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World Record for Most Expensive Work of Art at Auction
Edvard Munch’s The Scream, 1895, Was Offered at Sotheby’s New York, on May 2, 2012 and Sold for $119,922,500 Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) When The Scream rotated into view at the front of Sotheby’s main New York salesroom on a Wednesday evening in May, it was as if a piece of our collective unconscious…
Post-Impressionism: Les Nabis Brotherhood Rejects Distinction Between Fine and Decorative Art
Edouard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard, and a troupe of fellow young artists formed the Nabis—an avant-garde brotherhood that innovated while remaining rooted in the past.
Florence Artisan Workshops Handcraft Renaissance Artifacts for the Extravagantly Wealthy
Hidden away in Florence’s side streets, artisans’ workshops keep centuries-old traditions of luxury alive.
Conversation with Van Gogh Museum’s Chief Curator of Exhibitions, Edwin Becker
When painting landscapes, the Symbolists went beyond a sense of place to explore inner space.
American Impressionism: Florence Exhibition Examines American and Italian Influences
In the late 19th century, American artists and their patrons descended on “the Boston of Italy,” and now the city is commemorating the event with a show at the Palazzo Strozzi.
Tibetan Art: An Unusual Exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
From 17th-century scrolls to contemporary psychedelic prints, the MFA Boston points the route to Shambhala, Tibetan Buddhism’s mythic city.
Abstract Paintings: The Work of American Artist Suzan Frecon
In Suzan Frecon’s paintings, pure form and color coalesce, and all that is solid melts into air
Oriental Art: Egyptian Collector Shafik Gabr and Orientalist Artwork
Egyptian collector Shafik Gabr believes that Orientalist paintings can further understanding between the West and the Arab world.
The Billy Wright Collection of Comics Sells for $3,466,264
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.
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