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Fun, sex, Renoir and a reckoning might be a succinct way to introduce the new play by David Williamson, The Puzzle. As Williamson noted to me in the foyer, “life would be pretty boring without sex”. However, he writes, in the production program that this comes with a proviso that…

A Swiss foundation must do more to trace the provenance of works in a vast art collection acquired in questionable circumstances during World War II, a team of experts said Friday.

The Impressionist painters, from Monet to Renoir, Pissarro and Morisot, are beloved around the world. This year, France is celebrating their very first exhibition – a show that was one of the most momentous exhibitions in art history 150 years ago. To mark the event, arts24's Eve Jackson takes us…

The dramatic coastline of northern France inspired some of the country’s most famous artists. Now their work will appear in shows across the region

Musée d’Orsay in Paris lends painting in exchange for a Renoir for Welsh Art of the Selfie exhibition

Leiter looked at the street life of Manhattan and beyond with precise ideals of beauty and an infectious joy

Sterile sketches by Monet, Degas and Renoir make you grateful they mostly stuck to painting – but Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh’s empathy and emotion steal the show

Whether he performed in a grand concert hall or an intimate piano lounge, he offered surpassing musicality, showmanship and a deeply personal approach to standards.

Brushstrokes shiver, tremble and fly in this rare UK show of the French artist’s elusive, intimate work – albeit one shared with numerous men

Gustave Caillebotte's impressionist masterpiece, La Partie de Bateau, has been hung for the first time at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Valued at more than 40 million euros, it was acquired thanks to the patronage of the LVMH luxury group.

A major exhibition of impressionist art opened Wednesday at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, featuring works from masters such as Cezanne, Degas, Manet, Monet, Pissarro and Renoir. Billed as one of the most significant exhibitions on the 19th century art movement ever held outside France, it features more than 150 works…