For those who prefer warmer landscapes, these pictures will help explain Russian painters’ love of snowy vistas and wintry fun. A representative of socialist realism, Plastov painted many scenes of ...

Today, works depicting the blankets of white that were once synonymous with the season evoke longing for a winter that never comes. By Amy Waldman Last winter, on a day that would reach 66 degrees by ...

Winter isn't all bad – these "sublime" landscapes of the frozen North from the turn of the 20th Century offer us a way into resilience – and an "acceptance of the seasonality of life". With its bare ...

Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 211. Winter landscape depicting a ...

Trying to navigate the history of art—its artists, its ideas, its interpretations and interrelations, its foundations and attitudes—can be inspiring yet also intimidating. (Cue image of an Ancient ...

As the temperatures dip and the nights draw in, the rallying cry of the wind-chilled Brit rings out more and more frequently across the capital. For artists, the riotous oranges of autumn leaves may ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

What do the landscape painters of Canada and northern Europe have in common? Their muse is the taiga, or boreal forest: a massive ring of mostly coniferous trees that stretches across the Northern ...