'When I bought Dorothy Stroud’s pioneering book on Repton, shortly after its publication in 1962, I was enthralled by his vision of the British landscape'
Art and Antiques
The sculptor: ‘Every day, I go into the studio in the morning and set about things. I don’t know any other way to live’
Tessa Waugh meets one of Britain’s most distinguished figurative sculptors.
In Focus: The plantsman-turned-artist who found art in flowers, and painted from corner to corner
Cedric Morris's striking still life images have been largely forgotten for three decades, but three new shows are ending that unfair neglect. Chloe-Jane Good takes a look at one of…
What to collect right now to make money in the future
Silver, first editions, hall chairs or Qajar art of the late Persian Empire? What exactly should we be collecting that might, one day, provide a decent return, asks Matthew Dennison.
My favourite painting: Gabriele Finaldi
'I love paintings by elderly artists, eloquent with accumulated skill and a lifetime’s experience'
The Queen’s rocking-horse maker: ‘Many clients commission replicas of favourite horses’
Tessa Waugh meets Marc Stevenson of Stevenson Brothers rocking horses.
In Focus: Rodin’s quirky take on one of the treasures of the Elgin Marbles
The Parthenon sculptures, conceived by Pheidias (c. 480–430 BC), are among the most renowned artefacts of Greek antiquity. And from now until July 29 some of the British Museum’s key…
In Focus: The Van Gogh masterpiece created in the asylum which failed to halt his tragic suicide
One of the key work's of Vincent van Gogh's final days went under the hammer recently. Huon Mallalieu takes a look at Vue de l’asile et de la Chapelle St…
E.H. Shepard’s original map of the Hundred Acre Wood from Winnie-the-Pooh is up for auction
This delightful piece of literary and artistic history by E. H. Shepard is to be auctioned for the first time in half a century, with Sotheby's expecting it to go…
My favourite painting: Cath Kidston
'In my dreams I would love an empty white room with just this in and a comfortable floor cushion for odd moments of reflection '
In Focus: Charles Sheeler’s cool take on ‘America without that damned French flavor’
An exhibition at the Ashmoleon brings together some a wonderful collection of American avant-garde works rarely seen on this side of the Atlantic. Lilias Wigan takes an in-depth look at…
In Focus: The Norman Ackroyd landscape etchings that have sparked comparisons with Turner
This week marks the last chance to see Norman Ackroyd's sublime exhibition in Richmond. Lilias Wigan urges you to take the chance to enjoy the work of one of our…
My favourite painting: Monty Don
'Rembrandt has captured human love at its most intimate and tender'
My favourite painting: Humphrey Berney
'Molly brilliantly captures the magic of those great Norfolk skies '
How the rainbow has inspired art, myth and poetry through the ages
The rainbow’s fleeting radiance rings in the human mind like bells and has inspired art, myth and poetry for aeons, reflects Jay Griffiths.
In Focus: Queen Elizabeth I at the apogee of her power, restored to perfection for the Armada’s anniversary
Chloe-Jane Good takes a look at the immaculately-restored 'Armada Portrait' of Queen Elizabeth I, on display at the Queen’s House in Greenwich, London.
My favourite painting: Pam Ayres
'Venomous snakes abound, his horse may stumble, bushfires may engulf them. Still he canters on, down the endless line of the fence'
My favourite painting: Sigrid Rausing
'Nothing is hidden, except Adele Bloch-Bauer herself. She is still a mystery '
In Focus: The 160-year-old ‘Photoshopped’ picture which shocked Victorian England
An exhibition looking at four of the giants of Victorian photography has at its centre a remarkable work by the great Oscar Rejlander. Michael Murray-Fennell explains all.