In 1901, the Bernheim-Jeune brothers were the preeminent dealers of impressionist art in Paris. They decided to organize a posthumous retrospective of an unknown post-impressionist artist. Vincent van ...

When you see a painting by Tamara de Lempicka, it's hard to resist leaning in for a closer look. "It's just exquisite," said Furio Rinaldi, one of the curators of the first-ever Lempicka retrospective ...

Art Deco wasn’t invented at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, but it was announced to the world there. In this photograph taken on October 25, ...

Sitting between a dazzling milieu of precious luxury and an industrial age recovering from a great war, Art Deco asks us to ...

Art Deco—which can be described as more of a style than a time period—blends a modern sensibility with earlier elements of Cubism, Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau. Although it has its roots in the ...

A sweeping showcase marking the 100th anniversary of Art Deco has brought the movement back to where it all began: Paris. Now through next April, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs is presenting a ...

When the descriptor “art deco” is used in an architectural context, images of gilded entrances, decorative metal flourishes, and sleek expressions come to mind. Think of the Empire State Building or ...