Fine Art Today

In this ongoing series for Fine Art Today, we take a longer look at the history and features of a soon-to-be-available artwork of note. This week we highlight a magnetic painting of Saint John the Baptist that leads Sotheby’s January 31 Otto Naumann Sale.

Renowned today as a seducer and an adventurer, Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was known to his contemporaries as a charming and witty conversationalist, an expert on many topics, and an international man of letters.

As one of the major New American Tonalist painters, this artist’s use of color, texture, and light creates a harmonious balance between realistic and abstract interpretations of the landscape. This painter is following in the footsteps of the great George Inness, and viewers will surely want to see this solo exhibition.

Scottish artist Renny Tait is internationally recognized for his painted depictions of idealized architectural landscapes, exploring the underlying geometric order of the built environment in pursuit of pure, simple form. His newest oils head to the walls of this established gallery next week.

The first comprehensive traveling exhibition devoted to Norman Rockwell’s iconic depictions of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” — Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear — launches in 2018. When and where?

Nineteen-eighteen was a tough year for the Viennese Secession as both Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt passed. To mark the centenary of their deaths, this renowned East Coast institution is mounting an important exhibition of the artists’ figurative works.

The Metropolitan Museum in New York City is poised to open a significant exhibition surrounding the extensive travels of one of America’s preeminent landscape painters of the 19th century.

As a fine art connoisseur, it’s always fun juxtaposing artworks with the same subject. A comparison of the works can reveal so much about each artist’s distinctive handling of their mediums and unique interpretations of the whole experience. A case in point is on view here.

Gallery 30 South in Pasadena, California, is certainly caught up in the Star Wars phenomenon that has captivated millions for decades. This exhibition features a rare collection of 17th- and 18th-century paintings remixed by Italian artist Riccardo Mayr. We’ll let you be the judge...

Featuring celebrated works from the 1500s to the 1800s, this must-see exhibition demonstrates how artists skillfully select from a vast array of media and techniques to best generate form, likeness, and depth in creating a drawing.