Modern Art - Finestre sull'Arte

A lost masterpiece by Vincenzo Irolli—the portrait of Julia Lavarello Anselmo—has resurfaced in Genoa

A previously unpublished work by one of the greatest Italian painters of the early 20th century, Vincenzo Irolli (Naples, 1860–1949),has resurfaced: it is the monumental *Portrait of Julia Lavarello Anselmo* from 1907, which will be presented t...
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Corrado Cagli returns to Taormina with “Nostoi,” set in Rome, New York, and Sicily

An exhibition dedicated to Corrado Cagli (Ancona, 1910 – Rome, 1976), one of the most original and internationally renowned artists of 20th-century Italian art, who had deep ties to the Sicilian city: from September 10 to October 20, 2026, Pala...
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The Gioli Brothers’ Silent Counterrevolution: A Look at the Exhibition at Palazzo Blu in Pisa

It’s only natural, when standing before the works of Francesco Gioli and his brother Luigi, to feel a sense of calm—a fresh, fragrant calm. It’s like inhaling the scent of freshly cut grass, hearing the clatter of a horse’s hooves i...
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Brazil: Eight Matisse Engravings Stolen from the São Paulo Library Have Been Recovered

In Brazil, eight valuable engravings by Henri Matisse (Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 1869 – Cimiez, 1954) from the Jazz series—stolen in December 2025 from the Mário de Andrade Library in São Paulo—have been recovered by the S&atild...
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Why "Guernica" Continues to Speak to Us (But Will Eventually Be Forgotten). An Interview with Luca Nannipieri

Pablo Picasso’s*Guernica* is one of the most recognizable symbols of 20th-century art. But what truly makes a work of art a classic? And how long can its fame endure throughout history? In his new book, *Pablo Picasso’s Guernica: The Rise...
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Van Gogh, Hodler, and a Cabriolet: Basel Hosts the First Major Exhibition Dedicated to Gertrud Dübi-Müller

From September 19, 2026, to February 7, 2027, the Kunstmuseum Basel | Neubau presents *Van Gogh, Hodler, and a Cabriolet: Collector and Pioneer Gertrud Dübi-Müller*, the first major exhibition dedicated to one of Switzerland’s most importan...
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A Picasso painting stolen in 1961 has resurfaced, and now the Guggenheim wants it back

A painting by Pablo Picasso stolen more than sixty years ago has been recovered, and now the Guggenheim Museum in New York wants it back. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has filed a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court to secure the retu...
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George Grosz's Eclipse: When the Sun Is Darkened and Power Loses Its Mind

Disturbing. Everything is extremely disturbing: that is the adjective I would use to describe George Grosz’s*Solar Eclipse *. Despite its title, the painting has nothing to do with the extraordinary and extremely rare astronomical phenomenon (the las...
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