A $121.2 million René Magritte. A $68.3 million Ed Ruscha. And don’t forget that $6.2 million banana that sold for six times ...

Ouattara Watts stayed under the radar for the last few decades. He’s back with a show at Karma Gallery and the Currier Museum ...

Asher Wertheimer was a Jewish tycoon who asked John Singer Sargent to paint him. The results are strange, slippery—and some ...

Commissioned to decorate a chateau, the artist’s 1877 painting is striking for the predominant position it gives to the birds ...

Peter Doig's thrilling new curatorial effort at Gagosian in New York brings together some two-dozen works about the street.

The first generation of African art critics, notably the Nigerian critic Ulli Beier, hold a special place in post-colonial ...

T he late M.F. Husain’s (1915-2011) painting ‘Tomare Salaam’ (Satyajit Ray) (oil on canvas, 94.5 x 47.2 inches) is a ...

At just 26, Bernard Kome is a rising star in Papua New Guinea’s art scene, blending cultural pride with a contemporary edge.

Ian Felice, singer-songwriter of the Felice Brothers Band, paints folkloric paintings. His new works are on view at Half ...

Fourteen years and many more paintings later, the beloved artist died after being struck by a vehicle about 4:15 p.m. Friday ...

There is something magical about the way art can capture the essence of a place, turning intangible traditions and ...

Fearless, prolific, and protean from the start of his career, Thompson was able to absorb influences from both contemporary ...