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DrawingPrintsPaintingPhotographySculpture
Carl Larsson (1853-1919), Breakfast under the large birch tree, watercolor from the book "Ett hem" of 1899. Public domain image (detail)
PaintingSeptember 23, 2026

6 Iconic Swedish Paintings

Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Das bunte Leben (The Colorful Life), 1907, tempera on canvas, 160 x 163 cm. Image © Christie's (detail)
PaintingSeptember 14, 2026

Kandinsky's Restituted Masterpiece Could Set a New Auction Record

A major retrospective of Kusama's work was on display at Tate Modern in London in June 2012. Photo by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert via Getty Images.
PaintingAugust 27, 2026

Yayoi Kusama: The Queen of Cool

The two angels from Raphael's painting "Sistine Madonna", 1512-13, oil on canvas, 256 x 196 cm, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden. Photo in the public domain (detail)
PaintingAugust 14, 2026

6 Iconic Italian Paintings

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), The Fighting Temeraire, 1839, oil on canvas, 91 x 122 cm, National Gallery, London. Public domain image (detail)
PaintingJuly 13, 2026

6 Iconic British Paintings

Lucian Freud (1922-2011), Sleeping by the Lion Carpet, 1995-96, oil on canvas, 228 x 120.6 cm. Photo © Sotheby's (detail)
PaintingJune 4, 2026

Major Lucian Freud Nude to Lead Sotheby’s Lewis Collection Sale

Amedeo Modigliani, Nu Couché (sur le côté gauche), 1917, oil on canvas. Photo © Sotheby's (detail)
PaintingMay 22, 2026

The 12 Most Expensive Paintings Ever Auctioned

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568 Brussels - 1625 Antwerp), A Coastal Scene with Figures Near a Ruin, oil on copper, 12.3 x 17.3 cm, framed. Photo © Dorotheum (detail)Sponsored
PaintingApril 16, 2026

Dorotheum’s Classic Week Returns to Vienna

Researchers examine Rembrandt's vision of Zechariah in the Temple. Photo: Rijksmuseum/Kelly Schenk (detail)
PaintingMarch 3, 2026

Newly Attributed Rembrandt Discovered by Rijksmuseum Researchers

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 Rome – after 1654 Naples), Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, oil on wood, 32.3 x 24.6 cm. Photo © Christie's (detail)
PaintingFebruary 11, 2026

Rare Artemisia Gentileschi Self-Portrait Sets Auction Record

Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Piles de romans parisiens et roses dans une verre (Parisian Novels), 1887, oil on canvas. Photo © Sotheby's (detail)
PaintingJanuary 1, 2026

The 10 Most Expensive Paintings Auctioned in 2025

Guido Reni (1575–1642), David and Goliath, oil on canvas, 227 x 145.5 cm. Photo in the public domain (detail)
PaintingDecember 1, 2025

World Record for Guido Reni

Curator Anne Lenders, the drawing by Adriaen van de Venne, and the Night Watch. Photo: Rijksmuseum/Kelly Schenk (detail)
PaintingSeptember 24, 2025

Rembrandt's The Night Watch Reveals a Hidden Influence

Rosalba Carriera (1673–1757), Portrait of Coulson Fellowes, 1724, pastel, 54.5 x 41 cm. Photo © Cheffins (detail)
PaintingSeptember 11, 2025

Three-Century-Old Rosalba Carriera Portrait Comes to Auction

Dr. Tobias Pfeifer-Helke, Director of the Foundation, and Dr. Timo Trümper, Director of Science and Collections, with the returned upper part of Salomé. Photo: Boris Hajdukovic, 2025 (detail)
PaintingSeptember 8, 2025

Cranach’s Salome and John Reunited After Nearly a Century

Lubin Baugin (1610 Pithiviers - 1663 Paris), Still Life with Financiers, ca. 1630, signed, oil on wood, 46.5 x 60 cm. Photo © Vichy Enchères - Picture: Studio Sebert (detail)
PaintingAugust 29, 2025

Rediscovered Still Life Fetches Record Price at Auction

Television art teacher and artist Bob Ross paints one of his landscapes while his pet crow sits on the easel in his studio with a paintbrush in its beak. (Photo: Acey Harper/Getty Images) (detail)
PaintingAugust 11, 2025

Bonhams Sets Auction Record for Bob Ross Painting

Jan Vermeer, Street in Delft, ca. 1658-1659, gift of HWA Deterding, London. Photo courtesy of the Rijksmuseum (detail)
PaintingJuly 23, 2025

Hidden Secrets in Vermeer Masterpiece Revealed

Tamara de Lempicka (1894-1980), Young Dutch Girl, 1941, oil on canvas, signed lower right, on the back a label with the title and a n°1, 63.5x56 cm. Photo © Rossini (detail)Sponsored
PaintingJune 18, 2025

A Major Work by Tamara de Lempicka Heads to Auction for the First Time

Frans Post, View of Olinda, Brazil, with the Ruins of the Jesuit Church, 1666, signed and dated, oil on oak panel, 58.4 x 88.9 cm. Photo © Sotheby's (detail)
PaintingMay 28, 2025

Saunders Collection Sets Old Master Record Despite Modest Results

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Il Canaletto (1697 Venice 1768), Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, ca. 1732, oil on canvas, 86 x 138.1 cm. Photo © Christie's (detail)
PaintingMay 14, 2025

Canaletto Owned by British Prime Minister Set for Record-Breaking Sale

Vincent van Gogh, Irises, 1889, oil on canvas. Public domain photo (detail)
PaintingMarch 10, 2025

The Hidden Language of Flowers

Left: Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto, 1901, oil on canvas, 61.3 x 46.5 cm, Oskar Reinhart Collection ‘Am Römerholz’, Winterthur, Switzerland. Photo courtesy of the Courtauld Institute of Art. Right: Infrared image of the portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto, Department of Conservation, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Photo courtesy of the Courtauld Institute of Art
PaintingFebruary 12, 2025

Lost Picasso Portrait Revealed Beneath Blue Period Masterpiece

Claude Monet (1840–1926), Water Lilies (Nymphéas), ca. 1914–17, signature stamp, oil on canvas, 175 x 135.4 cm. Photo © Sotheby's (detail).
PaintingJanuary 1, 2025

The 10 Most Expensive Paintings Auctioned in 2024

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