The world of opera was shaken on the morning of November 29, 1924. Giacomo Puccini, the most famous composer of his time, had died in Brussels as a result of surgery for throat cancer. Or rather, as a ...

Located at MoMA, ‘Girl Before a Mirror’ is a vibrant exploration of self-reflection and identity, using a colorful cubist style that captivates ... making it one of the most famous paintings in ...

A major retrospective of the career of Art Deco darling Tamara de Lempicka has opened at the De Young Museum in San Francisco ...

As this year’s centennial celebrations of Surrealism come to a close, Belgian painter René Magritte’s “L’empire des lumières” (1954) sold for a whopping $121.16 million at Christie’s on Tuesday, ...

While the most expensive paintings ever sold tend to be famous pieces everyone ... Les femmes d'Alger (Version 'O') is an iconic image in the artist's famous cubist style. It was inspired by an ...

Despite some concerns of a flagging market, November’s art week had a relatively strong start – with several marquee pieces selling for above their estimated values.

Is Paris worth visiting? Paris is consistently ranked as one of the most visited cities in the world, with over 30 mill ...

For most of her life, Sue Goreham has been a painter. According to the woman from Brazil Lake, Yarmouth County, N.S., she ...

Besides Parthenon Sculptures, many other equally magnificent pieces of Greek art are displayed in various museums around the ...

The Australian cubist potter, Anne Dangar, died in relative obscurity, but a new exhibition aims to resurrect her ...

Art, as a mirror of society, evolves dynamically over time . Movements, or ldquo;isms rdquo;, influence one another through reactions, innovations, and reinterpretations .