The art historian Matthew Holman makes a personal selection from the finest collection of its type—celebrated for the breadth ...

Peter Phillips, one of earliest proponents of Pop art in the UK, has died.

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83 x 70 in. (210.8 x 177.8 cm.) "David Hockney: Current," National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 11 November 2016 - 13 March 2017 (another example exhibited); "David Hockney: The Arrival ...

Peter Phillips, a founding figure of British Pop Art whose vibrant, iconoclastic canvases helped define a new visual language ...

Long brandished with a bleak reputation, this once-proud industrial town is showcasing its youth, diversity and inclusive ...

Following Art Basel last week, here's how the art market braces for impact as a new generation of collectors enters the chat.

Gulp! Sometimes, as an art critic, you need to be severe. But what if the thing you’re scrutinising isn’t by a professional ...

Phillips layered mundane images of consumer culture and mass entertainment into his vibrantly colored paintings, often with a ...

The most recent article is Observer’s 2025 July Art Fair Calendar written for Observer in June 2025. Artist's alternative names: David Hockney OM CH RA OVERVIEW ARTWORKS (13,183) AUCTION RESULTS ...

London's June auctions are down 78% from 2015 despite strong results for works by Tamara de Lempicka and Jenny Saville.

When ash dieback first arrived in Britain, in 2012, an emergency COBRA meeting was formed. The disease has since spread rampantly across the countryside, but there is still hope.