Artnet News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Say what you will, but the man believed that absolutely anyone can paint. The post Art Bites: The Moving Story Behind This Grayscale Bob Ross Painting appeared first on Artnet News.

Paintings 111

Paintings 111

Artnet News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Steven Wadlow, a window washer by trade, claims that the evidence is mounting his family's painting is the real deal. The post British Man Claims He Owns the Only Portrait of Shakespeare Painted During His Lifetime appeared first on Artnet News.

Paintings 138

Paintings 138

Artnet News

AUGUST 28, 2024

The painstakingly restored wall paintings feature Greek mythological characters such as Demeter and the Medusa. The post Rare Ancient Roman Wall Paintings in Israeli Seaside City Will Go on View appeared first on Artnet News.

Paintings 119

Paintings 119

Artnet News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The post Eureka: Jasper Johns Resurrected an Ancient Technique to Paint ‘Flag’ appeared first on Artnet News. Johns did just as the ancient Greeks did thousands of years before him.

Paintings 109

Paintings 109

Artnet News

AUGUST 12, 2024

The post Wet Paint in the Wild: Daniel Heidkamp Displays His Plein Air Paintings in the Hamptons appeared first on Artnet News. The artist takes us through a week in his life.

Paintings 84

Paintings Maker/Artist 84

Invaluable

JULY 10, 2024

This venture spawned a revolutionary style of abstractionism that would come to be known as Color Field Painting. “We What is Color Field Painting? Color field painting represents a style of abstract painting that emerged during the 1950s and ‘60s in New York City. Sold for $84,165,000 via Christie’s (May 2014).

Paintings 98

Paintings Maker/Artist Age Auction Records 98

Artnet News

MAY 12, 2024

For centuries, artists have peered out at us from the very canvases they painted. The post 10 Times Artists Hid Themselves in Their Paintings appeared first on Artnet News.

Paintings 126

Paintings Maker/Artist 126

Artnet News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The post Jennifer Carvalho Brings the Women of Old Master Paintings to Life—With a Haunting Twist appeared first on Artnet News. In her new solo exhibition "Ghost" at Toronto's Franz Kaka, Jennifer Carvalho merges influences from Giotto to Agnes Varda.

Paintings 104

Paintings Maker/Artist 104

Artnet News

JUNE 16, 2024

The post The Hunt: The World’s Most Valuable Stolen Painting appeared first on Artnet News. Vermeer’s domestic scene has an estimated value of $250 million.

Paintings 135

Paintings 135

Maine Antique Digest

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

On July 31 the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) presented a check for $1000 to the Lincoln County (Maine) Historical Association to help fund the recent restoration of a circa 1840 landscape painting by artist and explorer Henry Cheever Pratt (1803-1880). The check was presented at the Pownalborough Court House in

Paintings 52

Paintings Maker/Artist 52

Artnet News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The nearly 200-year-old French painting of the ill-fated English queen is finding a new audience on Tiktok. The post This 19th-Century Painting of England’s Tragic Teen Queen Has Found a New Audience. Here’s Why appeared first on Artnet News.

Paintings 111

Paintings 111

Artnet News

AUGUST 22, 2024

The landscape painting by Carl Blechen was seized by the Gestapo in 1942. The post A Painting Once Intended for Hitler’s Museum Is Returned to Jewish Collector’s Heir appeared first on Artnet News.

Paintings 111

Paintings 111

Artnet News

JUNE 28, 2024

The painting will be returned to the heirs of a Jewish textile manufacturer Albert Stern. The post Stedelijk Museum Restitutes Matisse Painting Sold Under Duress During WWII appeared first on Artnet News.

Paintings 116

Paintings Textiles 116

WorthPoint

OCTOBER 2, 2024

A painting of a Smucker’s brand Uncrustable sandwich sold recently for close to $5,000, earning a write-up in the New York Times along with a nice payday. That was the case recently when a painting by artist Noah Verrier of a Smucker’s Uncrustable sandwich in the style of a Picasso or Cezanne fruit bowl. WorthPoint—Discover.

Paintings 52

Paintings Fine Art Maker/Artist Sale 52

Artnet News

AUGUST 5, 2024

The post Wet Paint in the Wild: Polina Berlin Eats Late Night Pasta in Italy Surrounded by Rita Ackermann Paintings appeared first on Artnet News. The gallerist takes us on a trip through European art fairs and openings.

Paintings 85

Paintings 85

Artnet News

MAY 17, 2024

We spoke with the Ugandan artist about his blue-hued, metaphysical paintings. The post Artist Ian Mwesiga Crafts Seductive, Eerie Paintings That Challenge Reality appeared first on Artnet News.

Paintings 126

Paintings Maker/Artist 126

Auction Central News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

NEW YORK – On Wednesday, September 18, starting at 11 am Eastern time, Jasper52 will present its next Exquisite Fine Art Paintings and Prints sale, consisting of 197 lots. Absentee and Internet bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Fine Art 82

Fine Art Prints Paintings Sale 82

Artnet News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The post Wet Paint Welcomed the Art World Back to School at Jean’s appeared first on Artnet News. Artists, gallerists, and more danced, gossiped, and shared their hopes for the season ahead.

Paintings 85

Paintings Maker/Artist 85

Artnet News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

VIPs are descending on the Javits Center, which is due West of Hudson Yards and overlooking the Hudson River There, over 235 exhibitors will converge tomorrow for the VIP […] The post At the Armory Show, Fantasy-Coded Paintings Offer Escapism in Soft Focus appeared first on Artnet News.

