The Guardian view on the ‘twin’ Vermeers: how to spot a masterpiece
Editorial: Two versions of the Guitar Player raise important questions of attribution. In our age of fake images, authenticity in art is more vital than ever
‘I never hold back’: Sally Mann on her controversial family photos and becoming a writer
The celebrated US photographer was catapulted into America’s culture wars with her photobook Immediate Family. Now she’s written a book of ‘how not-to’ advice for artists
‘They had everything, then nothing’: the prodigies the art world forgot
Robert Colquhoun and Bobby MacBryde were once the golden boys of London’s art scene – photographed in Vogue, filmed by Ken Russell and lauded by Francis Bacon. So why did they vanish into obscurity?
Lucina Prestige obituary
Other lives: zxcbnzb
Andrew Saint obituary
Architectural historian who was interested in the broader social and economic influences of buildings
Paula Heister obituary
Other lives: Doctor and teacher of medicine who also worked as a children’s author and illustrator
A super-friendly 1950s-style diner, empty because of Covid: Leah Frances’s best photograph
‘The Very Best was a beautiful place to stop and chat. One waitress had been there for 44 years. I photographed it empty as a metaphor for people having been kept apart by the pandemic’
Michael Morpurgo to recite Vivaldi-inspired poetry at inaugural Cornwall festival
Author wants to take arts to ‘middle of wonderful nowhere’ in far south-west, often missed by people heading for coast
Lessons for Young Artists by David Gentleman review – secrets from the studio
The much-loved painter, designer of stamps and creator of anti-war posters shares tips from a 90-year career
‘Youths everywhere were spitting over tinny beats playing off a Nokia’: great grime photographer Simon Wheatley
He was young and broke when he became grime’s first documentarian. Then his book Don’t Call Me Urban captured the energy of the grittier first wave – and an expanded edition is finally here
‘Oh no! It’s a Gruffalo!’ Julia Donaldson’s 15 best books – ranked!
Her rhyming tales have enchanted children and parents the world over – but which is the best? From a busker’s cat to a greedy rat, it’s time to rate the hits
Experience: I live as William Morris for three months a year
It’s made me feel it’s OK to be an artist with a social purpose, though my wife hates the beard
Artists, Siblings, Visionaries by Judith Mackrell review – the remarkable lives of Gwen and Augustus John
Gwen’s talent vastly outshone her brother’s – but both are treated with subtlety in this outstanding dual biography
Butt-naked Milton and a spot of fellatio: why William Blake became a queer icon
How did an ancient poet and painter who died in obscurity come to obsess everyone from Oscar Wilde to David Hockney, Robert Mapplethorpe, Derek Jarman and David Bowie? The writer of a new book explains his glorious allure
Angela Lemaire obituary
Other lives: Printmaker, painter, wood engraver and writer who lived and worked in Jedburgh