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Five paintings that capture the complexity of motherhood – chosen by art historians

The complex relationship between mother and child is no easy thing to capture on canvas. For Mother’s Day, we asked five experts to share their favourite painting of a mother or maternal figure.

The Conversation

‘For a moment, only that story matters’: my plan to reignite the all-consuming love of books

Reading for pleasure rates are shockingly low in young people. So we should all get behind a new drive to turn them into avid readers. Why not start with books about art?

The Guardian - UK

‘There are too many unpleasant things in life without creating more’: why Impressionism is the world’s favourite art movement

Impressionism is the world’s favourite art movement.

The Conversation

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Mary Cassatt at Work review – stunning show blows the Mother’s Day card cliches away

This exceptional exhibition celebrates a trailblazing impressionist – one of the original group – who took the labour of women in her time seriously

The Guardian - UK

Best art for bathrooms to stylishly decorate your space

For the most striking of salle de bains

Evening Standard

Impressionists on Paper at the Royal Academy review: delight in these treasures – we may not see them again

This exhibition shows a different side to the ubiquitous Impressionists

Evening Standard

Hidden women: Madrid show puts forgotten artists in the picture

Maestras explores how talented female artists won recognition in their lifetimes, only to find their works written out of the canon

The Guardian - UK

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My daughter drives too close to vehicles in front. How do I tell her this behaviour is dangerous?

It’s important to stress you are concerned about her safety rather than trying to boss her around, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Kind candour might be the only option

The Guardian - AU

Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman review – fine portrait of a neglected artist

A study of a female painter who exhibited with the first impressionists in 19th-century Paris but saw little of their renown is fascinating and moving

The Guardian - UK

Women artists: the belated craze for blockbuster shows is welcome – but it's not enough

The Barbican’s boldly curated exhibiton of abstract expressionist Lee Krasner (1908-1984) – who was routinely referred to as Jackson Pollock’s wife, despite being a well-established artist long before meeting him – transferred to the Guggenheim Bilbao in 2018. Before it opened, a Spanish newspaper invited me to introduce this “little…

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