When Billy Wright, a retired chemical engineer, died in 1994, no one in his family realized there was buried treasure in his house—in the form of 345 comic books from the 1930s and ’40s. Continue reading
Edgar Degas kept a great deal to himself—not only his private life but some of his most interesting artworks. Continue reading
The Walker Art Center makes us look twice at life’s most ordinary objects. Continue reading
Art frames have been changed almost every decade to make the pictures look more modern, to go with new furniture or for collectors to mark them with their own taste. Continue reading
Chinese collectors continue to be avid for wares with a connection to their country’s dynastic rulers, among whom the Qianlong Emperor (reigned 1736–95) was one of the greatest in terms of art patronage. Continue reading
The Palm Springs Fine Art fair makes its debut. Continue reading