David Hockney is justifiably proud of his drawing skills. open image in gallery 'Celia, Carennac, August 1971’ The sight of Hockney’s coloured pencil drawings of the coolly beautiful Birtwell sent me tumbling straight down a time tunnel to the early Seventies, when every art student and illustrator in the country seemed to be imitating the highly seductive style employed in …
It’s Picasso season in Los Angeles. Hugh Eakins’ recent book, “Picasso’s War: How Modern Art Came to America,” reminds us that the reigning titan of the Paris avant-garde wasn’t exactly embraced in the United States before World War II. For the first time, Picasso’s riveting 1932 “Woman With a Book,” acquired by the late Norton Simon in 1960, hangs next …
Why 'quirky' people are attractive Michal Bialozej Having an unusual appearance that stands out from those around you could be an advantage when it comes to attracting a partner There are some universal standards of beauty, so why has evolution not made us all beautiful? Alamy The contorted pose depicted by Ingres in La Grande Odalisque could have been an …
