Since the 1980s female artists have transformed figurative painting. Their portraits address contemporary social problems and issues concerning gender, religion, racism and sexuality, and respond to

Max Liebermann (1847-1935) enjoyed a special bond with the Netherlands. From the end of the 19th century the German artist would visit Holland every summer. The country inspired his paintings for many

In the face of every movement that swept the art world during the first half of the twentieth century, Belgian artist Jean Brusselmans (1884 - 1953) constructed an obstinately idiosyncratic oeuvre

A thumb’s up, a window through which a rainbow can be seen, a wooden fence. Using a mix of Pop Art and comics Morgan Betz (b. Amsterdam, 1974) creates his own unique visual idiom in which art history

In 1928 Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) went to see his old friend and fellow Spaniard Julio González (1876 - 1942) in Paris. He needed the help of the talented metalworker to turn a two-dimensional

Couturier Paul Poiret was among the greatest innovators in early 20th-century fashion. But his influence was not limited to fashion; he aspired to create ‘total works of art’ and surrounded himself