Reviews
Making the case for late Manet
The painter’s once unfairly dismissed late works are full of possibilities he didn’t live long enough to explore
Van Eyck does the best he can in Vienna
A focused display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum brings the painter’s ingenuity to the fore
Paula Rego pictures a world of pain
A survey of the artist takes us to a land of sinister magic not so different to our own
How Helen Frankenthaler made her mark on the world of printmaking
An initiative spearheaded by the artist’s foundation is spreading her passion for prints across the US
Curve sketching – the sensuous lines of Huguette Caland
Relationships between bodies – filial, friendly or romantic – are at the heart of the Lebanese artist’s paintings and drawings
Does glassmaking make good television? ‘Blown Away’, reviewed
A new series makes the most of the spectacle that is glass-blowing in action – and adds a competitive element
Mummy issues – how ancient Egypt shaped Sigmund Freud
The land of the pharaohs loomed large in the imagination of the father of psychoanalysis
Out of the ordinary – Lois Dodd’s keen eye for the everyday
From seaside Maine to the streets of Manhattan, Dodd’s paintings depict the world around her
An unlikely couple? Lucian Freud and Jack B. Yeats, reviewed
It may sound like an implausible pairing – but this exhibition on the two painters succeeds by not making forced connections
Heavenly bodies – a monumental study of an early Byzantine masterpiece
The mosaics of the Rotunda at Thessaloniki can be seen more clearly than ever before in this essential book about the building
Seeing is not believing in the art of Jacqueline Humphries
The artist’s mysterious glowing sculptures invite viewers to wonder what they actually are
Fog, lights and Lego – Olafur Eliasson at Tate Modern, reviewed
The artist and climate activist’s installations have changed our perceptions of what art can be
How Morandi made the Old Masters modern
The reclusive painter rarely left Bologna – but he pored over pictures of faraway masterpieces in books and journals
Face masks – the enigmatic art of Helene Schjerfbeck
The first UK show dedicated to the Finnish painter reveals an artist fascinated with questions of image and identity
French Canadians – how Impressionism caught on in the Great White North
This welcome survey of Canadian artists shows how the quintessentially Parisian style was imported and reimagined
Artists anonymous – what does it mean for a work’s maker to be unknown?
A group of objects by unknown artists from around the world and across the centuries makes for a catalogue of human ingenuity
When Whistler discovered watercolour
Financial troubles drove the artist to the medium – but its atmospheric possibilities suited him well
The unsung art of Milein Cosman
Cosman was a fine portraitist who captured the leading cultural figures of her time
Street-smart – how Keith Haring took art out of the gallery
From subway drawings to T-shirt designs, the artist was determined to make his work accessible to all
‘Russian to a T’ – Natalia Goncharova at Tate Modern, reviewed
Avant-garde as she was, the artist was also deeply influenced by Russian folk traditions and history
‘Drawing in space’ – the ingenious structures of David Smith
The AbEx sculptor found endless possibilities in the welding and painting of steel
A haunting resurrection of the man who invented jazz
New Orleans bandleader Charles ‘Buddy’ Bolden cuts an enigmatic figure in John Akomfrah’s elegiac film
Meet the beetles! The insect drawings of Joris Hoefnagel
The Dutch polymath’s lifelike drawings are masterpieces of wit and invention
‘Rich insights into a restless mind’ – Leonardo’s drawings at the Queen’s Gallery
Leonardo’s art may be universal, but his notes and sketches also reveal a man firmly rooted in his age
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Seeing London through Frank Auerbach’s eyes