Art News

Significant recent acquisitions by the Cleveland Museum of Art include 17 drawings from the Golden Age of Dutch art; a fine painting by Louis Hayet, a key proponent of neo-impressionism; a contemporary sculpture by American artist Jenny Holzer from her iconic series Laments; and 13 photographs by modern American masters from generous donors Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann.

In this episode of Expert Voices, August Uribe, Sotheby's Head of Impressionist & Modern Art, explores the relationship that would define the later years of Pablo Picasso’s life through his masterpiece Femme Au Chien, 1962.

Ukrainian police got lucky while searching the Kiev home of a murder suspect this week. While looking for clues connecting a man to a slain jeweler, they uncovered a valuable painting that was stolen from a French museum last May. Paul Signac’s Port de la Rochelle (1915) was cut out of its frame by thieves at the Museum of Fine Arts in Nancy, in northeastern France.

A pair of paintings by the patriarch of arguably the greatest family of American artists could produce seven-figure results in Heritage Auctions’ American Art auction May 3 in Dallas, Texas.

Artist Stephen Shore often finds himself inspired by ordinary subjects, such as a grilled cheese sandwich. He discusses how his photographic practice makes him observe the world with heightened attention. Reflecting on his series American Surfaces (1972-2005) and Uncommon Places (1987-2003), he describes his goal of composing photographs in a way that “feels like seeing.”

The history of the cutting of the Cullinan diamond, the largest gem-quality stone ever found, is captured in documents being offered at Bonhams London on April 30, 2019.

The Female Gaze: Women Surrealists in the Americas and Europe reframes the history of the movement by focusing exclusively on the pivotal role played by female artists as independent from their male counterparts. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, May 8, from 6 to 8 p.m.

From May 16-18, Brunk Auctions hosted its Premier & Emporium Auction, a regular event held six times per year. From a painting by Guy Carleton Wiggins and a monument to William Blake by Sir Jacob Epstein to a Chippendale dressing table and a Hans Wegner chair, the May sale promised a wide variety of items to intrigue any collector.

Meet the man behind The Scream: everything you never knew you needed to know about Edvard Munch in sixty seconds.

2018 was a stellar year for David Hockney, and 2019 is looking to be just as monumental for the 81-year-old British artist. Just named as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, Hockney is having a late-career second wind.