A rediscovered masterpiece in watercolour, “A Reception in the Harem” by John Frederick Lewis (1804-1876), unseen in public for over 60 years, was the top lot at Bonhams 19th Century & Orientalist ...

This week at Bonhams New York the Impressionist & Modern Art and Post-War & Contemporary Art departments presented their marquee sales for the Spring season, achieving $10 million ...

As a professional museum curator, one really is not supposed to have favorites among the objects for which one is responsible.

Milan’s leading modern and contemporary art fair, miart*, takes place from 3th–6th April. The venue – a hall in the city’s huge conference centre – is modern and spacious, and the 179 galleries from ...

He hand-painted 47,000 stars on the Rijksmuseum’s ceiling and drew 1,000 perfect circles, one a day. Ahead of his major London show, he explains why he often paints over his work afterwards.

Nearly a century before Jim Henson gave us his marvelous Muppets, generations before the far-out World of Sid & Marty Krofft ...

A New York judge has ruled that the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) must surrender a disputed Egon Schiele drawing, looted by the Nazis from Austrian-Jewish cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum.

Ippolito Caffi was a gifted vedutisti – painter of highly detailed cityscapes – renowned for his meticulous depictions of Venice‘s architectural splendors.

Freeman’s announced the results of its May 11 Modern and Contemporary Art auction, which clearly demonstrates Freeman’s strength in the sale of Modern and Contemporary works... Shannon’s Fine Art ...

Click the FOLLOW button to be the first to know about this artist's upcoming lots, sold lots, exhibitions and articles Bianca Ciappa is an Italian artist who was born in the 20th Century. How much ...

Decades before the French Revolution, the Age of Enlightenment saw a sudden outbreak of irrational sentiment, expressed in exuberant emotions, notions of spiritualistic gender switching, and a ...

The artist’s 1931 painting depicts an old-fashioned American living room in a modern, Cubist-influenced style, forging a new aesthetic of the 20th century.