Articles in Painting

Perhaps more than anywhere else in the Mediterranean, the South of France has beckoned artists for centuries.

Corot's idyllic landscapes have made him one of the most popular painters of the Barbizon School, as well as the most copied.

In the throes of illness, creative inspiration came to these five artists who went on to achieve resounding success.

The Portrait of Sir James Graham by the Swiss Neoclassical painter was the star of an auction of Old Masters paintings.

A portrait of Saint Andrew, one of the six remaining paintings in the series of the Apostles of Albi, has set Georges de La Tour's new record at Christie's.

Three people are suspected of being involved in the 2010 theft.

Found by chance in an apartment in France, a rare oval-shaped painting by the French master Jean-Honoré Fragonard was auctioned off for five times its estimate. 

In honor of July 4th, we look back on six paintings that are distinctly American.

The Greek police have announced that two paintings stolen from the Greek National Museum in Athens almost ten years ago have been found.

The color red has many different connotations, associated with love and happiness as well as power and danger. Here are five women immortalized in art that famously don the eye-catching shade.

The Dutch Golden Age works, stolen by the Nazis prior to World War II and now restituted to their rightful heirs, will be offered as part of Christie's Old Masters sale in July.

Velázquez portrayed the stiff splendor of the court of King Philip IV in the 17th century, as well as magnificent renderings of religious, mythological and historical scenes.

The city of Düsseldorf has returned a Franz Marc painting to the heirs of the owners who fled the Nazis.

Christie's upcoming May auction includes a painting by Vincent van Gogh, which he painted during his legendary stay in Arles.

Determined and vivacious, the French artist loved and painted freely, deliberately flaunting society's expectations.

In mid-May, a rare large-format water lily painting by Claude Monet is headed for auction with an impressive estimate.

The work of the Spanish Baroque painter, discovered in a private collection, is not only a highlight of Christie's upcoming auction, but also reveals a secret underneath its layers.

The auction of a painting attributed to José de Ribera was halted by the Spanish Minister of Culture because experts said it could be a Caravaggio. 

This arrest could provide new information on two art thefts in the past year.

An interior by Carl Moll reflecting Viennese modernism sold for ten times its estimate during a sale in Philadelphia.

The Flemish master's vibrant and warm portrait style that captured humanity in its many forms makes him one of the most popular painters at auction today.

Valencian police discovered three forged paintings by Modigliani, Goya and El Greco that were on the black market for nearly $15 million.

After selling at auction in Germany last December, the celebrated painting by French Baroque painter Georges de La Tour will be exhibited in the Persian Gulf.

This auction house has seen record-breaking success in just the first quarter of 2021.