Max Pechstein and the politics of paint
Amid Germany’s 20th-century upheavals, the expressionist’s art brought him both renown and peril.
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The froideur of Theresa May’s parliament portrait
The picture suggests May’s desire to remain statesmanlike, regardless of the febrile times of her premiership.
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Evelyn Waugh is laughing at you
His lethally coherent worldview still turns reality into a farce.
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