Paintings 116

Paintings 116

Artnet News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The post In Her Fiery, Angelic Scenes, Naudline Pierre Is Painting New Mythologies appeared first on Artnet News. The Brooklyn-based artist charts new compositional territory in "The Mythic Age" now on view at James Cohan Gallery.

Paintings 96

Paintings Age Maker/Artist 96

Artnet News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The post A Van Gogh Painting with Royal Ties Could Fetch $50 Million at Christie’s Hong Kong appeared first on Artnet News. As a major Van Gogh show opens in London, one of his Paris works will set a record in Hong Kong.

Paintings 120

Paintings 120

Antique Collecting

JULY 31, 2024

A painting by one of the leading female artists of the 20th century has recently sold for a record £74,000 The post Auction house record for Dame Laura Knight painting appeared first on Antique Collecting.

Auction House 69

Auction House Paintings Maker/Artist Collectibles 69

Artnet News

JULY 11, 2024

The post Eureka: How Henri Rousseau Painted Luscious Jungles—Without Once Leaving France appeared first on Artnet News. The artist made a name for himself with “exotic” visions entirely of his own making.

Paintings 123

Paintings Maker/Artist 123

Artnet News

MAY 17, 2024

The post Art Bites: The Matisse Painting That Sparked a Protest appeared first on Artnet News. A century ago, a group of anti-Modernist art students staged a mock trial for the Fauvist.

Paintings 122

Paintings 122

Artnet News

JULY 30, 2024

The post Xiyao Wang’s Balletic Paintings Are Inspired by the Changing Seasons appeared first on Artnet News. The artist's sparse and elegant works are making waves on the international stage.

Paintings 102

Paintings Maker/Artist 102

Invaluable

MAY 27, 2024

In addition to commissioning epic poems and musical scores, many Mughal leaders also ordered detailed paintings to accompany various texts in bound book forms. These paintings formed the foundation for Mughal miniature paintings that are revered for their intricacy and opulence. Iran and Mughal India, 16th and 17th century.

Paintings 52

Paintings Consultation Maker/Artist Material 52

Artnet News

MAY 21, 2024

The post Renoir and Sisley Paintings Returned to Heirs of Jewish Art Dealer appeared first on Artnet News. France has doubled down on efforts to research the provenance of all remaining Nazi-looted artworks.

Paintings 133

Paintings Provenance Research 133

Artnet News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Good Luck Getting One of His Paintings appeared first on Artnet News. The artist's intimate scenes of queer life have generated critical acclaim—and fervent bidding in auction salesrooms. The post Louis Fratino Is a Star of the Venice Biennale.

Paintings 91

Paintings Maker/Artist Appraiser/appraisal 91

Auction Central News

AUGUST 16, 2024

Born in Denmark, he immigrated to the United States in 1873, settling in Hoboken, New Jersey, which was directly across from New York City […] The post Antonio Jacobsen painted winning portraits of ships appeared first on Auction Central News.

Paintings 82

Paintings Maker/Artist 82

Artnet News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The post Christie’s to Offer a Rare Toulouse-Lautrec Bordello Painting Held in Private Collection for a Century appeared first on Artnet News. La Femme Tatouée' (1894) is estimated at $3.3 million to $4.6

Paintings 107

Paintings Collectibles 107

Artnet News

MAY 14, 2024

The post A Rare, Early Bob Dylan Painting Could Make $100,000 at Auction appeared first on Artnet News. The untitled work emerges from the musician's Woodstock period.

Paintings 126

Paintings Collectibles 126

Artnet News

MAY 11, 2024

The post The Painting Behind the Meme: Courbet’s Unhinged Self-Portrait appeared first on Artnet News. The hair-wringing portrait has had its fair share of Internet fame.

Paintings 112

Paintings 112

Artnet News

JULY 2, 2024

The post The Subterranean Allure of Ryan Huggins’s Bathhouse Paintings appeared first on Artnet News. SQUIRE in London, the artist's "Pluto" captures an intimate choreography of desire on canvas.

Paintings 90

Paintings Maker/Artist 90

Artnet News

AUGUST 6, 2024

The post After Painting in Obscurity for 50 Years, Surrealist Star Henry Orlik Reemerges With a Gallery Show appeared first on Artnet News. The artist is finally getting his due with a show at London's Maas Gallery.

Paintings 126

Paintings Maker/Artist 126

Artnet News

MAY 21, 2024

The post Art Bites: The ‘Psycho’ House Was Modeled After This Hopper Painting appeared first on Artnet News. Both artists explored the loneliness that results from modernization.

Paintings 120

Paintings Maker/Artist 120

Artnet News

JULY 11, 2024

The post Three Valuable Paintings at a Berlin Museum End Up for Sale Against Late Donor’s Wishes appeared first on Artnet News. Two Warhols and a Twombly that Erich Marx bequeathed to Hamburger Bahnhof have hit the art market in in New York.

Paintings 134

Paintings Sale 134

Artnet News

APRIL 17, 2024

The post This Leonora Carrington Painting Is Guaranteed to Smash Her Auction Record appeared first on Artnet News. The women of the Surrealist movement are gaining long-overdue attention.

Auction Records 130

Auction Records Paintings 130