Conversation with Sherry Fyman at the Oskar Kokoschka exhibition in Paris. October 2022 Sherry and I had first discovered Oskar Kokoschka in Vienna in 1913. We both liked his paintings but it is only by seeing an artist's work over and over again that you can start to appreciate an artist. Nearly 10 years later we got that chance. Herwarth Walden 1910 Rossella There are some elements of composition in this painting that I find very interesting. The reds around the eyes and th

Unassuming, simple appearance and quiet demeanor, unremarkable and timid. These terms have been used to describe Rose Valland. In fact,...

European capitals are over packed with tourists but instead of following the silly suggestions you read in The Times (like instead of going to Florence, you should go to Lucca) let me suggest another itinerary. Choose art you want to see and then map out which cities to visit. In Rome this summer? What about going to San Luigi dei Francesi to see a Caravaggio (Il martirio di San Matteo)? Writer Donato Carrisi writes about this painting in Il Tribunale Delle Anime. (Italian)

This recent cover of the the New Yorker clearly depicts people at an art opening too involved in talking to each other about the shocking state of our country to pay any attention to the artist and art displayed on the walls. Many people think of art as superfluous anyway, a luxury to be enjoyed by the well to do, a flourish but not relevant to our lives. And yet art matters. Art matters deeply. I want to talk today about what happened to art, artists and art collectors durin