the exhibition "Albrecht Altdorfer: A German Renaissance Master" at the Louvre in Paris, France from December 1, 2020 to January 4, 2021.

The article reviews the exhibition "Expanding Abstraction: Pushing the Boundaries of Painting in the Americas, 1958-1983," on view at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas in 2020.

The article reviews the exhibition "The Synchromists," by Morgan Russell and Stanton Macdonald-Wright on view on the New York-based Vilcek Foundation's website through April 24, 2021.

The article reviews the exhibition "Riopelle: The Call of Northern Landscapes and Indigenous Cultures," on view at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, Quebec from November 21, 2020 to March 21, 2021.

The article reviews the exhibition "Picasso to Hockney: Modern Art on Stage," on view at the Dayton Art institute in Dayton, Ohio through January 17, 2021.

The article reviews the exhibition "Tantra: Enlightenment and Revolution," on view at the British Museum in London, England from September 24, 2020 to January 24, 2021.

The article profiles Annie Lapin, an artist based in Los Angeles, California. Topics covered include Lapin's preoccupations with landscape and nature in her paintings, her interest in art history, and her technique. Also discussed is the extremely intricate work process needed to create her paintings.

The article reviews the exhibition "Félix Fénéon: The Anarchist and the Avant-Garde-- From Signac to Matisse and Beyond" featuring the art collections of French anarchist and art critic Félix Fénéon on view at Museum of Modern Art in New York City through January 2, 2020.

The article reviews the exhibition "José Parlá: It's Yours," featuring the abstract paintings of José Parl&#225, on view at the Bronx Museum of the Arts in New York City until January 10, 2020.

A biography of Belle Epoque Swedish painter Anders Zorn is presented. Topics covered include his family background and marriage to Emma Lamm from a wealthy Jewish family, the international recognition he won among the upper classes on both sides of the Atlantic as well as the award he for his plein air paintings, and the inspiration he drew from his rural roots in Sweden.

A biography of American painter, teacher and Abstract Expressionist Ernest Briggs. Topics covered include his participation in both the West Coast and East Coast schools of postwar abstraction, his art education and influences, and his teaching style which includes urging students to adopt a questioning and even subversive stance with regard to their art practice and careers.

The article reviews the exhibition "PAN: Prints of Avant-Garde Europe, 1895-1900" and a small side-exhibition, "William H. Bradley and The Chap-Book" both on view at the Driehaus Museum in Chicago, Illinois through November 29, 2020.

The article reviews the exhibition "Charleston Collects: Devotion and Fantasy, Witchcraft and the World's End" featuring paintings and prints by artists of the Northern Renaissance, on view at the Gibbes Museum in Charleston, South Carolina from October 9, 2020 through June 27, 2021.

The article presents an interview with American painter Eric Aho. Among the issues he discussed include the emotional effect that a work of art can have on the viewer, his connection to nature as a hiker and cross-country skier and how it reflects on his landscape paintings, and the similarities between the natural sceneries of Finland and rural New England.

The article profiles abstract painter Shirley Jaffe. Topics discussed include her early life and career, her relocation from the U.S. to Paris, France, and her circle of expatriate American artists which include Sam Francis, Norman Bluhm and Joan Mitchell. Also mentioned are some of Jaffe's artworks including "The Black Line," "The Slanted Blue," and "Molesmes."

The article profiles Abstract expressionist painter and printmaker Leonard Edmondson. Topics discussed include early life and career, educational background, and his art techniques and style. Also mentioned are some of his paintings including "An Occasion for Surprise," "Refuge From Fancy," and "Pierced and Impaled."

The article reviews the exhibition "Monet and Chicago," at the Art Institute of Chicago in Illinois from September 5, 2020 to January 18, 2021 featuring the paintings of Claude Monet including "Arrival of the Normandy Train," "Stacks of Wheat" and "Water Lily Pond."

The article reviews the exhibition "Photography and the Surreal Imagination" at the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, featuring several artists including Eugene Atget, Frederick Sommer, and Francesca Woodman.

The article reviews the exhibition "Illusions: The Art of Magic," at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto through November 8, 2020, featuring vintage posters of magicians, including Harry Houdini, Harry Kellar and Howard Thurston, from the Allan Slaight Collection at the McCord Museum in Montreal.

The article profiles painter Jackie Saccoccio. Topics discussed include her early life and career, educational background, and her painting techniques and style. Also mentioned are some of her works including her "Portrait" series wherein she pays homage to 16th- and 17th-century portraits by artists such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Diego Velazquez, "Tonal Eclipse" and "Caliban."

The article features contemporary Native American painter Tony Abeyta and his works. Also cited are Abeyta's vibrant landscape paintings, how his Navajo culture inspires his art, his depiction of Navajo myths and symbolic figures in his paintings, and some of his favorite artists like Charles Burchfield, and Grant Wood.

The article features African American painter Jacob Lawrence and his works. Also cited are Lawrence's 60-painting "Migration" series of 1940, the series "Struggle: From the History of the American People" in the 1950s that depicted the struggles of African Americans in the U.S., the sale of the "Struggle" series to William and Ruth Meyers of Roslyn Estates in New York, and the scheduled exhibition "Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle."

The article features classic Japanese woodblock print master Tsukioka Yoshitoshi and his works that featured the moon. Also cited are Yoshitoshi's subjects including classic Japanese myth, legends, history, and symbolism, as well as some of his prints, including "New Forms of 36 Ghosts," "28 Famous Murders With Verses," and "100 Aspects of the Moon" (1885-92).

The article reviews the exhibition "By Beauty Possessed: Gilbert Waldman Collects the West" featuring artist Gilbert Waldman at Scottsdale's Museum of the West (SMoW) in Arizona until August 23, 2020.

The article reviews the exhibition "Collecting Inspiration: Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co." featuring works of silver designer Edward C. Moore at the Met in New York City from July 13 to October 4, 2020.