A painting once hailed as Paul Gauguin’s final self-portrait is now under renewed scrutiny after an amateur art sleuth raised doubts about its authenticity—sparking a fresh scientific ...

Pope Francis left a lasting legacy, not least his appreciation for art. In his 2025 biography, “Hope,” Francis spoke of his admiration for the Baroque painter Caravaggio. He recalled that ...

Diego Rivera was one of 20th Century art's towering figures—the Mexican icon who brought mural art onto the world's biggest stages. On the surface, these facts would seem to be unrelated—but ...

Glenn Spellman, a New York appraiser, treasure hunter, and art dealer, thought he had found something special last fall when he came across an abstract painting signed E.H. on the website for the ...

A painting by South African artist Marlene Dumas has sold for $13.6 million at auction, setting a new record for a living female artist. “Miss January” is Dumas’ “magnum opus” and stands ...

Namely, moving a painting of Jesus out of a basement at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Duffy made a splashy announcement about the picture just as the Federal Aviation Administration ...

May 15 (UPI) --A historic painting that formerly was displayed at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., will be on display once again. "We are moving Jesus out of the basement," U ...

Despite the painting’s high price tag, there is no consensus among experts about who painted the altarpiece, where it was commissioned or even what country the artist was from. Last exhibited in ...

The export bar, which allows time for a UK gallery or institution to acquire the painting, will expire on 8 August. The work is otherwise at risk of leaving the UK, unless a domestic buyer can be ...

The painting depicts Leopold Lowenstam, a 19th-century engraver and close friend of the artist. It was brought to the show by Lowenstam’s great-great-grandson, who shared its extraordinary history.