Yoko Ono’s peace protest art on show in London

Estelle Lovatt, art critic: ” was really lucky to interview Yoko when she was here in London a few years ago, and I found her the most remarkable experience. And I say experience because she’s almost like a walking gallery herself. She’s full of poetry and passion and pain and excitement and thought. And I came away almost as if I had been meditating. And it’s interesting because the way that she relates to the world and relates to the art world are very connected. And she says without art, she feels she would choke.”

Impressionists on Paper, Royal Academy London


Van Gogh, Degas, Cezanne, Toulouse-Lautrec – show time for masters of Impressionism in London

Estelle Lovatt, art critic: “So this exhibition is really special because what it’s doing is it’s telling us new things about the Impressionists and the Post-impressionists, such as the fact that new materials were being made, so we’ve got new ways of making pastel and watercolour and paper. So everything’s transportable, which of course makes it easier for the artist to go outside and work en plein air, on the spot.”

Great Paintings Of The World With Andrew Marr on Channel 5 | Estelle Lovatt Art Critic and Historian

Andrew Marr tells the stories behind ten of the greatest paintings ever and I’m delighted to be one of the expert contributors giving my take on artists, art history and art throughout the 10 episodes. Watch here.

I helped trace the stories of each of these paintings – from the biography of the artist, the historical context of the painting, throughout to what became of the artist and the painting.
1 – Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, Louvre, Paris
2 – Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, National Gallery, London
3 – The Fighting Temeraire by Turner, National Gallery, London
4 – Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso, Tate Britain, London
5 – The Water Lilies by Monet, Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris
6 – Hay Wain by Constable, National Gallery, London
7 – Rokeby Venus by Velázquez, National Gallery, London
8 – Night Watch by Rembrandt, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
9 – Ophelia by Millais, Tate Britain, London
10 – Birth of Venus by Botticelli , National Gallery, London