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From peasant talk and Euphrates clay to late-night cigar smoking in Rome, and later-life doctor’s appointments, Al Majalla explores Iraqi artist Jaber Alwan's life and works

Iraqi painter Jaber Alwan: A life as rich and vibrant as his art

From peasant talk and Euphrates clay to late-night cigar smoking in Rome, and later-life doctor's appointments, Al Majalla explores his life and works

Ibrahim Haj Abdi 14 January 2024

Photo of Philip Guston's work, taken by Bryn Haworth.

Cartoon villains: Inside Philip Guston's Tate Modern exhibition

Philip Guston, whose paintings are on show at Tate Modern in London until early 2024, went from being a representative of 'abstract expressionism' to a visual storyteller on the verge of figuration.

Bryn Haworth 30 October 2023

Members of staff pose for a photograph with paintings Still Life with Apples and Peaches (L) and 'Still Life with Ginger Jar, Sugar Bowl and Oranges, by French artist Paul Cezanne.

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Cezanne steals spotlight at National Gallery show

A new show at the National Gallery, entitled After Impressionism, includes almost a hundred paintings and sculptures by artists as fabulous as Van Gogh, Gauguin, Rodin, Klimt and Picasso

Bryn Haworth 28 April 2023

A members of staff poses for a photograph with a painting entitled Portrait of the artist with a pink background, by French artist Paul Cezanne.

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Paul Cezanne: The father of modern art

Many venerated 20th century painters, such as Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Gustav Klimt, and Piet Mondrian embraced the Cezannian doctrine

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