For almost as long as artists have been painting floral still lifes, the subject has been doubted or belittled when it hasn’t been dismissed. Even the great Dutch flower paintings of the early 1600s ...

The VMFA’s newest exhibit appreciates the beauty — and explores the deeper meaning — of floral still-life paintings. “Van Gogh, Manet, and Matisse: The Art of the Flower” opens Saturday at the ...

Works of art can be sensitive creatures. In many ways, they have more in common with the living than with the inanimate. Why? Because art can change. A work can change with time and with environmental ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. More than a century has passed since Henri Matisse created “The Red Studio”, a painting of a roomful of ...

The Royal Academy's exhibition, Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse, explores how some of the biggest, green-fingered names of the art world dug deep to create beautiful, pastoral paintings.

Another celebrated MICA graduate will grace the BMA. Louis Fratino's art will be paired with Matisse for this exhibition opening in March.

Revisiting the landmark exhibition at MoMA, our critic finds clues to a new story line. By Blake Gopnik A flowered dress. A naked teenager. A Russian millionaire. A fancy room that hides secrets.

Henri Matisse is one of the big figures of 20th-century art, famous for his bold and expressive use of colour and composition. But his early experiments didn't impress anyone very much. He was ...

Alastair Sooke has been covering art for the Telegraph since 2003. He has presented more than 60 hours of TV and radio for the BBC (Modern Masters, Treasures of Ancient Egypt, An Art Lovers’ Guide) ...