On This Day

On This Day, 27th September On September 27, 1840, Thomas Nast was born in Landau, Bavaria, marking the beginning of a career that would fundamentally transform American visual culture. Immigrating to New York City at age six, this German-born artist would become the most influential political cartoonist of the 19th century, earning the title “Father […]

“Whether I do figures or landscapes, my passions and concerns remain the same. It is the human condition that leads me to art.”  Ram Kumar Ram Kumar with his work | Sothebys.com One of India’s leading abstract painters, Ram Kumar, was an artist and writer as well. He was associated with the Progressive arts group,

On This Day Hanif Kureshi, widely recognized for his transformative impact on India’s street art landscape, is remembered today on his first death anniversary. As the co-founder of St+art India Foundation, Kureshi used urban spaces as his canvas to democratize art in India, creating a vibrant movement that brought creativity to the country’s public spaces

Today marks the birth of George Washington Thomas Lambert, one of Australia’s most distinguished portrait painters and war artists. Born in St Petersburg, Russia, Lambert would go on to become a defining figure in Australian art, despite his unusual birthplace and tragic family circumstances. Lambert entered the world as a posthumous child – his father,

Today marks what would have been the 97th birthday of Solomon “Sol” LeWitt, the revolutionary American artist who fundamentally changed how we think about art creation and authorship. Born on September 9, 1928, LeWitt passed away in 2007, leaving behind a profound legacy that continues to influence contemporary art. LeWitt’s path to artistic prominence was

One of England’s most distinctive painters, was born on this day in 1734 in Derby’s Irongate district. Wright would go on to earn recognition as “the first professional painter to express the spirit of the Industrial Revolution”. Born into a family of lawyers—his father John was Derby’s town clerk—Wright chose an artistic path instead. At

On This Day, August 13, 2024 Today marks the 172nd birth anniversary of Christian Krohg (1852-1925), one of Norway’s most influential and controversial artists. Far more than a painter, Krohg was a cultural revolutionary who challenged social norms through his unflinching artistic vision and fearless journalism. Early Life Born in Vestre Aker (now Oslo) on

August 11, 2025 Martin Johnson Heade (August 11, 1819 – September 4, 1904) was an American painter whose extraordinary career spanned nearly seven decades, establishing him as one of the most distinctive voices in 19th-century American art. Known for his luminous salt marsh landscapes, tropical hummingbird paintings, and sumptuous floral still lifes, Heade captured the