Michael Prodger

Sigmar Polke’s preoccupation with process meant he never captured the public’s imagination

The artist’s late paintings shocked and baffled his contemporaries but there was method in his madness

Variations in the paint used by artists tell an often ignored story of science, trade and ingenuity

From David Hockney’s latest show

With his inherited wealth Kenneth Clark amassed an art collection that reads like a museum catalogue 

Matisse’s cut-outs are free from the brooding and nostalgia that haunt the late works of so many artists

Veronese has been hiding in plain sight. The pomp and drama of his vast works deserve a closer look

A new exhibition at the National Gallery brings together two radiant versions of Van Gogh’s sunflowers

Paul Klee’s compositions were lyrical masterpieces whose rhythms and colours inspire awe