Renoir makes an impression — plus more trends to know now thetimes.com/article/6a847a4…

Catherine Ostler, author of New York Times bestselling The Renoir Girls, finds his new show in London a great breath of fresh air showcasing the mastery of the official ‘painter of happiness’ tatlermagazine.visitlink.me/…

My review of the joyous ‘Renoir & Love’ in London; opens tomorrow tatler.com/article/renoir-an…

Annabelle Selldorf’s guide to The Frick Collection ft.trib.al/mJBlhEC

Should I reply on his behalf?

The Renoir heist reopens a dark chapter in French history The two artworks stolen last week had previously made their way into the hands of Nazis during wartime, and illuminate one of the catastrophes of 20th-century Europe ✍️ @CatherineOstler bit.ly/4rag4jN

Last November I went to the bucolic Renoir museum, once his house, at Cagnes-sur-Mer and was struck by the uncertain provenance of so many of the pictures, including the two that have been stolen, as I have written for @ObserverUK below 👇

If you want to learn more about the troubled Renoir legacy, following the Cagnes-sur-Mer art heist, pick up Catherine's wonderful book, "The Renoir Girls: A Hidden History of Art, War & Betrayal". Highly recommended.

Experience Renoir at the peak of his creative brilliance ✨ Tickets are on sale for our upcoming exhibition, 'Renoir and Love'. Discover Renoir’s gift for showing love, friendship, and everyday emotion in this Impressionist exhibition, featuring some of his most uplifting and admired paintings. Book your tickets here: bit.ly/4nw1JLT Opening 3 October. Members go free.

It is not a “special landmark”. It is a place of worship. It is sacred to people. Please respect that.

There’s something absurd but also very funny about reviewers giving the Bayeux Tapestry marks out of 5. Waiting for a: ⭐️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ “Faded cloth, hard to understand, poor lighting, long queues”

Imagine calling this palace home Eduard Hau’s paintings of the Winter Palace reveal the extraordinary interiors in which Russia’s imperial family lived, down to the smallest decorative detail

When architects refuse to make anything ordinary, you end up with a staircase that has no business being this beautiful.

Incredible photo from the City of Bike in 1948, when Parisians would get back from their month-long August holiday on the Riviera, and their Dick Van Dykes would be waiting for them at the Gare de Lyon. Didn't even bother with a lock and chain.

Do watch this. It’s the genteel modesty & quiet manner of the man that is so affecting. You can read more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichol…

I will never stop being amazed by what the Western world built centuries ago.

How did The Odyssey become non-fiction am I missing something

The Haussmann apartments in Paris at night are visual poetry

Spectacular Art Nouveau chandelier from c. 1900 by Belgian designer Gustave Serrurier-Bovy (1858-1910).

Sometimes i just walk through bookshops to inhale the smell of books and the kind calmness of booksellers