Art Contents Archive

Bobby Hill, Me, beads on canvas, 2021

Australian artist Meredith Woolnough's delicately embroidered sculptures express aspects of nature #womensart https://t.co/EQ1ETBQTgl

Depth of The Ocean, Me, Digital, 2021

Dead Star, Me, Digital, 2021

Eternal style ✨ Made to imitate a leather pair worn in life, these sandals—made for the wife of Thutmose III—functioned as funerary equipment. Created using thin gold sheets, they would not have withstood normal wear. Learn more: https://t.co/7mwmIpKSwN https://t.co/kPGrQUKC4N

Lush tufted tapestries by textile designer Alexandra Kehayoglou document ecological changes in Argentina’s landscapes https://t.co/RSjlbhChfC https://t.co/PP7EGkw7S6

#AuctionUpdate The only known portrait left in private hands by Piero del #Pollaiuolo, leading artist of the Italian Renaissance, brings £4,564,200. https://t.co/Kw5PWcDT5n

A rare Vincent van Gogh painting sold for $15.4 million, making it the top lot at a Sotheby's Impressionist and modern art auction in Paris https://t.co/2GrHE2Icyv

English painter Louise Jopling, Phyllis, c.1890 #womensart https://t.co/JeuoheNBEs

#MetKidsFunFact: This tiny book was made for a woman named Jeanne d'Evreux, who was the queen of France from 1325 to 1328. It is a Book of Hours that Queen Jeanne used for her private daily prayers. Learn more: https://t.co/ufTUDAfdtp https://t.co/qf73pEtNKe

African scholars and activists have welcomed Germany’s moves to permanently return the Benin bronzes in its public collections, a step they expect to galvanise further restitutions of artefacts taken from former colonies and now held in Western museums. https://t.co/mJE0mMrFBq

#AuctionUpdate After a 9-minute bidding battle, #ArshileGorky’s important work 'Garden in Sochi' achieves £8.6 million - over 3x its high estimate and the second highest price for Gorky at auction. https://t.co/Idmq8JWzGb

Followed a rapid fire art tutorial on drawing a hand.

Beautiful patterns emerge from everyday life if you know where to look. https://t.co/nSDNLlyCYN

🎥 TONIGHT—Tune in at 7 pm ET for the virtual opening of "Alice Neel: People Come First." Explore the work of one of the 20th century’s most radical artists, led by Met curators Kelly Baum and Randall Griffey. #MetAliceNeel Watch → https://t.co/Hi7MmIpFpo https://t.co/Ra52zCcPlQ