Sebastian Smee

Ford Madox Brown’s “Irish Girl” surpasses the masterpiece for which it was supposed to be a study.

A Kerry James Marshall retrospective traveling across Europe reveals the extraordinary power of his art.

The 93-year-old master of contemporary art is the subject of a massive retrospective in Paris.

Decades after a brazen art theft drove Merry White’s father to despair, federal agents closed in on one last missing work. For White, the search is personal.

Decades after a brazen art theft drove Merry White’s father to despair, federal agents closed in on the missing work. For White, the search is personal.

Friends and protégés of Meyer Schapiro, one of the most important scholars of modern art, show how to join together without conforming.

Adriaen Brouwer’s “Youth Making a Face” captures an age-old expression with a strange, accusatory power.

Two Boston art shows, and a recent book by Sally Mann, emphasize the the physical aspects of making art.

A traveling retrospective for Martin Puryear, one of the country’s most celebrated sculptors, gathers quietly powerful works that already feel timeless.

Alex Da Corte converted a Leonard Cohen song into one of this era’s defining artworks.