The painting once enjoyed pride of place, hanging in a queen's chambers. Then centuries of varnish, overpaint and dirt obscured not only the work but also its artist. The layers of history have ...

British artist and agitator Banksy repurposed an 1890 painting of Mount Rainier to make a point about climate change. It's newly resonant after the Northwest's heat wave, and commanding millions ...

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 ...

The painting's back is also marked with the wax seal from Delacroix's studio sale, which took place after his death in 1863. De Lussac took the letters and painting to his experts, who confirmed ...

Artist Titus Kaphar painted the portrait that appears on the cover of this week’s TIME. He has written the following piece to accompany the work. I. can not. sell. you. this. painting.

Landscape Artist of the Year Canada brings together the country's top professional and amateur artists in a battle of the brushes to see who can best capture the country's most iconic landscapes.

Russian artist Nikas Safronov said the Kremlin commissioned him to create a painting for President Donald Trump in hopes of improving relations between Russia and the U.S.

A painting by British artist David Hockney sold for an astonishing $90.3 million at a Christie’s auction Thursday, shattering the record for the sale of a piece by a living artist. The 1972 ...

A painting by the illustrious and elusive artist Banksy, depicting Britain's parliament as chimpanzees, will soon go up for auction -- but not without one last dig at the artwork’s subjects.

A painting that sold for $1.8 million at Sotheby's on Tuesday was created to celebrate black beauty and promote peace in post-war Nigeria, says the artist's son.

A painting by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat has sold for a record £85.3 million. The artwork - called simply "Untitled" - went for the biggest bid ever paid for a work by an American at Sotheby's ...

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 ...