by Judith Benhamou | Oct 5, 2025 | Art History, Art Market, Contemporary art, Modern Art, Photography, Video interviews
Share this article https://youtu.be/k71kMCpGtt0?si=RZafvMibrTPPueHn Stylist of the female image Among the pantheon of modern fashion photographers stand two American talents turned legends: Richard Avedon (1923–2009) and Irving Penn (1917–2009). Among their many...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 30, 2025 | Art History, Exhibition, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/S1NHvbciBFY?si=3FSAGe-7heUC0dcX Madame X and Princess X The title of the work is Madame X. Imagine a fashionable artist pretending to anonymize, in this way, the portrait of a well-known woman. The effect is guaranteed. In 1915, for example, the...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 24, 2025 | Art History, Art Market, Exhibition, Video interviews
Like Van Gogh “It is not because I sell little that I am a bad painter.” On August 22, 1882, Vincent van Gogh closed a letter to his brother Theo with these words, complaining of the hurtful remarks of a shortsighted art dealer. As he explained, and contrary to the...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 21, 2025 | Art History, Exhibition, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/0Y81nKHGEMA?si=7njVbwZrhaV82n9T Light obsession For painters, light is an obsession. It is what gives life to a picture, sometimes to the point of provoking a mystical response.(Take for instance the light in Cézanne paintings, at the excellent...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 16, 2025 | Art Market, Contemporary art, Exhibition
https://youtu.be/KnGmc6-kgdo Panorama Pozzuoli At a time when the art market is caught in a chasm of pessimism, a small four-day event in Italy breathed new life into the idea of the fair, animated by a fresh and invigorating spirit. Here there were no million-dollar...